SIG announces APR Design^® for recyclability recognition for spouted pouch featuring SIG Terra RecShield BD laminate

SIG announced that it has been formally recognised by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for meeting the highest criteria under the APR Design^® Guide for Plastics Recyclability. This recognition applies to SIG Terra RecShield BD spouted pouch, marking another milestone in SIG’s journey to create designed for recycling packaging solutions across multiple formats and applications.

With the spouted pouch now recognised, SIG continues to expand its leadership in APR Design^® for Recyclability Recognition beyond bag-in-box and into an additional packaging substrate. This latest innovation joins SIG’s growing portfolio of APR Design^® Recognized solutions, including bag-in-box packaging for water (SIG Terra RecShield PE-42B, 2021), post-mix syrup (SIG Terra RecShield D, 2024), and wine (SIG Terra RecShield BD with SIG Terra FlexTap, 2025).

APR Design^® for Recyclability Recognition provides third-party validation that a package or packaging component’s design is compatible with the North American recycling system.

The newly recognised spouted pouch was evaluated using the most stringent, industry-accepted criteria and validated through the APR’s Critical Guidance Protocol (FPE-CG-01), confirming compatibility of both the flexible film and rigid spout within the polyethylene recycling stream. For spouted pouches, all components must perform together as a single system to be considered recyclable.