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RECY:CHECK is an initiative of the Food & Beverage Carton Alliance, the European industry body for beverage cartons. It defines a uniform recyclability methodology for gable-top, aseptic and other carton formats.
CIRCPACK is an accredited certifying body authorised to issue RECY:CHECK certificates. The methodology is aligned with EN 13430:2004 and uses the same four-pillar assessment backbone — Collection, Sorting, Reprocessing, Application.
Four-pillar assessment specific to beverage carton structure. Typical engagement: 5–7 weeks.
Layer structure (paperboard, polymer film, aluminium foil), closure, label and ink system. We map every component to the RECY:CHECK assessment criteria.
Carton bale audit at a fibre MRF, then CEPI pulping test to measure fibre recovery yield and reject composition.
Downstream fibre quality, polyAl recovery route, and end-application check. We confirm the recovered streams have a defined market outlet across target EU geographies.
Carton receives a RECY:CHECK class result with the supporting evidence package, signed by CIRCPACK and recognised across the Food & Beverage Carton Alliance member network.
Beverage brands, dairy and plant-based manufacturers, and carton converters that need a defensible recyclability claim for cartons sold in the EU.
Validate green claims on shelf and feed eco-modulation submissions across multiple EU markets.
Demonstrate design-for-recycling to your beverage customers with a third-party-signed certificate.
Cover your own-label juice, dairy and plant-drink ranges under one scheme.
Send us your packaging spec and we'll come back within 48 hours with a scoped quote, methodology and timeline.
All beverage carton formats fall within the RECY:CHECK scope — Tetra Pak-style aseptic, gable-top, brick. Adjacent fibre-based primaries that are not cartons fall under CERTIFY instead.
The Food & Beverage Carton Alliance maintains a small list of organisations authorised to issue RECY:CHECK certificates. CIRCPACK is one of them, vetted on methodology, auditor capability and independence.
Two years from issue, assuming the pack specification and the relevant guideline version are unchanged. Material redesigns trigger a re-evaluation.