Designation:D5491−08(Reapproved2014)StandardClassificationforRecycledPost-ConsumerPolyethyleneFilmSourcesforMoldingandExtrusionMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5491;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisdocumentprovidesfortheclassificationofpost-consumerpolyethylene(PE)filmderivedfromspecificsources.Italsoidentifiescharacteristicsusefulindeterminingtheacceptabilityofthefilmforrecyclingintomoldingandextrusionmaterials.Itisneithertheintentnorthepurposeofthisclassificationtospecifythesuitabilityoftherecycledmaterialforspecificapplications.1.2Thisclassificationprovidesthatthesourceofthemate-rialbelistedasanaidinidentification.Theseparationbysourcealsoimprovestheusefulnessofthematerial.Sourcesarepost-consumerPEfilmsfromshrinkwrap,drycleaningfilm,merchandisebags,grocerysacks,stretchwrap,recyclebags,redemptionbags,bubblepackagingfilm,andcommercial/industrialliners/bagsandoverwrap.Otherpost-consumerPEfilmsshallbeaddedtothisclassificationwhensuchmaterialstreamsaredefined.1.3Itisnotthefunctionofthisclassificationtoprovidedataforspecificproductdesignorprocess-performancepurposes.1.4Thesuppliershallprovideawrittencertificationwitheachshipmentstatingthatthematerialisderivedfrompost-consumerPEfilmsourcesdescribedwithinthisclassification.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.NOTE1—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD7209GuideforWasteReduction,ResourceRecovery,andUseofRecycledPolymericMaterialsandProducts3.Terminology3.1Definitions—ThedefinitionsusedinthisclassificationareinaccordancewithTerminologyD883andGuideD7209.3.2Definitio...
