Designation:D5203−07StandardSpecificationforPolyethylenePlasticsMoldingandExtrusionMaterialsfromRecycledPost-Consumer(HDPE)Sources1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5203;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisspecificationprovidesfortheidentificationofpost-consumerrecycledhigh-densitypolyeth-yleneplastics(HDPE)plasticsmoldingandextrusionmaterialsderivedfromspecifiedsources.Itprovidesfortheidentificationofresincharacteristicsandcertificationsothattheuserandthesuppliercanagreeontheacceptabilityofshipmentsoftheplasticmaterials.Thisspecificationprovidesthatthesourceofthematerialsbelistedasanaidinidentifyingthematerial.Thetestsdescribedinthisspecificationareintendedtoprovideadditionalinformationforidentifyingthesematerials.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationprovidesfortheidentificationofrecycledpost-consumerHDPEmoldingandextrusionmaterials,fromspecifiedsources,inpelletorchipformsothatthesupplierandtheusercanagreeontheacceptabilityoflotsorshipments.Thisspecificationcoverspost-consumerHDPEmaterialsfromthefollowing:(1)blowmoldedhouseholdchemicalcontainers,(2)blowmoldedmilk,juice,andwatercontainers,(3)materialsfromthespunbondedprocess,(4)thermoformedpackagedfoodcontainersandpersonalcarepackages,(5)injectionmoldedpackagedfoodcontainersandbeveragebottlebasecups,and(6)injectionmoldedhouse-waresandindustrialarticlessuchaspails,crates,totes,andpallets.Otherpost-consumerHDPEmaterialsmaybeaddedtothisspecificationwhensuchmaterialstreamsarecharacterized.1.1.1Thetestsdescribedinthisspecificationareintendedtoprovideinformationforidentifyingthesematerials.Thesepa-rationbysourcesimprovestheusefulnessofthematerials.1.1.2Itisnotthefunctionofthisspecificationtoprovidespecificdatafordesignpurposes.1.2Thisspecificationprovidesaproceduretocertifythatthemat...
