Containers

Four materials, evenly

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The count Which is unusual here And it makes material a real decision HDPE for the refill end Polypropylene where heat matters Glass where chemistry matters And PET where clarity matters The claim picture differs by resin too So the material choice constrains the claim Our material field is complete And the Recyclable field is present on 39 of 83 And weight is the other material consequence So the bimodal shelf is bimodal in material too Read the material, not the claim References

26 HDPE, 24 PP, 20 glass, 13 PET. No single resin dominates.

The count

26 HDPE, 24 polypropylene, 20 glass and 13 PET, out of 83 containers. The largest share is under a third.

Which is unusual here

Most shelves in this library are dominated by one or two materials. The gummies shelf is 133 PET of 163 and the aromatherapy shelf 95 glass of 140.

And it makes material a real decision

Rather than a formality. Four options with four different chemistry, weight and claim profiles.

HDPE for the refill end

Tough, light, resistant to most household chemistry, and the material of the F style bottles and the jugs.

Polypropylene where heat matters

A hot-filled or steam-cleaned container, and the material of most of the single wall jars on the small end.

Glass where chemistry matters

20 containers, which for a concentrate is the inert choice. The compounding property rates glass 5 of 5 on chemical resistance and 1 of 5 on impact.

And PET where clarity matters

13 containers, which show the product and the level. For a concentrate sold on appearance that is the one.

The claim picture differs by resin too

Which is the recyclable section's subject: collection availability varies by material and the 60 percent threshold is about availability rather than about the resin.

So the material choice constrains the claim

A genuine selection criterion, and one our Recyclable field obscures by saying Yes to everything it says anything about.

Our material field is complete

Published on every container in this group, which is the half of the question we can answer properly.

And the Recyclable field is present on 39 of 83

All of them Yes. So fewer than half the containers carry it and none carries anything else.

And weight is the other material consequence

A gallon in glass is not a carried article, which is why the 20 glass containers here are at the small end and the 26 containers over 946 mL are plastic.

So the bimodal shelf is bimodal in material too

Inert and small, tough and large. The distribution and the material mix are making the same division.

Read the material, not the claim

Which is the practical advice from both halves of this property.

References

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. 307 rows: 83 containers and 224 closures. 5 to 3,785 mL with a median of 59, and the distribution is bimodal: 57 of the 83 containers are under 120 mL and 26 are over 946 mL, with 29 at 59 mL alone and 13 at 3,785 mL, which is one US gallon. 26 HDPE, 24 PP, 20 Glass and 13 PET, which is the most balanced material mix measured anywhere in this library. 44 jars, 26 bottles, 9 jugs, 3 tubs and pails, 1 tube. 14 glass boston rounds, 12 PET single wall jars, 9 PE F style bottles, 9 double wall round base jars, 7 PE industrial round bottles, 7 double wall straight base jars, 5 glass straight sided jars, and one twin neck bottle. 27 white, 13 natural, 13 clear, 11 black, 9 amber, 6 blue, 2 frosted, 2 green. Closures: 141 continuous thread polypropylene lids, 34 metal or aluminum CT caps, 15 dome lids, 7 sealing discs, 5 flip top caps, 5 phenolic, 4 round tub lids, 3 spouted caps, 2 plastic round pail lids. Buyability, a snapshot: 65 of 83 available, 17 not, 1 unrecorded; 20 quote only; 27 full case only.

The Davis Pack Supply catalog, measured 19 October 2026. A "Recyclable" specification is published on 803 rows catalog-wide and the value is "Yes" on all 803; there is no other value in the field anywhere. On this group's shelf it is present on 39 of the 83 containers, all of them Yes. So a blank cannot be distinguished from a negative, and a bare Yes is an unqualified recyclable claim. Nothing in our data says which programs or collection sites are available to anyone.

16 CFR 260.12(a): "It is deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, that a product or package is recyclable." (b): "Marketers should clearly and prominently qualify recyclable claims to the extent necessary to avoid deception about the availability of recycling programs and collection sites to consumers." The section states that "The term 'substantial majority,' as used in this context, means at least 60 percent." law.cornell.edu

Written from 16 CFR 260.12 and 260.14 and from the catalog as it stood on 19 October 2026. Our own Recyclable specification has exactly one value, Yes, on all 803 rows that carry it, which means a blank and a negative cannot be told apart and a bare Yes is an unqualified claim. Nothing here states whether any container is recyclable or whether programs are available anywhere. The Green Guides are guidance on claims and nothing on these pages describes the rest of them, nor state recycled-content or labeling statutes.