RFID tags could pose problems for the recycling industry if used on food & drink bottles, British Glass has warned. Technical Manager Pete Grayhurst said: "We are not against the technology, we just want to make sure that stakeholders in the debate are aware that it can have implications for recycling, as has proved the case with security tags in the past. While the cost of RFID tags meant that tagging was by & large restricted to pallets, trays & cases, it was only a matter of time before high-value products, like spirits, were tagged," he said. "The hope is that new technologies, such as conductive inks, will replace the existing generation of silicon, copper & nickel tags, because the ones on the market at the moment don't melt down properly. They form silicon balls that not only look bad but can cause failure & rejection of the recycled glass."
