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We have selected four new initiatives for you today.

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#1 Plastic tube development includes 40% recycled content

 

A new plastic tube that includes over 40% recycled content has been developed in a four-way partnership. Huhtamaki, LyondellBassell, Plastuni Lisses and Groupe Rocher have combined on the new solution. Each company took ownership of a particular part of the process. The resin was supplied by LyonellBassell, the laminate material was manufactured by Huhtamaki, the tube was manufactured by Plastuni Lisses, and Groupe Rocher is the brand owner. The resins used by LyondellBassell are from their CirculenRenew polymers, and are manufactured with renewable feedstock derived from waste and residues including used cooking oil, utilising a mass balance approach. They are certified under the ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) PLUS standard. The new tube is said to be suitable for product applications in the cosmetics, personal care, oral care, and food sectors.


#2 Snack caddies now fully recyclable

Pladis, the global confectionery and snack food company, has announced that they have made their Jacob’s Mini Cheddars and Cheeselets caddies fully recyclable. They are using Sonoco’s EnviroCan and will also intend to extend this to their Cracker Crisp and Twiglets products later this year. The new caddies are made from 100% recyclable paperboard and can be recycled along with other paper and board products. The move is part of a larger initiative by Pladis to make all of its packaging recyclable reusable or compostable by 2025, with the aim of saving up to 600 tonnes of packaging from going to landfill. Last year, the Mini Cheddars outer packaging was reduced in both height and board grade, which Pladis states means fewer trucks on the road and a saving of over 127 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. They have also committed to the complete removal of black plastic and PVDC from their products this year.

More info in The Innovation Zone.


#3 Industry-first blister packs made from 75% paper

Huhtamaki has announced the introduction of an industry-first paper-based blister pack for pharmaceutical tablets and capsules. The initiative has been developed in conjunction with leading providers of process technology and packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry Syntegon. The solution is designed to replace established Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and aluminium blister formats. The Push Tab packs are made from renewable FSC paper and contain 75% paper material combined with a water barrier coating.  The paper is sealable. The coating has been successfully trialled through a water vapour transmission rate test. Syntegon developed the machine to produce blisters from Huhtamaki’s Push Tab paper materials. Huhtamaki is also working on the development of thin-layer barrier technologies, which could lead to increased paper content in due course.

 

More info in The Innovation Zone.


#4 Plastic-free sandwich pack delivers on shelf life

UK convenience food producer and Innovation Zone members, Greencore is aiming to reverse the environmental impact of prepackaged sandwiches with a new fibre-based, plastic-free pack launch. The initiative is in collaboration with leading flexible packaging company ProAmpac and will see the packs distributed in UK supermarkets Co-op and Sainsbury’s. The initiative, which was 18 months in the making, is seen as a “world-first” for a market with a staggering estimated 600 million prepacked sandwiches consumed in the UK every year. The pack has a plastic-free window and is made entirely from paper-based material. The new pack provides the exact level of moisture resistance to ensure that the sandwiches have the same shelf life as those packaged in plastic. According to Greencore, their research has indicated that consumers find it challenging to separate the plastic film from typical sandwich packaging meaning that the packs are often not recycled even if in theory they can be.

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More info in The Innovation Zone.


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