Mono-material, recycled, high barrier and food grade: what more could you want?
Joeplast, Masterpack and SAES Coated Films have joined forces to develop packaging with a 'circular' story.
A zippered pouch is the packaging format chosen to demonstrate the feasibility of flexible packaging that fully meets the criteria of the circular economy and supports the industry on its path toward European targets for recyclability and use of recycled plastic.
The selected structure is a polyethylene mono-material with high gas barrier properties and a plastic content from post-consumer recycling equal to 30 percent of the total packaging weight, including the zipper. An additional and enabling aspect is the recognition of suitability for food contact, made possible by the special engineering of the recycled film.
The pouch was produced thanks to a collaboration between Joeplast, SAES Coated Films, and Masterpack, who decided to combine their technological expertise to produce a solution that would demonstrate the feasibility of a properly circular structure and serve as a goad to dismantle the mistrust of the attainability of the targets set by the European Commission.
In light of a proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation that requires mandatory use of recycled plastics and recyclable packaging design, and a Plastic Tax already in place in countries such as Spain and the UK but with an evolving framework, the solution presented by the three companies gains prominence in demonstrating how packaging sustainability is implementable, thanks to technological expertise and scientific approach.
SAES technology COATHINK® approved by Recyclass for recyclability
SAES Coated Films high-barrier solutions can be used to replace multi-material barrier structures and achieve mono-material packaging. The proprietary coating technology, COATHINK, has been proven to be compatible with the recycling stream of printed PE films according to the Recyclass Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for PE films. Mono-PE packaging structures consisting of MDO-PE film coated with COATHINK and laminated with LDPE as the inner layer show gas barriers with OTR values as low as 1 cc/m2.day and WVTR as low as 4 g/m2.day. With this approach, it is possible to achieve recyclable flexible packaging that can preserve the quality of products such as coffee, pet food, cheese, dry fruits, cereals, savoury snacks, powdered products and cold cuts.
Read the press release.
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS PACKAGING: FIRST COMPOSTABLE STICK PACK MADE OF BIO-BASED RAW MATERIALS
We are proud to be part of the #innovation that led to the first #compostable high #barrier stickpack for micronutrient powders. Our COATHINK® #technology is at the core of the new #sustainablepackaging solution to preserve the quality of the valuable product. Under the identity of a shared vision, the development of the new product has been pursued through #collaboration with DSM - Talking Nutrition, Gualapack S.p.A., Novamont, Ticinoplast. From October 19, you can learn more about the new barrier solution at K - The World's No. I Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber (Dusseldorf) at the Novamont booth A58 in Hall 6.