It has been several months since the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation came into force. Although there is still a transition period, its duration is very short, and questions about the regulations are becoming more and more numerous. Therefore, EUROPEN has created a special interactive guide designed to help companies navigate the requirements of this document.
We’ve written about attempts to market various compostable coffee capsules. But none of these projects seemed to be scalable enough, combined with eco-efficiency, to be widely adopted. However, the problem of large quantities of used coffee capsules remained, and so a solution had to emerge.
Despite the variety of developments for greening packaging, sachets and sticks still remain a big problem for both manufacturers and recycling companies. The complex layered structure of sachet films, their small size and residual contamination with the product make further recycling of these bags almost impossible. As a result, most of them end up in the trash.
Film for vacuum packaging of food products still remains a problem area for further processing. It must meet too many criteria. However, it is possible that a solution for this type of packaging will appear on the market very soon.
When conducting advertising campaigns, many manufacturers do not provide full information about the product directly in the advertisement. And this is not a lie. They simply keep silent about something or this information "does not fit" into the advertising format. However, now such silence is punishable - a precedent has been created.
It is no secret that packing cargo on pallets in stretch film is the most common and economical way to transport them. But here is the problem - stretch films are not recycled. This means that they are no longer suitable for companies selling goods in the EU (according to the recently adopted Regulation on packaging and packaging waste). But demand creates supply. This is what happened now.
Let's clarify right away that we will be talking about industrial hemp. And about how one of the major European companies, in partnership with a Ukrainian company, offers a real scalable alternative to cellulose products not made from trees.