DOWNSIZING
A SIMPLE WAY TO OBTAIN A MORE SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING IS TO OPTIMISE THE SIZE AND THEREBY AVOIDING TOO MUCH EXTRA HEAD SPACE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE CO2 EMISSION BY USING LESS PACKAGING MATERIAL AND BY REDUCING THE TRANSPORT EXTENT, AS THE PACKAGING WILL BE LIGHTER AND SMALLER.
ANOTHER WAY TO LIMIT THE CO2 EMISSION AND TO SAVE PACKAGING MATERIAL, IS BY AVOIDING DOUBLE- PACKAGING OR CHANGING THE PACKAGING TYPE, FOR INSTANCE FROM BOTTLES TO FLEXIBLE FILM.
DOWNGAUGING
BY DOWNGAUGING IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON OBTAINING THE SIMILAR RUNABILITY ON YOUR MACHINE AS WELL AS IDENTICAL BARRIER PROPERTIES IN ORDER TO AVOID FOOD WASTE. THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO DOWNGAUGE YOUR PACKAGING – CHANGING THE MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION, REDUCING THE THICKNESS OF FILM LAYERS OR DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE FILM COMBINATIONS.
POLYPRINT IS READY TO ADVICE ON THE DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES IN ORDER TO KEEP THE SAME PROPERTIES USING LESS MATERIAL.
MINIMISING FOOD WASTE
FOOD WASTE IS ONE OF THE 3 LARGEST CO2 CULPRITS IN THE WORLD, WHEREAS STUDIES ACTUALLY HAVE SHOWN, THAT YOU CAN SAVE CO2 BY REPLACING OTHER PACKAGING FORMS WITH PLASTIC PACKAGING.
THEREFORE IT MAKES SENSE TO FOCUS ON MINIMISING FOOD WASTE. BY PACKING THE FOODSTUFF IN A FLEXIBLE PACKAGING WITH THE CORRECT BARRIER PROPERTIES, WE CAN REDUCE AND MAYBE EVEN TOTALLY AVOID FOOD WASTE.
1.3 BILLION TONS OF FOOD IS THROWN AWAY DUE TO THE LACK OF PACKAGING. AN EXAMPLE IS THAT YOU CAN REDUCE THE FOOD WASTE OF BANANAS FROM 20% TO 1% BY PACKING THEM IN A THIN PLASTIC FILM. THE AMOUNT OF OIL USED FOR PRODUCING THE PLASTIC PACKAGING IS IMMENSELY LOWER THAN THE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO THE EXTRA TRANSPORT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. SO FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL POINT OF VIEW, PACKAGING IS A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION.
AT POLYPRINT WE ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING AT DEVELOPING THE MOST OPTIMUM PACKAGING TOGETHER WITH OUR CUSTOMERS, SO THE END PRODUCT IS KEPT FRESH AND APPETIZING FROM PRODUCER TO THE END CONSUMER.
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