UK and Asia-based flexibles materials supplier Parkside has added three materials to its accredited compostable packaging range, designed to combine home compostability with barrier performance traditionally found in multilayer plastics. The expansion complements the company’s largely paper-based and industrially compostable films.
“All materials are accredited for home compostability under DIN CERTCO,” said Georgina Merry, NPD manager at Parkside. “Our new structures are designed to compost in a well-managed domestic environment within approximately 26 weeks. They allow for transparent or metallised finishes, and a reduction in layers makes the overall structure lighter while maintaining barrier integrity.”
To deliver an enhanced oxygen and moisture barrier for sachets and flow wraps, the new HCFD6 and HCFD7 were engineered with a single functional barrier layer, providing light protection for snacks and powders. HCFT1 features a dual metallised structure for nutraceuticals, speciality foods and light-sensitive goods, offering moisture protection, oxygen barrier and light-blocking capabilities. HCFT2 uses a triplex construction with cellulose, a metallised layer and bio-polymer, giving strong oxygen and moisture protection for products with moderate shelf-life.
“The new materials reaffirm our commitment to ongoing innovation for novel and evolutionary products and do not contain conventional fossil-based plastics,” Merry added. “This expansion comes at a critical time, where changing legislation is front of mind and businesses must make the right choices to reduce waste and meet consumer demand for sustainable packaging.”
