Sustainable packaging manufacturer Caspak has developed a new PET top web that is free of PVDC and seals to thermoformable PET films or preformed mono layer semi-rigid trays.
Caspak says this new innovation makes recycling easier, as consumers are able to place the entire PET tray in a kerbside bin, without the need to peel it away and seek out a soft plastics recycling stream as before.
Caspak claims the product offers a suitable solution for meat, seafood, small goods and ready-made meal packaging.
Company founder, Bryce Hickmott, says that the company is constantly looking for packaging solutions which are suitable for Australia’s everyday recycling systems.
The top web layer is designed to meet APCO’s minimal plastic weight allowance according to the Packaging Recyclability Evaluation Portal (PREP) for the hard recycling stream.
The mono-material complies with PREP’s measures by using one polymer material type in 90 per cent of the weight of the packaging. These films are developed as part of the lead up to APCO’s 2025 National Packaging Targets.
The film is being offered by Caspak as an independent addition to a customer’s existing mono-layer trays, allowing stock on hand to be utilised to create a solution that works within existing machinery and processes.
Caspak says it has plans to roll out a string of eco-friendly packaging solutions over the coming months.
