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Coles packs with RPET
COLES has made a move to meat packaging made entirely from a combination of recycled and renewable material.
The packaging will be used for a wide range of Coles Brand fresh meat and poultry products.
The supermarket chain will buy an expected 121 million recyclable meat and poultry trays in 2018 from Australian manufacturer Plantic Technologies, and is aiming to use the equivalent of 150 million recycled water bottles to combat Australia’s plastic waste.
The barrier trays are made from recycled PET (RPET), with a thin layer of Plantic’s renewable barrier material, which helps keeps the meat fresh.
During the recycling process, the thin Plantic plant starch layer uniquely washes
away, allowing the PET tray to be recycled.
Plantic’s materials carry the Australian Recycling Label (ARL.org.au) launched by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), PlanetArk and PREP Design.
Coles also recently pledged to halve food waste across its supermarkets by 2020, to make all Coles Brand product packaging recyclable by 2020, and to reduce plastic wrapping on fruit and veg.
Coles also has plans to divert 90 per cent of all supermarket waste (including food, cardboard and plastic) from landfill by 2022 and donate the equivalent of 100 million meals to people in need by 2020 by redistributing surplus food. ✷
ABOVE: The barrier trays are made from recycled PET (RPET) as well as a thin layer of Plantic’s renewable barrier material to extend freshness.
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