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                  November–December 2020 | www.packagingnews.com.au SUSTAINABILITY
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 ROLL ‘N’ RECYCLE TO PUT SEMI-RIGID PLASTICS IN KERBSIDE RECYCLING
PREP Design, in partnership with O F Packaging, has developed a system to recycle semi-rigid plastics through the existing kerbside recycling system.
The system, called Roll ‘n’ Recycle, enables consumers to dispose of monopolymer semi-rigid pouches and bags in the kerbside recycling system to be sorted and recycled.
The programme requires consumers to roll their packaging and secure it with a specially engineered label before placing it into their co-mingled recycling bin for collection. The label will be affixed to the packaging during the manufacturing process.
Rolling the material makes it three-dimensional, enabling it to move through current recycling infrastructure as a rigid plastic container would.
To ensure clear communication to customers, relevant information would be placed on the pack, in addition to the label to ensure the process is followed correctly.
PREP Design founder and CEO Anthony Peyton said there are various programmes already minimising landfill, but semi-rigid plastics continue to be a problem.
“The introduction of Roll ‘n’ Recycle enables households and businesses to effectively dispose of these plastics with the convenience of the kerbside recycling bins without changing the resource recovery process,” Peyton said.
O F Packaging, a founding partner of the Roll ‘n’ Recycle programme, has been involved in the programme’s trial and evidence gathering phase. The company’s managing director,
Joe Foster, said the programme is of interest both to O F Packaging and its clients.
“Every brand owner wants the highest quality of packaging protection for their product, but that packaging also needs to be recyclable,” Foster said.
“Creating the right material structures suitable for the Roll ‘n’ Recycle programme was a challenge that we were happy to take on, removing the need for complex multi-laminates for a variety of market categories that are difficult to recycle.”
   Australian Circular Recycling
www.marpetaustralia.com.au
(03) 9791 5633
Martogg is an Australian, privately owned business, who has serviced the Australian and Regional Plastics industry since 1975.
In recent years, Martogg saw the need for a sustainable alternative to virgin PET for rigid packaging applications and in October 2016 commissioned the first of three Vacurema® lines, to produce food grade recycled PET.
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sustainability targets, through supply of locally produced rPET, which is recognised globally for it its quality.
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