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AWARDS WRAP
✷ COMPOSTABLE CONTEST
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN: COMPOSTABLE SUB-CATEGORY
Sustainability was a strong focus in all categories at the Awards, but in the Sustainable Packaging Design category itself, there was record number of entries.
The category recognises companies that have developed innovative packaging or processing solutions that incorporate sustainability considerations and this year, to the continued high standard of innovative designs that cover such a broad spectrum of the waste hierarchy, the judges separated the winners into subset categories.
In the Compostable sub-category, BioPak reigned supreme where it picked up a silver for its FSC Paper Spoon Straws, and two gold awards.
The first gold was for Sugarcane Pulp Hot & Cold Cup Lids, created to match and fit the BioPak eco-friendly hot and cold paper cups already available. The innovation ensures the lids hold onto cups firmly with a distinctive snap feel when applied to cups. The lids are certifie home and industrially compostable to Australian standards (AS4738/AS5810)
and made from plant-based, renewable resources and are PFAS free.
The second gold was presented for the BioPak FSC Rectangle Paper Containers (BioPak).
The new FSC certified rectangular paper containers have been designed to replace plastic take-away container. They are PLA bioplastic lined to allow them to carry hot, greasy foods without spoiling or breaking. The PLA bioplastic lining is made from rapidly renewable materials.
The footprint of these renewable materials is smaller than that of traditional plastics derived from fossil resources – Ingeo bioplastic for instance, has a footprint up to 80 per cent lower.
Until now, using bioboard BioPak have only been able to manufacture round paper bowls.
However, with new machinery and tooling, they have been able to achieve the rectangular shape with the performance of a round paper bowl.
Gold winners, Compostable sub-category: BioPak’s (1) FSC Rectangle Paper Containers and (2) Sugarcane Pulp Hot & Cold Cup Lids.
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