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When molecules are structured in a unique way,
WE MAKE
fresher foods
POSSIBLE
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“Underpinning all of this should be an education program to overcome some of the myths around plastics and challenge some of the greenwashing that is confusing consumers.”
cPET food trays. In con- trast, soft or rigid PE and PP cannot go back into food pack- aging. They are recycled at lower value into non-food products like traffic cones and garden furniture.
One welcome ini-
tiative from a consor-
tium of high-profile companies, including
Coles and Nestlé, is to build a chemical recycling plant for flexible plastics, set to be the first of its kind in Australia to take plastics and con- vert them into oil to create new food- safe packaging [read more on p16].
ACHIEVING TARGETS
Flexible packaging contributes strongly to greater sustainability from field to fork.
In ready-meal packaging applica- tions, PET lidding film is designed to protect, present, and preserve our food. It offers tamper evidence and security, and ease of opening, while also allowing the lid to remain on the tray during cooking. It follows opti- mised packaging design, uses mini- mum resources, and delivers a high level of functionality.
If we focus on the design of our products, collection systems, and recycling infrastructure – and above all recognise the value of flexible packaging – we can achieve our tar- gets for recyclability, greater sustain- ability, and create a better planet. ■