Current packaging individually packed bags with colored imprints, a multi-material combination ofPaper, aluminum and polyethylene. This material is difficult to recycle. The materials can only partially be separated from each other. The aluminum fraction is separated from the composite, i.e., and the aluminum is recycled; Paper and plastic are lost as valuable materials and burned.Several plastic bags made of mono material, e.g., B. polypropylene PP or PE, witha barrier layer made of aluminum oxide or ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymerEVO light colored and little printed. These are contained in a multi-portion packMade of printed cardboard. The customer can easily separate the bags plastic from the multifunctional box cardboard and place them in the properSM Custom Packaging offers custom printed Hair Extension Boxes for your product. Our hair extension packaging boxes are available in variety of size,
Current packaging
Plastic bottles with firmly glued labels or large printed plastic banderoles. The labels can only be separated with difficulty in the sorting system. In addition, printed plastic substrate makes recycling difficult. If recycled, it can only be used for dark colors, as it is difficult to color the regranulate again.
Solution
A fully recyclable stand-up pouch with a removable banderole. After use, the outer band can be “stripped” from the customer’s inner part of the packaging so that the colorless and the printed components can be shredded and sorted into separate recycling streams. This means that the polyethylene pouch packaging is 100% recyclable. Adhesion promoters and adhesives are not used. The pouring openings and the lid are also made of polyethylene. After recycling, you ultimately get a recyclate of almost the same quality as the starting material.
Service packaging
In many cases, the service packaging is not necessary. However, it often helps ask the customer whether additional packaging e.g., for flowers, baked goods. In addition, more and more alternatives (e.g., reusable carrier bags and reusable cans are also offered in retail.
Tip
The One time without, please initiative supports retailers in getting started with packaging-free
Sales. Buyers can bring their packaging pouches, bags, cans with them when buying fresh goods, for example at the bakery, meat or cheese counters. More information about the initiative is since the service packaging often has a short lifespan, it should be checked whether the material and the packaging size are suitable for the product. It can be helpful to use different packaging sizes, e.g., B. to use for baked goods or to-go containers. The packaging can also be made thinner and thus more material-saving. Service packaging should consist of only one material and should not be affixed with labels.
Further use
Service packaging (mainly made of paper) is often suitable for further use. So the bread bag, if not avoidable, z. B. replace the garbage bag in the organic waste bin. A note for the consumer, e.g., B. directly on the service packaging, can help here.
Transport and shipping packaging
For packaging used to transport or dispatch products, criteria similar to those for other types of packaging apply to the use of materials. Adapted or mono-material should be used if possible. Large plastic labels should be avoided. When it comes to filling material, it is essential to check whether the amount of filling complies with the requirements for product protection – it may be possible to partially or entirely dispense with filling material.
As for the filler material, there is a wide range of materials to choose from. In addition to plastics and Styrofoam, there are good alternatives such as B. made of recycled paper, wood, or straw, based on old jute sacks or old textiles.
Example transport box
In online trading, the products are mainly packed in cardboard and sent to the end customer. The boxes usually end up in the garbage after being used once.
Solution
Reusable systems are therefore ideal for the mail order business. For example, memo AG from Lower Franconia has been using the “memo Box,” a reusable shipping system, for ten years. In addition, the system can, e.g., B., be used for returns or the return of recyclable materials.
Example of customized shipping packaging
Current packaging
Shipping packaging enables or supports the transport and shipping of goods. However, the shipping packaging is often not.
It is tailored to the product to be transported. The result is packaging that is too large, much filling material, and returns.
Due to transport damage and thus high transport costs and resource consumption
The Company Many folds, a startup from SM Custom Packaging offers a system Production machine for the tailor made creation of shipping packaging. Shops, online retailers, or parcel service providers can rent a compact machine and produce the size-optimized packaging on site.
SM Custom Packaging will provide extra security to your eco friendly bath bomb packaging and will increase the shelf life.
