Study Shows Move To Fiber-Based Packaging
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A UK study shows that while recycling, reuse and composting of packaging will all increase sig- nificantly, a fifth of all food packaging could still find its way to landfill and incineration even in two decades time. Today, food packaging is predomi- nantly plastic and recycling rates are relatively low. While fiber-based packaging is widely recycled in non-food uses, the industry believes that by 2040 fiber-based packaging will approach circularity as technical development broadens, according to a study commissioned by UPM Specialty Papers. The study, which surveyed 200 global packaging professionals from across the value chain, looked at the key trends that are projected to drive sus- tainability in the food packaging industry by 2040. The industry anticipates the global share of poly- mer-based packaging will fall by half over the next two decades in sustainable food packaging applica- tions, while fiber-based materials are projected to contribute to more than 40 percent of all materials in use for food packaging. “The survey shows the industry is anticipating a $20 billion-dollar shift from polymer-based to fiber-based packaging by 2040,” noted Ciaran Little, Global VP of Business Development at Smithers. “The use of poly- mer packaging will not be eliminated but will focus on robust applications in which high strength barrier requirements and reusability are critical.” A number of food companies are working to in- crease recycling by using fiber-based food packag- ing. Bumble Bee, for example, is now packaging multipack products in readily recyclable paperboard cartons rather than shrink wrap. The food manufac- turer reported that retailers said they would benefit from the new package design because the recyclable package helps them move toward their own sustain- ability goals, including plastic waste reduction. PCMC, Hudson-Sharp Boost Aspen Press & Packaging Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) and Hudson-Sharp, part of Barry-Wehmiller’s Convert- ing Solutions platform, have made contributions to Aspen Press & Packaging’s new flexible packaging division. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, the packag- ing company has installed a 10-color, 52-inch Fu- sion C flexographic printing press from PCMC and two Ares 400-SUP stand-up pouch machines from Hudson-Sharp.
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