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PIDA 2023: Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year
It also offers secure sealing across a variety of film substrates and machinery. The coating with ecovio PS 1606 is applied in a mono-layer extrusion process. The high content of renewable raw materials leads to a reduced material carbon footprint, which allows savings of greenhouse gas emissions.
Compostables
And the winners are...
The Silver winner was Aqueous BioCups by BioPak
The Gold winner was DualPakECO compostable food trays by Confoil and BASF .
About the Gold winner:
DualPakECO dual ovenable trays are made in Australia by Confoil and have been created in collaboration with BASF.
DualPakECO trays are certified compostable to Australian standard AS 4736-2006. They are made in Australia with paper coated on the inside with BASF biopolymer ecovio® PS 1606. ecovio is a partly bio-based and certified compostable biopolymer specially developed for coating food packaging made of paper or board.
The paperboard for DualPakECO can easily be formed and allows for printability. The board is lightweight yet rigid enough for in-line production facilities.
This new solution is an alternative to conventional PET packaging for ready-to-eat meals. DualPakECO trays can be used for ready-to-eat meals like lasagne, curries and stir-fries and can be used to store food cold or frozen in supermarkets as well as for catering and hot take-away from restaurants. DualPakECO food trays are ovenable for 40 minutes, up to 180 degrees and also microwavable.
The pack can extend the end-of-life options for paper-based packaging by being organically recyclable. They can be commercially composted with the organic waste collected in organic waste bins including any food scraps left in the packaging. Thus, the new trays support organics recycling of food residues and food-soiled packaging which increases the diversion of food waste from landfill. The trays carry the ‘seedling logo’ to educate consumers of their compostable quality as well as a message to dispose of in an organics bin.
DualPakECO trays go from the table to the composting facility and back to the farm to help provide nutrients for the next crop. Finding a market for any recycled material is critical to the success of a circular economy, ensuring resources retain value through the process. Composting is the ultimate in recycling as the result can be so beneficial to agriculture and viticulture, as well as the environment.
