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The non-plastic fantastic Manufacturers are making advances in reducing their use of plastic packaging and providing a range of alternatives – and assisting dealers in how they market this
T
he plastic packaging
we will see more regularly include paper and
by doing this, and there will be, potentially,
tax comes into force
cardboard. We have seen companies consider
changes within suppliers.”
in April, bringing
cutting out single plastics, such as plastic
charges for using
straws, and using recyclable materials instead,
products, such as packing peanuts, used in
plastic packaging
such as paper, and packaging such as R-PET,
packaging, rather than Styrofoam. “We should
that doesn’t contain
There will also be more biodegradable
which is up to 80% recyclable, will become
see more natural materials being used as
at least 30% recycled material [see more on
increasingly popular. Instead of single use
substitutes such as cotton, soy silk and sand,”
this on p24]. In response, manufacturers and
of paper, companies may consider printing
Kayla says. “Companies have already started
dealers are looking to reduce the amount of
directly on to products, for example. At DCI,
to invest in options such as edible packaging,
plastic used in packaging by using alternatives.
we use R-PET packaging and we now print
alongside packaging that offers the choice of
onto cartridges, not placing any more materials
reuse. A lot of plastic alternatives tend to be
inside the packaging.”
raw and natural materials, manipulated for the
“In the upcoming months we will see a shift in what types of recyclable products and packaging businesses will use,” says Kayla
Kayla expects that, over time, plastic
Hubbard, sales and marketing executive at
content use will reduce thanks to companies
DCI. “Businesses will be considering using
using more recyclable alternatives. “We will
SHREDDED CARDBOARD
biodegradable and natural alternatives or
see more sustainable practices and changes to
Mark Harper, head of sales, UK&I – office
recyclable plastics.
production processes,” she says. “We expect
technology – at HSM, adds that more
to see more companies wanting to cut costs
businesses are looking to use recycled
“Common types of recycled packaging
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use of things such as packaging.”
