Innovia Films and the
German snack manufacturer, Wildcorn have worked together to produce a fully
recyclable and sustainable pack for their Wildcorn organic popcorn range.
Wildcorn founded 2016
in Berlin, produces a range of 100% organic, healthy and flavourful snacks, including
dry roasted popcorn as a healthy alternative to crisps. In 2017 the company launched its first
sustainability program in partnership with Mellifera (the German head
organisation for bee protection) to offset their use of agricultural resources
by planting flower strips to rebuild/maintain ecosystems.
The joint project to
establish a new sustainable packaging standard began soon after the launch of
Innovia’s Propafilm™ Strata high barrier film which quickly achieved the ‘Made
for Recycling’ logo from Interseroh, an Independent German recycling and
consulting company.
Alasdair McEwen, Global Product Manager Packaging, Innovia Films explains
“This certification proves the
recyclability of our new Strata BOPP film.
It has been designed to be a standalone
mono filmic solution or, to be used in laminate constructions to be ‘recycle
ready’, or recyclable in countries which have the infrastructure to recycle
polypropylene.”
Tobias Enge, Founder of Wildcorn explains “Our products are wholesome natural organic snacks, providing a heathier alternative to consumers. But as a consumer goods company we are responsible to look at the complete ecological impact of our product and packaging waste is one of the key challenges of our generation. Today’s emphasis on a ‘circular economy’ is very prominent so we decided to find a structure for our packaging that is fully recyclable while providing premium product protection. Ensuring that our consumers still experience the same high quality and taste they have come to expect. ”
To
make the Wildcorn pack, a lamination of Propafilm™ Strata and a white cavitated
OPP was used. This construction was also
tested by Interseroh and they confirmed that it was fully recyclable, awarding
the pack the ‘Made for Recycling’ certification.
Enge continues “Moving forwards, we plan to move all our
products to the new sustainable format and continue the development of a
sustainable packaging.”
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