Flexible Packaging is More Sustainable
“When it comes to sustainable packaging, there is one overarching contributor to those goals – flexible packaging itself. In contrast to rigid, flexible packaging increases the product-to-package ratio while enhancing manufacturing efficiencies and lowering distribution and storage costs,”
ProAmpac is spotlighting four new product groups under the company’s ProActive Sustainability initiative: (1) recyclable, (2) post-consumer recycled (PCR) packaging, (3) renewable and (4) compostable solutions.
ProActive Recyclable flexible packaging designed for store drop off recycling through How2Recycle®.
Solutions include the new ProActive Recyclable R-1000 high-speed vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) and horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) rollstock.
ProActive PCR ProAmpac can incorporate FDA food-contact compliant post-consumer recycled (PCR) content into the sealant layer or print web of a package to meet sustainability goals.
ProActive Renewable Award-winning packaging made with bio-based resin.
This year, ProAmpac was honored with an AmeriStar Award for the innovative packaging for Scotts® MiracleGro Performance Organics™ growing media. Developed by ProAmpac in collaboration with the team from Scotts Miracle-Gro, this large format bag utilizes 25 percent bio-based material. Additionally, Packaging Impressions magazine bestowed the same package with its First Place 2019 Excellence Award in the sustainability category, saluting print quality as well as “technical innovation in packaging.”
ProActive Compostable Flexible packaging made with materials that comply with the ASTM D6400 standard for industrial composting. Compostable packaging is an attractive sustainable offering when combined with compostable products, such as yard waste or food.