Paper Packaging

• The changes to pastries, doughnuts and baguettes from the in-store bakery will save plastic as they switch to paper
• The new recyclable packaging will help customers cut down on plastic waste at home

All doughnuts and pastries previously in plastic clam-shell style packaging are switching to cardboard and paper packaging – a 90% plastic reduction – which will reduce plastic packaging by 414 tonnes annually. Doughnuts are switching to card boxes with a small window and twin-pack pastries, as well as croissants and cinnamon swirls, are moving to paper bags*.

The product, called Earthfilm Butter-Wrap, is available in various barrier options.

Earthfilm Butter-Wrap utilises coated paper as a recyclable alternative to the butter wraps commonly used in the industry. According to the company, all coatings are eco-friendly water-based barriers, protecting from both grease and moisture.

Options for the butter wrap include standard Xtra – which features moisture barriers on both sides – and Ultra – comprised of a metallised film with a higher barrier and a metallised finish.

Nestlé Unveils Breakthrough Paper-Based Packaging Solutions, Cutting Plastic Use by 90%

In a significant step towards its sustainability goals, Nestlé is revolutionizing packaging with cutting-edge paper-based innovations across major brands, reducing plastic use by up to 90%.

From next month, the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket will replace the current non-recyclable packaging on block butter with a paper-based alternative wrap which can be recycled at home. 

The change will roll out on its Specially Selected West Country and Yorkshire block butter, helping to remove more than 10 tonnes of non-recyclable packaging from circulation each year.

Aldi also recently replaced the outer plastic wrap for its Everyday Essentials cheese singles with a new paper packaging. This change eliminated a further 23 tonnes of plastic waste annually. 

All of Vegware’s single and double wall hot cups can be recycled as well as composted, where accepted.

Vegware explained that the main obstacle to boosting the recycling rate of paper cups is the ‘widespread misconception’ they cannot be recycled due to their plastic lining. In reality, paper cups are recyclable, but they must be collected separately from other materials to ensure they are properly processed for recycling.

Tokyo, May 23, 2024 — Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) made headlines by cutting CO2 emissions from its packaging materials by approximately 69%, or about 45 tons annually. The company achieved this by switching from plastic to paper for packaging that protected its in-house manufactured photo-media products, including ink ribbons and printing paper.

In partnership with PA Consulting, as part of the Bottle Collective with PA and PulPac, Diageo is trialling a Dry Molded Fiber bottle which is 90% paper, with a thin plastic liner and a foil seal.

The bottle is designed for recycling in standard paper streams and does not require the consumer to separate the plastic liner from the paper bottle when disposing. The 2,000-bottle trial with consumers will be on Baileys, the Original Irish Cream Liqueur, mini format (80ml) at Time Out Festival in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 – 26 May.