03 October 2019 Eco Friendly Packaging - Everything You Need To Help The Environment!
Work Towards An Eco-Friendly Future
ABL's Guide To Eco-Friendly Packaging Alternatives
More and more customers are choosing to order and fulfill their requirements online from the safety of their own home or office.
To attract more of these customers, retailers are choosing to play the sustainability card in hope to appeal to a wider audience.
This includes switching from regular cardboard and plastic packaging materials to a more eco-friendly alternative.
ABL has expanded our packaging range to include a variety of eco-friendly products to help more retailers become more sustainable.
New Tape Technologies Eliminating Plastics!
Tesa 4713 High Performance Paper Carton Sealing Tape
Tesa 4713 is an environmentally friendly high performance paper carton sealing tape. It includes a paper backing which is made up of over 99% recycled content.Combined with a silicone free release coat and a synthetic rubber adhesive system (without solvents) this tape provides excellent sealing properties, especially on cardboard.
Tesa 4713 provides a high strength, durable seal due to the product having combined high holding power and good tensile strength.
Tesa 4713 high performance paper carton sealing tape can be used both manually OR with a dispenser and can be used to seal light and medium weight cartons.
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Water Activate Gummed Paper Tape
Water Activated tapes combine a reinforced paper backing with material gum to provide incredibly durable, strong and environmentally friendly tape.When using this gummed paper tape with electronic dispensing systems, it can work out to be cheaper in use than plastic tape products.
WAT can stick in all environment conditions and will keep your packaging professional and clean.
New EcoPure Additive
EcoPure Bubblewrap
What is Ecopure?EcoPure® is an organic additive that causes plastic to biodegrade* through a series of chemical and biological processes in a landfill disposal environment.
There are approximately 250 million tons of trash produced in the United States annually. In response to this problem, Bio-Tec Environmental developed EcoPure®, an organic additive designed to enhance the speed of plastic decomposition in landfills. EcoPure® is a great option for businesses and manufacturers to use in their plastics because it:
- Maintains the Strength of the Plastic: EcoPure® plastic additives are designed to start the plastic biodegradation process* only after reacting with microbes found in landfills. That means EcoPure® treated plastics are just as strong as non-treated plastic. The only difference is that the material will biodegrade* in a landfill much quicker than untreated plastics.
- Is Thoroughly Tested and Proven: EcoPure® additives are tested using the ASTM D5511 test method and proven to biodegrade* plastic at a highly accelerated rate.
- Is Highly Versatile: EcoPure® can be used in a variety of plastic applications. From disposable single use products to custom engineered durable goods, we have an additive that will work specifically for your plastic products. We also offer custom engineering to meet the unique needs of your plastic product or application if needed.
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Use New Technology 'Thin' Films To Reduce Waste Volumes
Thin Palletwrap - Maxstretch Xtreme
Sadly there are few practical alternatives here. For example eco-friendly solutions like corrugated cardboard as an alternative are expensive and fail in wet weather.
Recently effort has focused on reducing the volume of plastic waste by the development of strengthening additives that make films strong at light thicknesses.
e.g. Maxstretch Xtreme is only 15um thick but is as strong as 23um conventional film if used correctly. Cheaper and less waste.
New Technology Protective Packaging
Hexcelwrap
This biodegradable, compostable & recyclable paper is an excellent (eco-friendly) alternative to bubble wrap.It's honeycomb structure means easy wrapping & great presentation whilst cushioning/protecting your products during transport.
This system is highly economical & cheaper than most other systems on the market. The hexagonal cells eliminates the need for taping, which in turn eliminates extra cost & waste.
Reduce Your Environmental Footprint With Air Pillow Packaging
Air Pillow Solutions
Air Pillows are another alternative.Compact, recyclable, multi-use capabilities, able to be inflated on site and many refill sizes available! Air Cushions are another alternative that reduces our environmental footprint.