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Download the Specifying Recycled PET (rPET).pdf (202 kb)
“Why not consider how less material can be more, for example shelf appeal or function? We find this thinking can result in innovative clever new ideas. When it comes to reusable packaging, brainstorm ‘second use’ possibilities for packs so they can be used for another purpose or the same purpose again.” Robert Brown, Sprout Design Ltd.
COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING
Compostable packaging has considerable potential benefits, but only if used in the right applications and subjected to the right processing after use. Please visit the Green Alliance design guidance work here.
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Choosing the materials from which packaging is to be manufactured is a vital part of making packaging more efficient. Each type of material has its pros and cons.
Careful consideration must be given to the function of the packaging and its potential for reduce, reuse and recycle.
This section provides information about different materials; the arguments in favour of their use and the arguments against. It also provides materials checklists. Materials covered include:
- Glass and recycled glass;
- Plastic and recycled PET (rPET);
- Metals;
- Paper and board;
- Biodegradable and Compostable composite materials;
- Adhesives and labels; and
- Ink and pigment.
For information on Biopolymers click here
Detailed information on the materials listed above can be found in the downloadable section Material considerations.pdf (858 kb) and you can download checklists for specifiying recycled glass and rPET from the downloads on the right.
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