Last Updated on September 23, 2024 by admin
EU ambitions for more sustainable packaging and reducing packaging waste become a reality at Label Craft.
Earlier this year on 15 March, the European Parliament and Council announced a provisional agreement on a proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The main elements of the agreement entail minimum recycled content requirements in packaging, a restriction on polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAs) above certain thresholds, and the development of bio-based plastic packaging. It also sets new targets to minimise unnecessary packaging, reuse targets, and reduce single-use plastic packaging for food products. The proposal also sets out a collection target of 90% for single-use plastic bottles and metal containers through national deposit return systems by 2029.
Towards the end of 2022 Label Craft joined the Asteria Group and aligned with their sustainability practices at their Dublin factory in Ireland. The Asteria group at large proudly boasts a wide range of sustainable raw materials at its disposal. Moreover, as a group we closely follow all ecological market developments and proactively search for innovative, sustainable materials together.
Less is More
The use of thinner raw materials has many advantages. Logically, less raw material is needed. This results in 16% more labels per roll, 13% fewer roll changes and up to 25% less waste.
Moreover, these materials take up less space, thus saving on storage and transport.
By using thinner raw materials production is more productive, cost-effective, and sustainable than when using conventional raw materials.
And you can be at ease, these materials are of equal quality as your usual standard materials.
The Asteria Group has a strict purchasing policy for all our raw materials. You can opt for materials made from recycled sources (in whole or in part). Whether paper, cardboard, or plastic.
We offer RPE (made from 30% recycled PE), RPP (made from recycled PP waste) and RMC (made from recycled paper waste).
But also, materials manufactured from (wholly or partly) alternative sources, such as sugar cane or grass, can be an option. On a day-to-day basis, we have bio-based PE, made from sugar cane ethanol instead of fossil raw materials, and bio-based PP, made from non-fossil raw materials, such as vegetable oils in stock.
