Products with a clear end of life

A food-packaging laminate usually carries three to four distinct polymer classes for sealing, barrier and print. Because of that mix it can never enter a recycling stream effectively. This structure is built with a single polymer class — polyethylene only — and performs with the same barrier, print quality and sealing performance, while remaining 100% recyclable in a PE recycle stream. Known globally as a mono-material structure, it is designed for circularity ahead of new waste-management laws coming into effect.

This grow bag is built with 40% recycled plastic that would normally end up in a landfill, beach or waterway. It is collected, processed back into polymer pellets and used to manufacture the bag, so plastic is given new life rather than virgin polymer being used. Grow bags usually cannot take recycled plastic because of heavy UV exposure; special R&D and innovative ingredients make it possible here. The manufacturer is certified as a recycler by Control Union, and every product leaving the factory carries a Control Union transaction report.

A special blend engineered to carry bulk tea, replacing conventional wooden tea chests and paper sacks that are not recyclable. EcoShield is made with 100% polyethylene, so it is easily re-used and bought for value by PE recyclers worldwide. Its recyclability keeps it in line with new global sustainability and circularity laws — possibly the most sustainable solution for moving bulk tea.