The packaging is typically made of paperboard the packaging tape is typically made of plastic. This creates a challenge in the recycling process as the recyclable paperboard is contaminated with plastic tape.
Purifying water at home has a key role in the global fight against plastic waste, especially when it comes to finding an alternative solution to single-use plastic bottles.
Webstores – also known as eCommerce companies – are big users of plastics in their packaging. The package itself might be paperboard but seldom the tape sealing of the package nor the padding in the box.
Microplastics are found in growing quantities in the environment. Plastic particles have been found in food, drinks and tap water. Ahlstrom-Munksjö has fiber-based solutions which enable us to reduce microplastics.
We will display our global release liner capabilities at LabelExpo Europe, September 24-27 in Brussels, Belgium. Renewability and the power of natural fibers will be the company’s themes at the world’s largest labeling show.
From August 24 to September 8, the Baltic Sea Science Center at Skansen in Sweden will explore marine litter related topics. Visitors will discover examples of sustainable solutions that are directly or indirectly contributing to cleaner seas, including paper straws made with our newly-developed CelluStraw™ material.
Brand owners and retailers are continuously searching for new ways of attracting consumers, and at the same time developing more sustainable packaging.
We have received the OK compost HOME and OK compost INDUSTRIAL certifications from TÜV® Austria for our Coralpack wrapping papers.
ALT presented a new addition to the Disruptor® product family at the 2019 Water Quality Association Convention & Exposition.