Businesses across all sectors can benefit from prioritising sustainability in their packaging designs. With consumers becoming increasingly sceptical of “greenwashing”, and the call for sustainable options growing louder every day, Record Packaging Systems is here to help. In this blog, our team are suggesting five easy steps that you can take to implement sustainable packaging in your business.
1. Reduce Film Usage
One of the simplest options is to reduce the volume of film that you use to create each package. This can be achieved in a variety of ways, including reducing the micron, or reducing width and crimps. Working with experts like Record Packaging Systems can ensure that your packaging still offers the required space for marketing and product protection whilst minimising waste.
2. Adapt Your Machine Designs to Reduce Material Waste
Many packaging machines can be adapted or tailored to reduce material waste. For example, reducing the sealing area or implementing a fixed folding box are useful options. Our team works closely with each customer to ensure that their packaging design is fit for purpose and suitable for their needs — get in touch with us to find our more.
3. Choose a Bio-Based Material
Compostable packaging is ideal for businesses that want to avoid contributing to landfill or environmental pollution. There are plenty of compostable packaging types, including paper- and fibre-based films, PE laminate spray, and PLA.
4. Switch to MAP Packaging
Many sustainable packaging solutions focus on reducing waste during manufacturing, but another key tactic is to extend the shelf-life of your product and reduce your carbon footprint. Using Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) allows you to slow the spoilage of pharmaceutical or food items by replacing the oxygen inside the package with a mixture of other gases, like argon or nitrogen. This ensures that microorganisms grow more slowly, prolonging the life of the product.
5. Choose Mono-Material Packaging
Rejecting laminated multilayer materials ensures that your packaging is as sustainable as possible. Layered materials should be made up of the same characteristics to ensure that they are able to be recycled.
For more information on how your business can produce more sustainable packaging, you can contact our team of friendly experts here.
