"German Packaging Award" for Mono-PE-Pouch with de-inking feature
"This technology, which now also allows internally printed laminates to become high-quality recyclate again in material recycling, has set another milestone on the path towards a fully functioning circular economy", the jury said.
Working with 5 companies, we used the latest technology to create high performance, recyclable packaging that can be de-laminated and de-inked.
The solution has now been recognized with the German Packaging Award 2023.
The jury said: "By using a highly effective printed oxygen barrier in combination with a new type of primer for delamination and de-inking, as well as an adhesive certified for this process, a mono-PE packaging with an internal barrier and colour layer has been produced to meet the highest demands. After an alkaline aqueous hot wash – already standard practice in PET reprocessing – it becomes transparent mono-PE again during recycling.This technology, which now also allows internally printed laminates to become high-quality recyclate again in material recycling, has set another milestone on the path towards a fully functioning circular economy."
