In the UK, waste management practices support businesses’ sustainability and environmental goals. When it comes to adopting sustainable practices, it’s crucial for brands to consider the complete product lifecycle and improved sustainability goals.
As sustainability becomes a key driver for conscious consumers and retailers alike, brands are rethinking their packaging. Our sustainable food packaging solutions are designed to reduce environmental impact while maintaining the quality, barrier protection, and branding flexibility your product demands. From mono material flexible packaging to recyclable materials for food packaging, we make it easier to go green — without giving up performance.
The design of packaging is more critical than ever when it comes to ensuring recyclability. Recyclability is defined by two key factors: the material composition of the packaging and the availability of recycling options for those materials. Thoughtful design can significantly enhance the recyclability of packaging, making it easier to collect, sort, and recycle effectively.
Compliant with both government regulations and retailer guidelines, our plastic and paper films are designed to be recyclable in regions across the UK and Europe. Compared to standard pouch constructions, our recyclable LDPE packaging maintains excellent oxygen and water vapour resistance, while our compostable packaging is entirely plastic-free.
We’ve answered the most common technical and practical questions about our sustainable packaging options.
Mono material flexible packaging is made from a single polymer type — like PE/PE or PP/PP — rather than multilayer laminates that mix incompatible materials. This structure makes the pouch easier to recycle through existing waste streams, especially where facilities support LDPE or PP recycling. It’s a key innovation in sustainable packaging optionsthat balances performance with recyclability.
We offer PE-based and PP-based films for recyclable materials for food packaging, all suitable for direct food contact. These structures meet shelf-life and barrier needs while remaining compatible with designated recycling classes like LDPE-4 or PP-5. They’re ideal for dry goods, snacks, or food packaging pouches where circularity matters.
The key is choosing environmentally friendly packaging materials that align with your product’s shelf-life requirements. We help balance function (like barrier, seal strength, and machinability) with sustainability — offering compostable, recyclable, or downgauged packaging products as needed.
Compostable packaging breaks down under specific conditions (often in industrial composters), while recyclable structures can be reprocessed into new materials through standard recycling systems. We primarily focus on recyclable materials for food packaging as they’re more widely supported and stable in terms of barrier and shelf life.
Transitioning often requires small adjustments in filling equipment, heat sealing, or storage conditions. But we work closely with clients to ensure the new sustainable packaging materials function reliably at every stage — from production to the end customer.
Not at all. Whether you choose mono material flexible packaging or paper-based structures, we ensure high-resolution, full-colour printing. Our digital and gravure presses are optimised to perform across sustainable substrates with sharp detail and excellent shelf appeal.
