Sainsbury’s Compostable Packaging Hits Shelves

September 16, 2008

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Sainsbury’s has launched compostable packaging for wet products, which will be tested in 40 of its stores, Recycling & Waste Management News & Information reports.

The retailer teamed up with Amcor Flexibles to use a compostable film in its So Organic Wild Rocket range. The packaging took Amcor Flexibles 18 months to develop and has passed all health and safety food contact legislation.

The new packaging maximizes both seal integrity and barrier properties. It is also water resistant and can run in a wet environment at standard speeds.

In July, Sainsbury’s won the European Retail Solutions Best Green IT Initiative Award 2008 for using simultaneous two-sided thermal receipt printers from NCR Corp. in its store checkouts.

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Very interesting, and environmentally friendly too! This article provides some common myths surrounding packaging and its impact on the environment: http://www.bensongroup.co.uk/bensongroup/articles-environmental-myths.php

Brian Goodwin | June 30th, 2009

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