The arrival of the Eco-Tube

Thanks to the high stiffness of the paper, the packaging is puncture resistant and ensures an efficient filling process that runs seamlessly on existing machinery. Falk Paulsen, Sales & Business Development Director Extrusion Solutions, Mondi says: “Iceland has set out ambitious sustainability targets and has already made great strides in reducing plastic packaging. Some products need more specialised solutions to ensure consumers get safe, high-quality food. Mondi’s functional barrier paper uses a wafer-thin coating that provides all the necessary barriers to keep food fresh and can still be recycled. It is a pleasure to be working with Iceland on their range of frozen food products.”

Iceland aims to be the first UK supermarket to become plastic neutral, adapting to paper packaging wherever possible and offsetting its remaining plastic footprint by recovering and recycling environmental and nature-bound waste plastic. By working with Mondi, Iceland has benefitted from the packaging specialist’s EcoSolutions approach to work closely together to ask the right questions and develop the most sustainable packaging solutions.

When it comes to packaging and the environment, Iceland has always held a reputation for setting new standards, as well as being innovative and cost-conscious in the process. SPN congratulates both Mondi and Iceland on their collaboration to reduce Iceland’s plastic packaging content by more than 80%.

“ When it comes to packaging and the environment, Iceland has always held a reputation for setting new standards, as well as being innovative ”

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The Smurfit Kappa Composites team have announced the launch of a fully Recyclable Paper-Tube Packaging Solution for Premium Drinks called the‘EcoTube’.

The company recently developed this revolutionary product, which provides a more sustainable paper-tube packaging solution and allows the traditional paper tube to be 100% recyclable within normal consumer recycling schemes.

“ companies don’t have to choose between quality and sustainability ”

The new Eco-Tube solution means that premium spirit packaging can now be fully recyclable, so companies don’t have to choose between quality and sustainability. It is widely recognised that paper tube packaging, particularly in the drinks industry, offers many benefits such as on-shelf disruption. Now, this can all be achieved with recyclable packaging. The Smurfit Kappa Composites team recently completed this project for the Clydeside Distillery, which was the first ever fully branded, 100% recyclable drinks packaging solution launched for the whisky market.