Aseptic beverage carton with fibre-based barrier

Packaging solutions that increase fibre content and reduce the carbon footprint while ensuring food safety can help overcome environmental challenges facing the food and beverage industry today.

The market launch of the Tetra Brik Aseptic 200 Slim Leaf package with fibre-based barrier now offers a carton package that can be distributed under ambient conditions and at the same time consists of 90 per cent renewable raw materials through its partnership with Lactogal. This brings Tetra Pak a big step closer to its goal of developing a beverage carton that is made exclusively from renewable raw materials. made from responsibly sourced renewable or recycled materials is fully recyclable and CO₂-neutral. The company plans to produce this packaging solution on an industrial scale by 2025.

„The partnership with Tetra Pak is based on the conviction that a more sustainable future is possible. Joint innovation is an important part of this. The 33 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of these new carton packs, together with the Carbon Trust's carbon neutrality certification, is a significant step towards this goal.“

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José Capela, President of Lactogal

„This new development is a key milestone in our long-standing work on the recyclable design of beverage cartons - a development that continues to set the pace in the so-called „paperisation of packaging“. By partnering with Lactogal, we are now demonstrating that it is possible to drive the sustainability of aseptic beverage cartons while ensuring food safety and improving access to food.“

Ola Elmqvist, Executive Vice President for Packaging Solutions, Tetra Pak

In 2022, together with its industry partners in the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), Tetra Pak adopted Design for Recycling guidelines for beverage cartons. They contain Technical guidelines for optimised recycling of this type of packaging.

The 4evergreen alliance recently published the guidelines for the design of beverage packaging. included in its regulations for the fibre-based circular economy. 4evergreen is a cross-industry platform that aims to promote the contribution of fibre-based packaging to a circular and sustainable economy. Tetra Pak is one of the founding members. The updated guide „Circularity by design“ covers fibre-based composite packaging (including beverage cartons) and informs developers about their compatibility with special recycling processes.

Source: Tetra Pak