With Eco Drum, the Swiss company Densa has developed an environmentally friendly container made of kraftliner that is approved for the transport of hazardous goods.
Many everyday objects and medicines contain precursors that are used in high concentrations in the food industry. Toxic or rapidly flammable can be. It is not uncommon for these substances, particularly in connection with their transport, to be regarded as dangerous goods and therefore require secure packaging.
For the packaging of hazardous goods No compromises in terms of safety tolerated. Manufacturers therefore rarely change established and proven packaging. In addition, there is a high administrative burden when changing, especially in the area of GMP bottling. Therefore, understandably, often over decades, Retain existing packaging concepts and not questioned.
However, with increasing calls to ban single-use plastic packaging, the focus is shifting Alternative packaging concepts into focus. In the area of solid hazardous goods, for example, the Environmentally friendly fibre drum Eco Drum from Densa AG an alternative made from renewable raw materials without compromising on hazardous goods approval. The square and stackable Eco Drum is Approved for solid and paste-like hazardous goods classes X, Y and Z and is available in the Volume from 14 to 150 litres.
Packaging concept made from renewable raw materials
Eco Drum consists of 100 per cent kraftliner, a paper with a high proportion of raw fibres, which is extremely tear-resistant and elastic at the same time. This property is necessary for resistance in the drop and stackability tests. Disposal is simple, as the container does not need to be separated into materials and can be utilised directly in paper processing. The square floor plan also ensures that the Higher logistical efficiency compared to the conventional round barrels. This means that Savings of up to 40 per cent in the logistics chain possible. At the same time, the CO2 footprint significantly reduced.
The company has already received several enquiries from customers who want to replace plastic and steel drums with Eco Drum. Projects have also already been realised in which round Plastic and steel drums replaced by the environmentally friendly solution were realised. The response from end customers has been consistently positive.
Source: Densa AG
