Together with its Austrian customer Berglandmilch, Greiner Packaging has developed a reusable lid for yoghurt pots.
They extend the shelf life of food, stop the absorption of odours and ensure that the product stays where it belongs: plastic lids that carefully reseal opened yoghurt pots. The only problem: Once the cup is empty, the lids end up in the bin.
The new The snap-on lid has been used for the Schärdinger, Tirol Milch and Stainzer brands since April. The lid, which is manufactured using injection moulding, is dishwasher-safe and with a diameter of 95 millimetres, fits the most common yoghurt pots. Thanks to its reusability, the lid helps to save plastic, while at the same time the cup can be optimally closed and contributes to a longer food shelf life of the filled product.
Customised complete solution
With the production of the reusable lid, Greiner Packaging offers its customers a Complete solution - Cups and lids can be produced together in a precisely coordinated manner.
„Environmentally conscious and yet practical - with the reusable lid, we can offer consumers A sustainable solution that convinces on several levels. As a long-standing partner, we know that we can rely on Greiner Packaging and benefit both in terms of proximity to the production site and delivery reliability.
Verena Sallinger, Product Manager of Berglandmilch.
Working together towards a circular economy
The reusable lid is also in line with Greiner Packaging's understanding of sustainability - the company is committed to a circular economy in which the plastic material should be kept in circulation for as long as possible. Should the lid actually have to be disposed of one day, Ideally, it is recycled and fed into new plastic products in reprocessed form.
[infotext]Greiner Packaging is one of the leading European manufacturers of plastic packaging in the food and non-food sectors. For 60 years, the company has stood for a high level of solution expertise in development, design, production and decoration. Greiner Packaging meets the challenges of the market with two business units: Packaging and Assistec. While the former stands for innovative packaging solutions, the latter concentrates on the production of customised technical parts. Greiner Packaging employs around 4,800 people at more than 30 locations in 19 countries worldwide. In 2018, the company achieved an annual turnover of 673 million euros (incl. joint ventures)[/infotext].„We are delighted that more and more customers are working with us work on sustainable packaging solutions and we can show that a circular economy can work in the packaging sector, when all stations in the supply chain pull together."
Konrad Wasserbauer, Director Circular Economy at Greiner Packaging
Source: Greiner Packaging
