Sustainable packaging design

Pöppelmann FAMAC supports its customers in this endeavour, Packaging consumer goods not only reliably and attractively, but also more sustainably. Based on a systematic concept, the company develops packaging solutions that fulfil all requirements in terms of product protection, machinability, hygiene and convenience, while at the same time ensuring greater conservation of resources and climate protection. To achieve this, Pöppelmann FAMAC relies on the motto Reduce, Reuse, Recycle according to the eco-design concept:

• Reduce includes resource-saving article concepts and efficient production processes that significantly reduce the amount of material used and minimise the amount of material used.
• Reuse sees itself as the realisation of reusable solutions for primary and secondary packaging, which are checked for sustainable feasibility along the entire value chain.
• Recycle favours plastics with good recyclability for existing recycling cycles. Wherever product protection permits, mono packaging is preferred to composite packaging that is difficult or impossible to recycle.

The basis for calculating the various solutions is the CO₂-footprint. Other factors that are included in the assessment include the product-related and packaging-related greenhouse gas emissions (PCF), the recyclability and recyclate content of the packaging solution, the product protection achieved (e.g. as little food loss as possible) as well as logistical optimisations such as stackability or nestability and low space requirements. When it comes to the environmentally friendly design of packaging, the greatest effect can be achieved through the circular economy: If as much material as possible flows back into the system for reuse at the end, this has a positive effect on CO₂-balance sheet.

Source: Pöppelmann