{"id":23054,"date":"2019-05-04T12:31:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=23054"},"modified":"2020-07-31T14:00:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T12:00:57","slug":"werner-und-mertz-presents-the-first-cosmetics-packaging-made-entirely-from-recycled-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/werner-und-mertz-praesentiert-erste-kosmetikverpackung-komplett-aus-rezyklat\/","title":{"rendered":"First shower gel bottle made entirely of plastic from the Yellow Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Werner & Mertz boasts a world first. Since 1 May 2019, a shower gel bottle made of 100 per cent recycled HDPE from the Yellow Bag has been available for the first time.<\/p>\n

With the Shower gel<\/strong> The product in question is \u201eFrosch Senses\u201c from Werner & Mertz<\/strong>. The new packaging from Post-consumer recyclate<\/strong> was developed in a joint project with Der Gr\u00fcne Punkt and the EremaGroup. To date, no packaging for the cosmetics sector has been made entirely from consumer waste, emphasises the detergent and personal care product manufacturer.<\/p>\n

Of course, the new packaging is a safe product in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1223\/2009 on cosmetic products, the company assures. This has been confirmed by a human toxicological report from ATC GmbH. One of the tasks in the development project for the Shower gel bottle<\/strong> was to solve the hygiene problems that arise when using used plastic.<\/p>

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Unpleasant odours had to be removed from the recyclate<\/h2>\n

\u201eWe have used a special treatment technique for cleaning and are even gradually working our way towards food suitability.\u201c
\nDr Markus Helftewes<\/strong>, Managing Director Der Gr\u00fcne Punkt<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the switch to 100 per cent Recyclate from the Yellow Bag<\/strong> the material not only had to be technically suitable, but also odourless, as the odour factor plays a particularly important role for consumers when it comes to shower gels. To achieve this, the granulate from the Yellow Bag source must be practically free of impurities and odours. Contamination<\/strong> be odourless. All odour-causing volatile substances contained in the used plastic were removed during the recycling process.<\/p>\n

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\u201eAccording to Werner & Mertz, \u201cFrosch Senses\" is the first shower gel packaging made entirely from recycled material from the Yellow Bag. (Image: Werner & Mertz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ReFresher module has been adapted for plastic waste<\/h2>\n

For the further processing of the appropriately prepared flakes into Granules<\/strong> technology from the Austrian recycling machine manufacturer Erema<\/strong> is used. Its Intarema RegrindPro extruder system with the so-called ReFresher module was specially designed for the particular challenges of processing plastic waste from the Yellow Bag.<\/p>