Passports provided for sustainability

In a competitive marketplace, packaging has to efficiently protect food, while attracting customers, but there is an increasing focus on its sustainability credentials. “I am excited to announce that we can now provide Sustainability Passports for most of our plastic packaging products, calculating the cradle to gate CO2e values. The calculation method and underlying model have been reviewed and validated by TÜV Austria and are compliant with ISO14067:2018,” says Greiner Packaging UK & Ireland sustainability and innovation manager Rachel Sheldon.

There is often the question of, “How do you know the CO2e impact of your plastic packaging?” and how to properly know what percentage of post-consumer waste a pack contains, will it be liable for the UK plastic packaging tax, and whether it has EU food approval or not.

“We are convinced that sustainable economic success can only be achieved with innovative strength and ecological and social responsibility,” Sheldon says. “For the last few years, we have been working hard and investing heavily to ensure we are manufacturing the most sustainable packaging solutions, and providing the relevant third-party certifications to back up every claim that we make. Calculating the carbon footprint of packaging has become increasingly important, and wherever possible, we have been determined to be able to prove what we have achieved, product by product.”

All of Greiner’s PET packaging is certified for its percentage of post-consumer waste, by Sustainable Certifications Group (SCG), and is compliant with the Sustainably Sourced Certification Scheme.

SCG’s sustainability director Andy Whyle says, “SCG’s certification independently verifies that Greiner’s products are manufactured with 30% or more recycled PET, providing proof of exemption from the UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax. We are collaborating with Greiner and OPRL to promote validated recycled content, facilitating compliance for supply chain actors and helping them avoid HMRC prosecution, while accounting for the carbon saved in the recycling process.”

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