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PP Recyclable transparent laminate
Pouch Direct’s compostable Earthmade™ laminate with a paper finish is home compostable and made from a blend of materials derived from eucalyptus and cassava root. It has a high barrier to both oxygen and moisture and is suitable for use across a number of different industry applications.
Compatible Style
Compatible Printing Technologies
- Rotogravure
- Digital
- Static
- Sticker (Label)
Eco-Friendly Attributes
Reusable Plastic
Suitable for recycling in the plastic waste cycle
Eco-Friendly Inks
Inks made of water or biomaterials that don't need solvents derived from petroleum
Considerations
Pros
Cons
Pros
- PP is widely used in many different packaging styles and sectors and is a highly recyclable material.
- It may be utilized in a wide variety of package formats and is incredibly strong and reasonably priced.
- Both high and low barrier structures are available.
- Much superior to the majority of multi-material laminates that are not recyclable
Cons
- composed of virgin petrochemicals.
More affordable than the majority of bioplastic substitutes for flexible packaging
Recycling soft plastic is difficult. - This material must either enter a drop-off soft plastics collecting stream, which is small but expanding quickly, or a dedicated polyethylene stream (#2 or #4).
is a starting point but doesn’t make a significant contribution to the transition to a circular economy.
