Seal Packaging launches new sustainable solutions
Luton-based Seal Packaging has been acquired by experienced industry professionals Kevin Curran, Sally Gabbitas, and Kevin Prosser, as a vehicle to launch new ranges of innovative and sustainable packaging.
Several new innovative products are currently being launched…
UKCA marked plastic-free paper cups
Seal is introducing the first ever UKCA mark registered paper cups to market, made in the UK for the brewery, and leisure industries, and offering the best enviro-credentials in the category.
Available in 10oz, 20oz and 22oz sizes plus a 4oz size for tasting, the cups are fully brandable across the whole surface. The range is certified home-compostable and recyclable, repulpable, biodegradable, and free from PLA and PE. They also feature the prestigious Flustix No Plastic certification by Din Certco, and are the only UKCA mark registered paper cups for 10oz and 20oz.
Itsnotpaper bags
Itsnotpaper bags look, feel and handle like paper, but not one tree has been chopped down to make them. They are set to revolutionise the UK and world bag markets over the next few years.
By using renewable sources such as agri-fibres as a raw material, instead of wood, the production of Itsnotpaper bags have up to 38 per cent less carbon emissions than conventional paper bags. The agri-fibres used to make the material for Itsnotpaper bags are abundant and renewable. By turning what would otherwise be waste into a valuable resource, Seal is supporting communities in India by paying farmers for something they previously burnt, causing air and land pollution.
Itsnotpaper bags are certified marine degradable, 100 per cent compostable, and 100 per cent recyclable – and can be recycled in conventional paper recycling streams. Itsnotpaper bags are made in the UK, and can be printed just like conventional paper bags, behaving in the same way, with the same flexibility and wet-strength.
Compostabowl™
Nearly three years in development, Compostabowl™ combines a high-quality bagasse bowl with an optional high-clarity lid made from 100 per cent recycled and 100 per cent recyclable rPET, giving maximum presentation with superb environmental credentials. Compostabowl™ is certified to TÜV Austria (S0086) – the highest standard for home compostability.”
Compostabowl™ adds an eco-friendly feel to any foodservice offering and its ergonomic design make it both easy to hold for food on the go, while enhancing presentation of shelf-ready product.
Packaging with integrity
“Being ‘environmentally friendly’ is not entirely straightforward,” says Sally Gabbitas. “We must consider: how materials are sourced; how they are transported; what alternatives may be available; can the final product be recycled?; and can the final product be composted? But can we go further? If a product can be composted, how likely is that to happen? In theory, this may be the most environmental approach, but if the infrastructure is not available then perhaps a recyclable option is more sustainable.
“Our role is to advise and help our clients navigate the vast number of options to work together on the right packaging approach that is affordable, practical, ethical and sustainable. Less is very often more, and that’s why we are proud of our slogan: ‘SEAL – Packaging with integrity’.”
