adapa 06.02.25

The adapa Group has introduced PE drawstrings for its EcoString bag range, aiming to allow companies to maximize their PE content and adhere to the PPWR’s recyclability requirements without machine retrofits or changing consumer habits.

Apparently, the new drawstrings are indistinguishable from their cellulose or viscose predecessors and the bags made with them can be easily processed on existing machines. With a PE drawstring, adapa says companies can maximize the PE content of their bags and are thus safely above the advantageous 95% by weight limit for material code marking.

When it comes to pouch design for manufacturers of cosmetic products, the new PE cords can be applied single or double, the pouches are available in glossy or matt and can be finished in flexographic printing with up to ten colors.

The Group says the drawstring bag seeks to strengthen the company’s portfolio in the hygiene and cosmetics packaging sector. Like the EcoString bag with printable drawstrings made from edge trimmings, the conventional and new bags are also available with up to 80% PCR content.

Last year ExxonMobil, ColorMasters and Totani collaborated on a PE stand-up pouch designed for enhanced performance and recyclability. Aiming to address industry demand for functional and ‘environmentally friendly’ mono-material packaging solutions, the pouch is said to have excellent stiffness, sealing capabilities, and optical clarity.

A few months later, Berry Global’s European Flexibles division reported a 36% year-on-year increase in the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) polyethylene (PE) across its industrial, consumer (non-contact sensitive), and agricultural film products. The recycled content is used in secondary and tertiary packaging such as collation shrink films for the food and beverage sector, as well as stretch wrap and stretch hood pallet protection films for logistics and transportation.

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