Elopak has revealed that Coop Denmark will be packaging its own brand yoghurt and Ymer sour milk products in the company’s beverage cartons without screw caps, a move said to eliminate six million screw caps annually.
By introducing Elopak’s Pure-Pak cartons with natural brown board and eliminating the plastic screw caps, Coop Denmark is expected to save 17 tonnes of plastic and 48 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. Elopak says its Pure-Pak carton uses renewable materials, minimizes plastic use, and retains the practicality of the ‘easy opening feature’.
Thomas Roland, head of product responsibility and quality, says:
“The EU has decided that all plastic lids on drink bottles and cartons must be fixed to avoid the lids ending up in nature. But we know that many customers find the tethered caps cumbersome. At the same time, we want to save plastic, so now we are again removing lids on many cartons, thereby saving large amounts of plastic and CO2 for the benefit of the environment.”
In May this year, Elopak launched a new paperboard for fresh liquids in chilled distribution chains, said to have a carbon footprint reduction of up to 14% compared to cartons made with standard board. Created in partnership with Stora Enso, the new board is said to offer the same functionality and quality protection as its standard white board, finished with a specialized process which creates a smooth outer surface and provides the same performance as the traditional clay coating used in standard beverage cartons.
The following month, Co-op announced it would be adopting a bag-in-box mini bite bakery format, solid board tomato punnets, and fibre-based composite packaging for its steak cuts, aiming to remove 115 tonnes of plastics from its own-brand ranges every year. The company says transitioning the mini bite bakery ranges to a bag-in-box format is anticipated to reduce its plastic usage by 87% and save 18 tonnes of plastic every year.
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