1、DrivingSustainability inFlexible FilmsPresented By:Presented By:Latricia FrySustainability&Market DevelopmentManagerSustainability&Market DevelopmentManagerEXECUTIVESUMMARY Circularity,Mono-Material&PCR:TheCircularity,Mono-Material&PCR:TheFoundationFoundation North America BOPE DevelopmentNorth Amer
2、ica BOPE Development Why BOPE is Critical for SustainabilityWhy BOPE is Critical for Sustainability EPR Fee Pressures&How BOPE HelpsEPR Fee Pressures&How BOPE HFlexible PackagingTapes&FloralLabelsWho is InteplastBOPP Films?FLEXIBLE PACKAGINGFACTS:Lowest carbon emissions of all packaging formatsProdu
3、ct protection minimizes food wasteReduces materials to landfillPACKAGING COMPARISONFlexible packaging advantages persists regardless of material choiceTHE CIRCULARITYIMPERATIVE:Design for recyclability from the start mono-material structuresenable real-world collection and sortingPost-consumer recyc
4、led(PCR)contentcloses the loop creating demand for the material already collectedEPR policy creates the financial incentive feemodulation rewards recyclable formatsThe Mono-Material Landscape1.Why Mono-Material?2.Multi-layer films are technically recyclable;real-world infrastructure isnt ready forth
5、em3.All-PE(LDPE/LLDPE)pouches widest adoption,established drop-offinfrastructure,APR-recognized4.All-PP(BOPP/CPP)structures growing interest,critical path runs throughrecycling designation(APR Recognition is not enough)5.BOPE the emerging high-performance mono-material option enabling PE-recyclable
6、structures with improved stiffnessPCR Content in Flexible Film1.What counts as PCR?2.Post-consumer=material that completed its useful life with the end user;commercial stretch film wrap is PIW(post-industrial),or post-commercial,not PCR3.PCR in flexible film reduces embedded carbon by 67%+vs.virgin