Single-Use Plastics in Fresh Food Packaging Industry
The human nature to prioritize durability and convenience over long-term impacts has been one of the key highlights of the throwaway culture. The throwaway culture which began after World War 2 has been one of the key reasons to an exponential increase in piling up of waste across the world.
Though, we are seeing a paradigm shift and people are becoming more conscious of this behavior but there is no denying that deep down a lot of us have accepted the fact that there is no escape from Single-Use Plastics and they are indispensable to many industries and applications.
A proof of this is the fact that trendsetters like USA have been very cautious in laying down laws for single-use plastics and it has been done only for a few specific applications. One could argue that this has been done just to show that public opinion is being valued by the law.
If we look at the current scenario, many large corporates are on the right path to rethinking use of plastics and by the next decade we might see some major changes in our Single Use Plastic waste generation. But what the world needs is to drastically reduce our plastic waste generated today and a decade of single use plastics is something which the world cannot afford. The 3Rs were first introduced in the last century and Single-Use plastics are still thriving at the cost of our environment.
Single Use Plastics in Fresh Food Packaging
One of the most commonly used Single Use plastic applications are in the Fresh Food Packaging Industry (PVC films). This is also an industry where paper products cannot become a natural substitute for most applications.
We cannot ignore the fact that many innovations have been made in the Packaging industry, but we cannot deny that the fresh food packaging industry has been devoid of such innovations and has failed to move on from Single Use Plastics.
Many packaging specialists believe that the infrastructure set up for packaging is investment intensive and the incentive to switch from Single-Use Plastics to other options is low. Training costs will also be very high given the volume of population employed in this industry.
Thus, the most perfect solution on offer would be a solution which can work with the existing infrastructure and requires minimal training while giving similar results as the Single-Use Plastics can.
This hypothetical Win-win situation is a food for thought for many industry leaders and pioneers. While many prefer to remain in their comfort zone and choose to go with the flow, the one who chooses to stand against the tide and do the unthinkable will change the shape of this industry and prove to the world that the Fresh Food Packaging Industry is capable of redefining and reinventing itself whenever required.
An Era of Change
Last few years have seen an era where many entrepreneurs are venturing into this space. Specialty Polyfilms is one such organization building its foundation on the use of Recyclable plastics in the Fresh Food Packaging industry. Being a first in recyclable overwrapping films applications, there are very few direct substitutes of its range of products. With properties superior to single-use plastics and 100% recyclability, the cautiously moving industry has so far been less averse to such a change.
This change is proposed at a minimal cost and is the most acceptable solution in the market right now, which is why it attracts a lot of intrigue from many industry giants and many players are looking up to Specialty Polyfilms for more such revolutionary ideas.
Show Details
- Venue
- D-40474 Düsseldorf,Am Staad (Stockumur Höfe)
- Duration
- 16th – 23rd October,2019
- Booth
- D-61
- Hall
- 8B
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References:
- https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/vinyl-chloride
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719336113
- https://www.ecocenter.org/healthy-stuff/reports/vinyl-floor-tiles/flooring_phthalate_hazards
- https://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/are-we-living-plastic-age/
