Soft-fruit containers made with MONOAIR™ cushion innovation now consist of square, big rectangle-shaped and basic variations
HARTSVILLE, S.C., June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Leading European thermoforming product packaging expert Waddington® Europe, a department of Novolex®, has actually ended up being the very first to provide a complete series of soft-fruit punnets to the UK market that are much easier to recycle and utilize less plastic than traditional punnets.
Made with Waddington’s advanced MONOAIR™ cushion innovation, the brand-new 100% mono-material punnets are now available in big rectangle-shaped (WE80), square (WE62) and basic rectangle-shaped (WE37) variations.
“We take excellent pride in ending up being the very first business to provide a broad choice of soft-fruit punnets that are considerably much easier to recycle,” said Eduardo Gomes, Managing Director of Waddington Europe. “Our punnets have actually shown to be exceptionally popular, so we wished to widen our using to supply an even broader range of options, consisting of the very first big rectangle-shaped variation (WE80) on the UK market.”
Standard soft-fruit punnet bases have actually typically been made from clear stiff family pet plastic to reveal a 360-degree view of appealing fruit inside. These traditional bases, nevertheless, need an extra layer of bubble cushioning connected with a glue adhesive to secure soft fruit from bruising and ruining in transit. If customers do not eliminate the bubble cushioning and adhesive, the punnet cannot be recycled and need to be sent to land fill or incinerated.
“Thanks to our brand-new MONOAIR innovation, our punnets do not need this additional bubble cushioning, minimizing plastic material and making them a lot easier to recycle,” Gomes said. “Consumers can easily put the punnet into their recycling bin without the inconvenience of separating the cushioning. That streamlines life for customers while increasing the variety of punnets that are recycled.”
The MONOAIR punnet is made to display the fresh fruit inside. It’s light-weight, provides stiff defense for fruit and will not turn mushy from contact with fruit juices. The punnets can be made with approximately 100% recycled family pet (rPET), and all are completely recyclable back into food-grade rPET.
Waddington Europe’s UK partner and distributor Produce Packaging are equipping the complete Monoair series of soft-fruit punnets. For more info, please contact either [email protected] or [email protected].
About Waddington Europe
Waddington® Europe is the European thermoforming department of Novolex®, a leading maker of paper and plastic product packaging and food service items. With 3 production websites in Milton Keynes and Bridgewater in the UK, Arklow, ROI and Eco-Products and Eureka Caterware sales workplaces in Holland, the vertically incorporated business provides the food market with internal sheet extrusion abilities paired with item development, style and tasting professionals.
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About Novolex
Novolex establishes and produces varied product packaging and food service items that touch almost every element of life for several markets varying from grocery, food product packaging, restaurant and retail to medical applications and building products. The Novolex family of brand names offers clients with ingenious paper and plastic options for their business requires today while buying research study and advancement to craft more sustainable options for the future. With more than 10,000 worker households, Novolex runs 57 factory in North America and Europe, consisting of 2 first-rate plastic movie recycling centers. To learn more about Novolex, go to www.Novolex.com.
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