— By Plasteurope.com staff — 

Packaging manufacturer Amcor (Zurich, Switzerland; www.amcor.com) has teamed up with speciality paper manufacturer Fedrigoni (Verona, Italy; www.fedrigoni.com) to launch a fully recycle-ready flexible packaging solution for wet wipes.

The product pairs Amcor’s AmPrima Plus flow wrap with Fedrigoni’s patented semi-rigid label to create a mono-material pack that can be recycled in polyethylene recycling streams across Europe. This development is in line with the goals of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which mandates that all packaging placed on the European market be recyclable by 2030.

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Marketing and R&D director at Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives, Federico Lanzi, said the collaboration is consistent with the company’s ESG strategy to 2030, “which aims to have 100% of materials designed for optimal recyclability and end-of-life recovery”. 

Certified as recyclable by both RecyClass and Institut cyclos-HTP, the new solution reduces packaging weight by up to 15% compared to traditional multi-material packs and cuts carbon footprint by as much as 55%, according to Amcor’s asset life cycle assessment, which is certified by the consultancy Carbon Trust.

The design also supports cost savings for brands through lower extended producer responsibility fees, potentially reducing them by up to 35%, the company added.