The compostable pouch has addressed the challenges of plastic pollution from the design phase. It offers a packaging alternative that mimics perfectly the positive properties of a conventional plastic packaging such as moisture and oxygen barrier, shelf-life, lightweight design, and flexibility, but with a built-in circular solution for its end-of-use.
Flexible packaging is a complex system and requires different types of packaging for different types of usage, and thus requiring different types of solutions. Flexible films and multilayered packaging are playing an essential role in protecting the freshness and nutritional value of our food because it is low weight and convenient for transport and use.
The challenge with traditional flexible plastic pouches is that it is nearly impossible to technically recycle thin films and multilayered plastic packaging and it definitely isn’t economically viable to do so. This results in recycling levels for flexible packaging that hover around 5% even in the most advanced markets such as the Europe, the rest is being sent to incineration or landfill, or even worse, left in the open environment, polluting our oceans, soil and water.
For this reason, BPS is uniquely focusing on developing more sustainable flexible multi-layered packaging. Now we are proud to offer biodegradable and compostable pouches suited to general packaging demands!
With our compostable pouches, you can be sure that it will biodegrade within at most 180 days under compost conditions. We believe that by providing a certified compostable alternative for this non-recyclable material, our company is offering a sustainable solution in both paper substrate and bio-film substrate to clients that can revolutionize the approach to flexible packaging which is essential for transition towards a circular economy to a more sustainable future.
Our compostable pouches are available in all pouch styles including stand up pouch, flat bottom pouch , side gusseted pouch, flat pouch and also roll film.
