Collaboration Creates Recycled and Recyclable Flexible Package
At K 2022, Saperatec, Wentus, and Henkel will present a recyclable package made with 35% PCR.
At the upcoming K 2022 in Dusseldorf, a prototype flexible detergent package will highlight technology from three companies. The companies — Henkel, Saperatec, and Wentus — created the prototype package, called the Wentoplex Pure R, with circularity in mind.
Flexible packaging manufactured from recycled paper carton LDPE.
Photo Credit: Saperatec
The process begins with composite beverage carton waste, made of paper, aluminum, and LDPE. ’s mechanical process for delaminating composite materials is used to separate the layers and recover LDPE. The recycled LDPE is then incorporated into the inner sealing layer of the new package to achieve 35% PCR.
designed and manufactured the package prototype. Its bilayer, all-polyethylene design is intended to enable further recycling. supplies the package’s adhesive, which is also optimized for future recycles.
The prototype will be presented by Saperatec engineers in Hall 9, Stand D17 at K 2022. The company plans to open its first non-chemical, multilayer delamination recycling plant in Dessau, Germany, next year.
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