Sustainability Credentials
United Kingdom
France
Italia
United Kingdom
This packaging cannot currently be recycled.
The paperboard material in these products is commercially compostable within 90 days (EN13432 standard). Please see local guidance for composting availability.
The paperboard in this packaging is made from FSC® certified materials.
France
Le sac peut être recyclé dans le bac de recyclage jaune
Le carton utilisés pour ces produits est compostable sous 90 jours (norme EN132432) en plateforme de compostage. Veuillez consulter les autorités locales pour plus de renseignements sur les options de compostage disponibles.
Le carton de cet emballage est fabriqué à partir de matériaux certifiés FSC®.
Italia
Sacchetto
PAP 22
Carta
Verifica le disposizioni del tuo comune per la gestione dei rifuti
Il cartoncino utilizzato in questo prodotto è compostabile in 90 giorni negli impianti di compostaggio industriale (standard UNI EN13432). Verifica le disposizione del tuo comune per la gestione dei rifiuti organici.
Il cartone in questa confezione è realizzato con materiali certificati FSC®.
Recycling & Composting FAQs
The recyclability information that we provide online and, in our catalogue, relates to UK OPRL recycling guidelines. The current threshold for plastic content within recyclable paperboard is 10%.
Information on sustainability guidelines for other countries is available for each of our products. For specific country information, please contact your account manager.
Unless otherwise stated, our recyclability credentials refer to the entire product. Where a window or a separable part (e.g., lid) should be removed, guidelines are given.
Colpac products are designed with circular economy principles in mind. We predominantly rely on recycling to improve the circularity of our products. We constantly innovate as recycling guidelines and legislation evolve to increase recyclability.
With the right closed loop solution, compostable packaging can restore land and help to fuel the production of new materials used to make similar products.
Unrecyclable products are not circular. Even with circular economy principles in mind, we sometimes choose to make trade-offs to tackle other environmental issues. An example is preventing food waste which has a higher carbon impact than packaging. Our Modified Atmosphere Packaging is difficult to recycle, but extends food shelf-life by over 10 days.
‘Biodegradable’ means that the material will degrade over time, but it doesn’t tell you what it will degrade into or how long it will take. EN13432 certification confirms that the materials will biodegrade within a specific time frame and will not leave any toxic waste.