21 LABELLING PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 07+08/22 www.petpla.net Label waste as raw material for building insulation UPM Raflatac, Inosence Polyol Oy and Finnfoam have built a collaboration model that intends to improve resource efficiency. The PET plastic label liner waste collected through UPM Raflatac RafCycle recycling service forms a waste stream which is difficult to recycle. Now this label liner waste can be processed into a raw material in a process developed by Inosence Polyol, which thermal insulation manufacturer Finnfoam then uses as a raw material for polyisocyanurate or FF-PIR insulation. About 80 per cent of the backing materials for self-adhesive labels are paper and there are established processes for recycling them. The remaining 20 per cent are PET-based films with an extremely thin layer of silicone applied to the plastic. These fractions are difficult to separate, and therefore these PET plastic backing films have in the past ended up being mainly incinerated. Juha Virmavirta, Director, RafCycle Solutions, UPM Raflatac, sees the advantages of the solution in the fact that the recycled raw material is made into an insulator, e.g., a durable product that binds carbon for decades. UPM Raflatac collects PET-based film waste from its customers and end users. Inosence Polyol Oy utilises the waste collected for the production of polyol. UPM Raflatac’s material flow guarantees a steady supply of raw materials for the production of polyol. www.upmrafl atac.com Label-less bottle reduces carbon footprint by 21% Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP) and Danone have launched a 100% recyclable bottle for the Villavicencio water brand made exclusively for the Argentinean market. The label-less bottle is made from 100% recycled content and has a reduced carbon footprint of 21% compared to the previous bottle. “Over the last two years, we have worked closely to produce a bottle that ful ly represents the Villavicencio brand, keeping the same visual elements. We used top-quality materials, helping to ensure the safety of the container and the consumer in the process, while we manufacture a bottle that, with the help of the consumer, wi l l become another bottle once recycled,” said Juan Cazes, general manager of Amcor Rigid Packaging Argentina. PET bottles can be easily recycled with mechanical or chemical recycling in most markets, even when that container uses a label. Removing the label, such as in the Villavicencio design, provides a greater opportunity to increase yields of recycled PET resin. Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care and other products, has committed to making all its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. www.amcor.com LABELLING Labelling products
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