Flexible Packaging and Sustainability: new online toolkit offers facts and figures
A new toolkit has been created by Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), looking at the sustainability of flexible packaging.
“With our comprehensive information package, we want to highlight how flexible packaging supports the sustainable consumption and production of food.” explains Jean-Paul Duquet, FPE’s Director of Sustainability.
“Still sustainability in packaging remains a complex matter and we have tried to simplify it by providing a practical overview with facts and figures at European level over much-debated key issues like the circular economy and food waste.
The toolkit contains easy-to-understand infographics covering a range of topics including how flexible packaging can minimise the use of materials, preserve valuable goods and reduce risks of food waste.
“Very often, flexible packaging is more resource efficient than alternative packaging solutions – serving the same purpose while consuming less material and energy resources throughout the entire lifecycle,” added Duquet. “We have created a useful tool for the different audiences, helping them to better understand and further explain the role of flexible packaging in sustainability”.
The toolkit comprises downloadable infographics, posters, a fact sheet and a useful pocket guide. The information is currently available in five languages: English, German, French, Italian and Spanish (Polish and Turkish to follow soon).
The toolkit is available free of charge from the association’s website.
