DETPAK SWITCHING PLASTIC TO FIBRE

Paper packaging converter and printer Detpak has partnered with South Australian grocery retailer Foodland, to redesign core packaging products used in the bakery sections in its stores, reducing single use plastic, in a move to fibre-based packaging.

Detpak says the new range of products for Foodland, which includes flat bags, bread bags and cake boxes, can be placed in a kerbside recycling bin after use to "live again as part of the circular economy".

Franklin dos Santos, chief executive officer, Foodland Supermarkets, said, “This initiative is the beginning of our journey to 2025 when our packaging will be compostable, recyclable or reusable across all Foodland stores.”

“It is an exciting time for Foodland as they transition away from plastic toward recycled content paper and board products,” said Detpak group general manager of marketing, Matthew Taylor.

“Foodland’s new range for bakery items contributes to their sustainability goal of using better packaging, which is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.”

The move comes as Detpack pioneers the transition of packaging print away from plastic into fibre, earlier this year it launched new fibre-based packaging for the San Remo pasta brand, and has created a new fibre-based package for Fantastic Noodles, which will take two million styrofoam cups out of landfill each year.

The Foodlands innovation project is supported by Green Industries South Australia (GISA)’s Circular Economy and Market Development Grant (CEMDG). The CEMDG supports South Australian businesses to partner, and together increase the volume of South Australian recycled-content products across various industries.