Nice-Pak is the first wet wipe manufacturer to implement RafCycle®, an innovative recycling con...
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Nice-Pak is the first wet wipe manufacturer to implement RafCycle®, an innovative recycling concept, designed by supply chain partner UPM Raflatac. The scheme offers a new life for label waste otherwise destined for landfill.
Above : Peter Bushell, Nice-Pak Packaging Development Manager, being handed the RafCycle certificate by Juha Virmavirta, Director, RafCycle Solutions, UPM Raflatac
“As part of our ongoing sustainability programme we were looking for a more environmentally friendly solution to dispose of the backing paper received from our label suppliers. The service gives new life to self-adhesive label waste, it is de-siliconised before being recycled into new materials. This provides numerous benefits for the environment, printers, packers and brand-owners. ” explains Peter Bushell, Packaging Development Manager.
There are plans to roll out the concept to other Nice-Pak wet wipe manufacturing facilities in the UK and Germany.
Nice-Pak International produces a range of wet wipes on behalf of global brands and retailers. In recent weeks the UK, Welsh and Scottish Governments and Department of Agriculture, Environment and…
