Berry Helps Norwegian Dairy Producer Introduce Packaging With Recycled PP
Polypropylene ( PP ) pots incorporating 50 % recycled material from Berry Superfos are helping Norway ’ s largest dairy company TINE achieve its sustainability strategy .
TINE has converted the packaging for two of its Rømme products and one of its sour creams from polystyrene ( PS ) to PP pots with 50 % recycled material , calculated using the mass balance approach , certified by the International Sustainability & Carbon ( ISCC PLUS ) system .
TINE ’ s head of sustainability Bjørn Malm said : “ At TINE , we want all our packaging to be made of renewable or recycled material by 2025 . Our new packaging solution for Rømme and sour cream is an important step towards our goal .”
Rømme is a dairy product best described as a fusion of sour cream and cream , used to create tasty dressings , dips , porridge and other dishes . TINE has introduced the pots using recycled PP ( rPP ) for its Rømme 300g Lettrømme 17 %, 300g Seterrømme 35 % and 300g Creme Fraiche 35 %. Gradually , rPP will also be phased in on six other products in pots . In the long run , TINE is planning to use rPP for its entire portfolio of products for cooking , in line with the EU ’ s target for 50 % of all plastic packaging to be recycled in 2025 , rising to 55 % in 2030 .
“ If we are to reach the EU goals , it is evident that both Norway and all other EU countries must increase material recycling by tens of thousands of tonnes in the years to come ,” said Bjørn Malm . “ Switching from PS to PP is a good way of contributing to this since a larger share of PP than PS is recycled .
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PP is a material with a lower climate footprint than PS because , among other things , it has a lower melting point and is therefore less energy intensive .
Therefore , we are very pleased to have successfully converted to 50 % rPP based on the mass balance approach for three of our main products .
“ PP is a material with a lower climate footprint than PS because , among other things , it has a lower melting point and is therefore less energy intensive ,” he continued . “ Add to this the fact that 50 % of the PP in our new pots consists of recycled PP ( rPP ), then we have improved the climate footprint of the pots quite a bit and we save 110 tonnes of virgin fossil plastic material .”
In addition , TINE points out that PP cups are more robust than PS ones which , in turn , increases user functionality for the customer .
Berry Superfos worked closely with TINE in the development of the new pots . Brand manager for TINE ’ s cooking assortment Camilla Løken said :
“ Our collaboration with Berry Superfos has been very good , well focused and highly valued throughout the project . With a positive and helpful attitude and thanks to its ISCC PLUS certified site in Lidköping , Sweden , Berry Superfos made the conversion in a short time and showed great flexibility related to design deadlines and delivery of packaging on time to our facilities . Berry also followed up on large-scale testing at our productions facilities and has assisted during the test runs . In short , we are very satisfied with our collaboration .”
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