kp launches market-first 100 % rPET tray from kp Tray2Tray ®
Marking a significant food packaging industry milestone , Klöckner Pentaplast ( kp ) has launched the first food packaging trays comprising 100 % recycled PET ( rPET ) deriving exclusively from trays .
Until now , food packaging trays have been manufactured using ever increasing proportions of recovered PET material ; however , the newly launched kp tray is the first to be composed entirely of recycled tray material . This milestone is the direct result of the kp ’ s Tray2Tray ® initiative , which aims to rewrite the PET recycling rules .
“ As a bold innovator , we are thrilled to introduce the first-ever 100 % rPET tray to the market .” said
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Thomas Kure Jakobsen , President , Food Packaging at kp .
“ This achievement is a major breakthrough in the packaging industry , and perfectly demonstrates what is possible with the right combination of expertise and technology . Most rPET in the material loop comes from plastic bottles , of which just 30 % goes into food packaging trays , and most of this does not end up being recovered . As a result , countless tonnes of rPET tray material are wasted each year .
“ kp Tray2Tray ® challenges this by creating a robust closed loop system of PET flake from trays . We work with suppliers to create a separate supply stream of recycled PET from trays , which can be used to create more of the same , rather than being downcycled .”
Thanks to this breakthrough , kp customers can access a fully circular tray solution for food packaging .