Symington ’ s first in UK to choose recyclable K3 ® r100 from Greiner Packaging
Symington ’ s has been using Greiner Packaging ’ s K3 ® cardboard-plastic packaging solution for its Naked brand instant noodles since 2021 and is now the first UK food producer to move its Oatburst instant porridge brand to Greiner ’ s award winning K3 ® r100 self-separating variant .
“ The K3 ® r100 product innovation has made the impossible possible ,” says Greiner Packaging UK & Ireland Sustainability and Innovation Manager Rachel Sheldon . “ The cardboard wrap and plastic packaging separate from each other without human intervention during the waste disposal process .”
“ This means that achieving a high recyclability rate ( up to 98 %) does not depend on proper separation by the end consumer – which was the case with all previous K3 ® packaging – as it now happens completely independently before the used packaging reaches the recycling facility .”
K3 ® r100 ’ s sustainability credentials are a perfect match
“ Oatburst is ideal for people on the go , so we are delighted that however consumers dispose of the empty container when they have finished enjoying their instant porridge snack , the two packaging materials will selfseparate to enable recycling during the waste disposal process ,” says
The K3 ® r100 product innovation has made the impossible possible .
Symington ’ s Finance Director Julian Wetton .
“ We were already fans of the original K3 ® packaging solution from Greiner Packaging , but this new K3 ® r100 development is really exciting as we can be confident that we have put a perfectly recyclable product into the market .”
Award winning K3 ® r100
Invented by Greiner Packaging over 40 years ago , and designed for recycling , the K3 ® cardboardplastic cup is not only convenient and features an appealing look – its sustainability characteristics are extremely attractive , too . It features a unique tear-tab so that consumers can intuitively separate the cardboard outer wrap from the lightweight plastic cup to enable recycling .
With the latest development , K3 ® r100 , the materials separate themselves before they reach the near-infrared detection ( NIR ) system at the recycling facility , leading to proper detection , sorting and recycling . K3 ® r100 therefore enables cardboard and plastic to be assigned to the correct material streams during the initial sorting process , before being recycled .
In January , K3 ® r100 received the World Star Packaging Awards , and last October , Greiner Packaging received the Green Packaging Star Award , from the Austrian magazine KOMPACK , for Berglandmilch being the first company in the country to use the self-separating K3 ® r100 packaging .
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