Starlinger & Co. offers the opportunity of closed-loop production for woven plastic sacks made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET).
“Starlinger builds on decades of experience in woven polypropylene sack production, a type of packaging that is reusable and recyclable”, says Stéphane Soudais, head of consumer bags division.
“Since 2013 we can produce PET tape fabric from virgin PET and recycled PET pellets on our machines which can be used for a variety of packaging applications.”
“Now we have achieved another breakthrough in working with recycled PET: we can produce rPET tapes directly from PET bottle flakes.”
Fabric made of PET tapes can be converted to various types of woven sacks or used for technical applications, for example carpet backing or geo-textiles.
Sustainable woven rPET sacks
PET is a plastic that can be recycled and upcycled economically.
In many countries, there are functioning collection and recycling schemes for PET that provide a source for recycling material.
In the area of consumer products, fabric produced from rPET flakes can be used for various types of sacks.
They provide an attractive packaging for dry bulk goods such as fertilizer, building materials, pet products such as kitty litter or pet food, as well as grains and flour.
PET tape fabric provides excellent aroma and grease barrier as well as its food safety; rPET fabric produced using Starlinger decontamination technology meets the US Food and Drug Administration requirements for use in food packaging.
For packaging users who want to switch to woven rPET sacks for filling their product, only low investment is required.
