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Compostable Flexible Packaging

  • Q What is compostable packaging?

    A It is a type of packaging which is pliable and has a shape that can be readily changed. Flexible plastic packaging is one of the fastest growing segments in packaging, and is most commonly made from plastic polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene.

  • Q What are the advantages of flexible packaging?

    A Its advantages include its low-volume and lightweight structure, as well as the ability to be made from several layers of material to enhance properties like shelf-life, durability, printability, barrier, sealability, and strength. Its flexibility is a key performance factor for many industries.

  • Q What is flexible packaging used for?

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    Flexible packaging is regularly used to wrap products during storage, transport, and to protect products, including food items, during shelf-life.
    Flexible packaging is regularly used to wrap products during storage, transport, and to protect products, including food items, during shelf-life.

  • Q Is conventional flexible plastic packaging recyclable?

    A Most waste-treatment centers do not accept flexible plastic packaging for recycling because its material structure is too complex, contaminated by food, and/or lightweight to be successfully recycled. Of the very few types of flexible packaging that are recyclable, very little (about 4%) are actually recycled.

  • Q What are the benefits of compostable flexible packaging?

    A BiolegeenDG’s compostable flexible packaging has the same properties as conventional plastic flexible packaging, including durability, transparency, sealability, and barrier, but is fully compostable, and biodegrades in compost like organic waste.

  • Q How long will it take for compostable flexible packaging to disintegrade in compost?

    A BiolegeenDG Compostable films and laminates complies with standards for home and industrial composting, including ASTM D6400 which stipulate that home compostable films disintegrate within 6 months and industrially compostable films disintegrate within 3 months.