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Stretch hood with innovative use of 30% LDPE PCR including at least 13.2% post-consumer recyclate from the plastic recycling bin.

Submitted by: Joint project by Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Deutschland GmbH (Cologne), Nestlé Deutschland AG (Frankfurt) and DUO PLAST AG (Lauterbach)
Type and intended use: Plastic stretch hoods (LD) as transport and load securing for all common pallet formats, future-proof for the requirements of the PPWR – EU Packaging Regulation (Art. 7)
Status: The submission is ready for the market but has not yet been introduced (prototype).
Material: Plastic (flexible)
Country: Germany

What the jury said

The jury praised the fact that the overall proportion of post-consumer-recycled material (PCR) in this innovation is 30%, with the proportion of readily available material from the plastic recycling bin averaging 13.2%. These proportions are expected to increase further.

The newly developed stretch hood has already been tested and is in use.

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