Act Locally, Think Globally.

 
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Recycling

Here at Flexpak (UK) Ltd., we understand that it can be difficult to find the right place to recycle your plastic products. We aim to make this experience as easy as possible by looking into more environmentally friendly, easily recycled products.

 
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Polyflow

An easily recyclable multi-layered film, design as an alternative to BOPP film.

Biodegradable Additives

A game changing, next-generation biodegradable product; fully-recyclable through normal means of household waste collection and designed to stop plastics reaching the sea.

Is Plastic the Enemy?

Plastic bags outperform paper bags environmentally – on manufacturing, on reuse, and on solid waste volume and generation.

 

  • Not only do paper bags have a much higher global warming potential, but they also have a heavier environmental impact that the manufacturing of plastic bags*. An estimated 14 billion trees are cut down annually for paper packaging, whereas plastic ones are by-products of oil refining.

  • According to a research paper produced by the Northern Ireland Assembly, it takes more than four times the energy to manufacture paper bags than it does plastic, also producing a higher concentration of toxic chemicals compared with making single-use plastic bags**. Paper production emits air pollution, specifically 70-80 percent more pollution than the production of plastic bags*** .

  • Paper bags also weigh more than plastic; this means transportation requires more energy, adding to their carbon footprint.