Environment
- Committed to minimising the environmental impact in the processes used and the products produced
- Examples include:
- Energy and resource efficient polymers
- High strength lightweight films requiring up to 25% less material than conventional films
- Closed cycle manufacturing process using recycled polymer and links wherever possible
- Water based inks to reduce the use and emission of solvents
- Licensed re-processor thereby contributing to recycling and re-use
- Lightweight secondary packaging allowing single point recycling and up to 30% saving on storage and distribution costs
Plastics films - the environmental facts
- Britton Group are members of PIFA, who through PACT operate a communications campaign which presents honest scientific, provable facts about plastics in the environment
- Environmental advantages of plastic films include:
- Fitness for purpose - the ability to protect, prevent food wastage and product damage
- Resource efficient - the minimum use of raw materials and energy during the manufacture, distribution, use and disposal
- Light weight - reducing distribution and transportation costs and exhaust emissions
- Minimisation - through weight and gauge reduction
- Re-use and recycle
- Leading the development of durable return bags for major recycling initiatives including used mobile phones, toner cartridges and used packaging
- Allowing all these materials to be recycled and re-used
- All products developed to minimise environmental impact at all stages of the packaging life cycle
