Keeping materials in circulation
A circular economy aims to reduce resource use and waste by keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible. Durable design, maintenance, repair, reuse and recycling can all contribute.
For packaging, the design and the collection, sorting and recycling processes need to work together. Printing and coatings should be considered alongside the packaging material.
Where DE-INK fits in
DE-INK addresses the removal of printing inks from suitably pretreated plastic packaging before further recycling steps. Material, printing system and washing conditions must be assessed for the specific application.