Tetra Pak's optimal integrated solution helps cut water usage and carbon emissions for the dairy sector

Tetra Pak showcased it’s new UHT 2.0 portfolio with OneStep technology and Tetra Pak® E3/Speed Hyper on World Milk Day in support of the theme of sustainability in the dairy sector.

The recommended integrated solution reduces water and steam consumption, creating less wastewater and therefore also lowering the cost of its removal for Dairy manufacturers. Plus, by adding a Tetra Pak® Water Filtering Station to Tetra Pak® E3/Speed Hyper helps recover 5500 litres of water per filling machine running hour (up to 95% of usage), while contributing to lower water consumption. With water scarcity on the rise, wastewater is increasingly becoming a pressing industry concern. Up to a fifth of Tetra Pak’s customers are based in high or extremely high-risk water areas and the company is prioritising action to address this.

Specifically, the combination of UHT 2.0 with OneStep technology and Tetra Pak® E3/Speed Hyper scores highly across industry benchmarks for sustainability, with a 0.8 GHG Index score, a 0.3 Water Index score and a Product Losses Index score of 0.7². When compared to a conventional line solution this optimal integrated processing and packaging line reduces GHG emissions by 20%, water usage by 70% and product losses by 30%.

Frederik Wellendorph, Vice President Liquid Food, Tetra Pak, said: “We continuously innovate in both food processing and packaging to offer solutions which enable reduction in water consumption, carbon footprint and product losses. In addition to this, we offer environmental benchmarking and improvement services, helping customers achieve their own sustainability targets. Through this holistic approach to sustainability, we aim to help our customers benefit both from low-carbon equipment and packaging, a reduction in operational costs as well as an enhanced brand image – that is increasingly proving attractive to sustainability-savvy consumers.”