Greiner Packaging asks: How do you know the CO2e impact of your plastic packaging?

“I am excited to announce that we can now provide Sustainability Passports for most of our plastic packaging products, calculating the cradle to gate CO₂e values.”

In a competitive marketplace, packaging has to efficiently protect food, while attracting customers, but there is an increasing focus on its sustainability credentials. Many claims are made, but Greiner Packaging UK & Ireland asks: ‘How do you know the CO₂e impact of your plastic packaging?’, and goes on to question how you can properly know what percentage of post-consumer waste a pack contains, will it be liable for the UK plastic packaging tax, and does it have EU food approval?

“We are convinced that sustainable economic success can only be achieved with innovative strength and ecological and social responsibility,” says Sustainability and Innovation Manager Rachel Sheldon. “For the last few years, we have been working hard and investing heavily to ensure we are manufacturing the most sustainable packaging solutions, and providing the relevant third-party certifications to back up every claim that we make.”

How do you know the CO₂e impact of your plastic packaging?

“Calculating the „carbon footprint“ of packaging has become increasingly important, and wherever possible, we have been determined to be able to prove what we have achieved, product by product,” says Rachel Sheldon.

“I am excited to announce that we can now provide Sustainability Passports for most of our plastic packaging products, calculating the cradle to gate CO₂e values. The calculation method and underlying model have been reviewed and validated by TÜV Austria and are compliant with ISO14067:2018.”