{"id":5503,"date":"2025-02-21T09:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=5503"},"modified":"2025-02-21T09:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:18:04","slug":"tetra-pak-launches-recycled-polymer-packaging-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=5503","title":{"rendered":"Tetra Pak launches recycled polymer packaging in India"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Tetra Pak has reportedly introduced packaging material containing recycled polymers in India, marking a first for the food and beverage packaging industry in the country.<\/p>\n

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The new carton packages, integrating 5% certified recycled polymers, comply with the country\u2019s Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2022 set by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, which will be effective from 1 April 2025.<\/p>\n

According to an Asian News International<\/a> <\/em>report, the initiative is seen as a significant step in Tetra Pak\u2019s journey towards circularity, aiming to reduce reliance on fossil-based resources and improve material reuse.<\/p>\n

The packaging material has achieved certification from International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS, a globally recognised sustainability certification system, ensuring compliance with stringent standards.<\/p>\n

The recycled polymers used in Tetra Pak\u2019s packaging are claimed to be sourced and allocated according to the ISCC mass balance attribution method.<\/p>\n

This approach involves using chemical recycling technology to produce plastics that are a mix of recycled and nonrecycled materials, with the mass of recycled content tracked throughout the supply chain.<\/p>\n

Tetra Pak South Asia managing director Cassio Simoes was quoted by the news agency as saying: \u201cWe are proud to be the first carton packaging producer to bring packaging material with 5% certified recycled polymers to India.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis recycled content is being sourced from India, and the packaging material is also being made at our ISCC PLUS-certified factory in Chakan, Pune. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe applaud the commitment of the Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate to promoting circularity, and for making India one of the first countries in the world to introduce this regulation as early as 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

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