Parkside Flexibles has secured accreditation for its Park-2-Nature multi-layer laminates for industrial and home composting.
Parkside Flexibles is a speciality packaging manufacturer specialising in printing, lamination, laser, thermal and sustainable solutions for the food, drink and tobacco packaging industries.
Its Park-2-Nature range has secured the Vincotte OK Compost and OK Compost HOME accreditations following months of work at the Normanton site.
Parkside technology director Steve McCormick said: "The challenge of recycling flexible packaging is well known and we felt that offering a credible alternative solution to landfilling was important.
"Having the OK Compost accreditations, as well as the seedling certification, for both of our paper and film barrier laminate substrates is a big step forward for the industry and opens up significant opportunities for us to develop business with customers working with green, organic and environmentally sensitive brands.
"The OK Compost certification system is well known throughout Europe and should give brands the confidence that consumers can truly compost the packaging in their gardens!"
Introduced under the Park-2-Nature brand name, the duplex laminates are being targeted towards the coffee bag market initially.
Image: Home compustable food. Photo: courtsy of Parkside Flexibles (Europe) Limited.
