Amcor has announced customer trials of the world's first recyclable polyethylene (PE)-based thermoform blister packaging. According to the company, not only is the packaging itself more sustainable, but it also benefits from a reduction in its carbon footprint of up to 70 percent, when compared to standard PVC (PolyVinyl Chloride) blister with aluminium foil lidding packaging alternatives currently on the market.
The company added that the new packaging is "designed to meet the stringent requirements of highly specialised and regulated pharmaceutical packaging and creates a more sustainable alternative for the most in-demand healthcare packaging type."
The company stated that they are currently working with several pharma companies to bring the new packaging to market globally and that it expects
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