Oppenheimer Launches Latest Degradable Kiwi Package

The Oppenheimer Group and Earthcycle Packaging announced that their latest degradable kiwifruit packaging has officially been placed in supermarkets such as Wal-Mart.

In order to protect the kiwifruit in the inner packaging, the tray packaging is covered with Nature-Flex film. This film is also processed from a degradable material (ASTM D 6400). The specific material is a wood pulp fiber. Even the labels and adhesives on the packaging are made of environmentally friendly materials and the ink is water soluble. This package has passed the European OK Home Compost license.

Shannon Boase, founder and president of Earthcycle Packaging, said that we had previously cooperated with Wal-Mart's Sustainable Packaging Group, which deepens our belief in sustainable packaging.

With this kind of degradable packaging, Walmart uses its exquisite design and natural features to help consumers recognize the retailer's concern for environmental issues.

According to reports, Earthcycle's raw materials come from farms in western Malaysia, and this farm has a history of planting all year round. The kiwifruit packaging promoted by these two companies to Wal-Mart is of great importance to the palm oil industry in Malaysia. It has given new life to waste and can eventually return to the soil.

Earthcycle trays use Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) palm fiber, which is a waste of palm fruit harvested and pressed. In the past, these wastes were often burned or landfilled. Now it has been approved by the US FDA for food grade packaging and is degradable (ASTM D 6400). By putting it in fertilizer, it can degrade within 90 days, which is very beneficial to the soil.

Reprinted from: China Packaging Industry