Truly Sustainable Materials for Non-Food Packaging
Selecting the right sustainable non-food packaging materials for your business can be overwhelming with so many options available. However, it's a strategic decision that impacts your brand reputation and customer satisfaction. It's important to consider key factors like durability, versatility, quality, and aesthetics to find the perfect match. The right materials can create more than just packaging; it’s an opportunity to tell your brand’s story, create valuable experiences, and contribute to your business’s success.
Solinatra Universal helps to transform how industries approach packaging and production. As industries increasingly face pressure from consumers, regulators, and global markets to reduce plastic waste, the adoption of Solinatra Universal is the truly sustainable alternative to meet these demands while enhancing brand reputation and operational efficiency. Solinatra Universal serves as a versatile solution across many industries, including horticulture, outdoor supplies, and retail fashion. Discover the must-knows about Solinatra Universal that can elevate your brand and benefit the planet.
Solinatra Universal as a Sustainable Packaging Material
All of Solinatra materials are the truly sustainable alternatives to traditional plastic, designed to reduce the growing environmental concerns associated with plastic pollution. The key principles of all Solinatra materials rely on their biobased composition. Solinatra materials, including Solinatra Universal, are biobased bioplastics made from 100% natural and plant-based ingredients such as agricultural byproducts. This not only reduces dependence on non-renewable resources but also significantly lowers greenhouse gas emissions during production.
Traditional plastics take hundreds of years to degrade, contributing to plastic pollution and harming wildlife ecosystems. In contrast, Solinatra materials break down naturally in composting environments, returning valuable nutrients to the soil without leaving behind microplastics or any harmful pollutants. This makes them an ideal choice for single-use items.
For non-food packaging, Solinatra Universal is an ideal material that seamlessly integrates into existing injection moulding machinery and processes. The multifunctionality of Solinatra Universal is beneficial for a wide range of rigid applications without compromising on compostability and is perfectly suitable for plant pots or items that go into soil without sacrificing the soil health when the products start to degrade.
How to Adopt Solinatra Universal for Your Sustainable Packaging Solutions
Adopting Solinatra Universal within your business involves several strategic steps, each aimed at ensuring a seamless transition to more sustainable practices. Below are three simple steps to help you integrate Solinatra Universal into your operations effectively.
1. Compatibility
Solinatra Universal is versatile and designed for injection moulding, but it’s essential to determine its compatibility with your existing production processes. We will work with you and your production teams to evaluate how the material can be adapted to your current manufacturing methods and mould requirements.
We always recommend a material trial to ensure compatibility and a successful production test run. Our material isn’t plastic, so it needs to be treated slightly differently to ensure optimum results! Our team are ready to help, and will work with your production teams to monitor performance, gather feedback, and make any necessary adjustments before rolling it out on a larger scale. Get in touch with us to discuss a product line or specific packaging to trial with the new material.
2. Collaboration
To fully leverage the benefits of sustainable packaging, several key players must collaborate effectively. The successful adoption of Solinatra Universal, for instance, depends on collaboration between brands and manufacturers or converters. This collaboration ensures comprehensive solutions that address both the production and disposal stages of packaging through clear labelling and marketing.
3. Communication
Ensure that your production team is well-informed about the Solinatra materials and how they fit into your company’s sustainability strategy. Provide training on any new processes or equipment that might be required to work with the material effectively. This will help foster a culture of sustainability within your organisation and ensure that everyone is on board with the transition.
The transparency is not only necessary for internal but also for your target market. Communicate with your customers about the switch to Solinatra materials in your packaging. Highlight the environmental benefits of plant-based packaging and how it aligns with your brand’s commitment to sustainability. This can enhance your brand’s reputation and appeal to eco-conscious consumers.
Recommended Industries for Solinatra Universal
Solinatra Universal is suitable for a wide range of industries, each of which can significantly benefit from adopting this sustainable material. Below are some of the key sectors where Solinatra Universal can have a substantial impact:
1. Sustainable Hangers for Retail Displays
954.6 million plastic hangers are used per year in the UK clothing market, with 16% of them being in transit hangers. In the luxury clothing sector, 31% of plastic hangers are used purely for the purpose of transportation, and only 50% of hanging stock retails in store on the hanger on which it was transported.
Sustainable hangers made of Solinatra incorporate principles of the circular economy, where they are designed to be reused or composted. Fashion retailers can significantly reduce plastic waste, position brands as leaders in sustainability, and differentiate the brand in a competitive market.
2. Plastic-free Plant Pots and Outdoor Applications
As one of the most favourable outdoor hobbies, the typical single-use black plant pot has other dark sides. According to a study by Horticulture Week, up to half a billion plastic plant pots end up in landfills or incinerators each year in the UK alone.
While many plastics are technically recyclable, black plastic, often used for plant pots, involves carbon black pigments, which complicate the recycling process. This makes black plastic difficult to process in the UK’s recycling facilities, often resulting in it being discarded rather than recycled.
Solinatra Universal is the truly sustainable alternatives for these items. Whether for plant pots in a shop or nursery or mangrove pots, pots made of Solinatra can decompose naturally after use both in soil and marine environments. Also applicable for other tools such as gardening sticks and ties, Solinatra Universal is strong enough for practical use but will break down naturally, leaving no harmful impact on the environment.