Leveraging medical packaging to drive sustainability

As companies build sustainability into their strategic plans, product design, manufacturing processes, product life cycle management, and logistics, certain choices can have much more far-reaching effects than are immediately envisioned. Packaging materials are a perfect example of this — when we look beyond primary concerns such as cost, how well the packaging protects the contents, and how it is disposed of, we discover that packaging choices can have sustainability impacts that go beyond the more obvious advantages. To get the most sustainability leverages out of your packaging choices, BillerudKorsnäs, a Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer, suggests to build these considerations into packaging strategy: Replace plastics with paper Designing packaging that doesn’t require plastics reduces your dependency on fossil resources – something that is on everyone’s sustainability radar. There are now many renewable materials on the market that offer the same barrier properties as plastic. With so many options available, it’s essential to work closely with a credible partner to explore which options will deliver on sustainability promises and be the best fit for your application.…

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