Issue 04/2023

50 bioplastics MAGAZINE [04/23] Vol. 18
Application News
Sustainable lidding
film solutions
UK-based flexible packaging specialist Parkside
(Normanton, West Yorkshire) has launched a
revolutionary range of sustainable lidding films as a
next-generation solution for brands seeking to solve
their packaging sustainability challenges, as part of its
Sustainable 7 product strategy.
Comprised of renewable and certified compostable
films, paper-based solutions, and recyclable monomers,
Parkside’s range of lidding films is now augmented by
its unique ParkScribe ® laser scoring technology. This
enables the creation of easy peel-and-reseal PET lids
that are integral to the pack, meaning the film stays
attached through the recycling process.
“This is just one demonstration of the innovation
present in our lidding film range. Our latest range of
recyclable plastic, 30 %-plus recycled content, paperbased,
and compostable films enables customers to be
flexible when developing packaging that perfectly suits
the needs of their application”.
Parkside’s fully-accredited home and industrially
compostable duplex laminate films are regarded
as industry-leading in terms of sustainability and
performance throughout the supply chain for many food
applications – and when used with pulp trays, it provides a
fully compostable solution. However, the expanded range
also includes options that can provide a greater level of
oxygen or moisture barrier if needed for chilled meats,
soft fruits, dairy products, and more, helping to reduce
the impact of food waste.
Parkside’s range of high-quality sustainable lidding
films saw it pick up a prestigious FIAUK award for
Sustainably Produced Packaging in 2022 – one of two
awards it won on the night – for its collaboration with
Riverford Organics. The winning pack – a tray for soft
fruits – consisted of a pulp tray with a compostable lidding
film, setting Parkside’s range of lidding films up for an
even more successful 2023. MT
www.parksideflex.com
Re:soil – plant-based
biodegradable vegan
nail tips
Ryohei Mori at Green Science Alliance (Japan, Kawanishi)
developed plant-based biodegradable vegan nail tips
marketed under the “Re:soil” trademark.
The brand name Re:soil originates from the concept of
developing cosmetic products which return back to soil by
biodegradation. This time, nail tips were made from plants
so that they can be called vegan nail tips. There are a few
vegan nail polish products in the market already, but one
would not see vegan nail tips. This type of nail tips can
contribute to reducing CO 2
emissions. Furthermore, since
these products are biodegradable, they can contribute to
reducing plastic pollution too.
Green Science Alliance is aiming to replace all the
petroleum, fossil fuel based chemical products with natural
plant biomass based chemical products. The mother
company is Fuji Pigment, and they have been developing
petroleum-based colour chemical products for over 85
years. Ryohei Mori always had concerns about environmental
damage. He has established an internal startup company
named Green Science Alliance which focuses on developing
natural biomass based chemical products such as biomass
biodegradable plastics, biomass biodegradable resin,
biomass coating, biomass glue, biomass paint, biomass
colour etc... He is trying to replace all the petroleum-based
chemicals into natural biomass-based chemicals in the
world. In addition, recently, he already had developed waterbased
biomass biodegradable nail polish and 100 % vegan
nail remover. And this time, Ryohei Mori has developed vegan
nail tips. Vegan (plant) component is approximately 72 %.
The company is trying to increase the vegan component
in the near future. AT
https://en.nano-sakura-shop.com/