In May 2019, LC Packaging and Veolia entered a strategic partnership aimed at minimising residual waste streams related to flexible packaging on a global scale. This circular programme focuses on optimising the recovery and upcycling of flexible packaging after-use, instead of the situation today, whereby the vast percentage of flexible packaging still ends up incinerated or as landfill. LC Packaging and Veolia Netherlands have

already commenced upon the implementation of this Circular Programme in a test pilot phase, in cooperation with a selected number of highly motivated and sustainably-minded LC Packaging customers. Once proven, the aim is to expand this closed loop approach to the activities of many more customers, industries and supply chain partners that fall under the scope of LC Packaging’s complete flexible packaging portfolio.

LC and Veolia entered Circular Partnership

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To turn used big bags into big bags once more, LC Packaging and Starlinger joined forces in 2019 and managed to develop circular packaging for big bags made of polypropylene fabric.

The first tests have shown that fabric with a high proportion of recycled polypropylene granulate (rPP) can be used to produce new big bags.

The bags show the same quality as the bags made out of virgin material when it comes to tensile strength, weight and safety factor. In October 2019, Starlinger showcased the bag at the K-fair.
LC Packaging will present the 50% rPP bag in May, during Interpack 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany. More information can be found on
our website shortly!

Starlinger and LC present Circular FIBC

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In December 2019, LC Packaging had the honour of hosting the ‘SDGs in Practice’ event for members of FBNed – Association of Family Businesses in the Netherlands. As LC Packaging is identified as a frontrunner in sustainability, together with fellow family business Van Wijhe Verf, we were asked to share our experience of our journey towards sustainability, the added value of implementing 

the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into our strategy, and our EcoVadis Gold Ranking. We welcomed around 60 enthusiastic participants and during and after the event, we received positive responses and had interesting discussions on how sustainability goes hand in hand with the way family businesses do business: a sustainable future for the next generation.

FBNed SDGs in Practice Event

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LC Packaging and Pacapime are working towards the so-called Common Footprint Quality  Standard (CFQ), promising top-quality corrugated packaging that is stackable and fit-for-purpose to  handle and transport fruit and vegetables efficiently. For the fruit and vegetable supply chain, this  means supply chain simplicity, cross-border compatibility, optimised transportation and  assured quality. 

Fact: Corrugated packaging cares for the environment too: it’s 100% natural, 100% renewable, 100% biodegradable and 100% recyclable. Used trays are baled, and can be sent to a local recycling  facility or paper mill. More than that, corrugated packaging is made of 88% recycled materials. CFQ  trays’ stackability optimises truck space and transportation, saving energy and costs, while  reducing CO2 emissions. More information on FEFCO.org.

Partnership in solutions

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In 2018, we saw a few wonderful expressions of our packaging in the media and on social media. We would like to share with you a beautiful article published at Christmas by Royal Mail, the UK’s largest post and parcel company, included extremely beautiful pictures of our post bags.

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Packaging solutions in the media

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