Bio-based, fully degradable, low-carbon emission, recyclable... Global dairy green packaging innovation case inventory

Driven by consumption upgrades and the improvement of national health awareness, the total national dairy product demand (apparent consumption) will exceed 60 million tons for the first time in 2021, and China's per capita milk consumption will exceed 40 kilograms for the first time
.
Whether it is liquid milk, yogurt, cheese, etc.
, dairy products have become the most common food on the table
.

In the context of double carbon, while maintaining rapid growth in the dairy industry, how to better reduce carbon emissions and achieve green and low-carbon development has become a difficult problem for all dairy companies
.

Dairy products span the primary, secondary and tertiary industries and involve various links such as breeding, processing, circulation, and service.
As an important link in the industrial chain, packaging is an important carrier for direct communication between dairy product brands and consumers
.
At present, the world's leading dairy companies have joined hands with packaging material suppliers to explore green and low-carbon packaging solutions.
By continuously increasing the proportion of green packaging, they fulfill their corporate carbon reduction responsibilities and demonstrate their brand's environmental protection proposition
.

So, what are the current green packaging innovation cases for the dairy industry to learn from?

On World Environment Day 2021, Yili Jindian launched a plant-based dream cover product
.
It is understood that this is the first plant-based dream cover in China.
Some of the raw materials come from sugarcane.
The raw material for plastic opening is replaced from the original petroleum-based polyethylene to the plant-based polyethylene derived from sugarcane.
While maintaining the appearance and function , which can help reduce carbon footprint and reduce dependence on fossil resources
.

Case 2

Different from traditional packaging bags, a yogurt bag owned by a leading dairy company in China uses a new bio-based degradable material BOPLA , which has the characteristics of bio-based and controllable degradation .
Its raw materials are derived from starch extracted from plants.
Microbial fermentation and polymerization, the product can be completely degraded into water and carbon dioxide within 8 weeks
under certain conditions after use .
At the same time, BOPLA has the characteristics of good printing adaptability, multi - color printing , independent heat sealing into bags, high transparency , high brightness, good stiffness , etc.
Green packaging scheme .

Taiwanese food brand Yimei has launched a family-size dairy product in Tetra Rex Biomass packaging, which consists of cardboard and plant-based plastic
.
In addition to the renewable and traceable packaging raw materials, compared to ordinary milk beverage packaging, Tetra Pak's biomass packaging can reduce carbon emissions by 35%, and can achieve 100% recycling and reuse after use
.

Global food giant Danone Group decided a few years ago to switch 5% of its yogurt product packaging to bio-based polylactic acid materials
.
The first to use bio-based polylactic acid materials to replace traditional packaging materials is the "Ishihara Farm" brand organic yogurt produced by Danone Group's production bases in the United States and Germany.
This product uses PLA as a packaging material to replace the original HIPS
.