Amcor Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Amcor has joined the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), a consortium of companies seeking to improve the recyclability of healthcare plastic products and packaging. Amcor will support HPRC with expertise in packaging design for medical devices and applications in hospitals and other treatment settings, it reported in a news release. Amcor sees an opportunity for collaboration within the healthcare industry. “Patient safety and product protection will always come first in any medical packaging innovation, whilst at the same time Amcor strives to also protect our planet through the development of more sustainable packaging solutions,” Amcor Flexibles' Noemi Bertolino, product development director, told MD+DI. “Finding solutions requires a collaborative approach as there is no one-size-fits-all answer to this challenge, which is why Amcor is pleased to be working with the HPRC and their cross-value-chain members, including medical device manufacturers, to consider all aspects of the waste stream.” Amcor’s HPRC membership builds on its past work in promoting package recycling. In 2018 Amcor pledged to develop all of its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025, and in 2019 the company launched AmLite Ultra Recyclable suitable for recycling in existing polyolefin recycling streams. AmLite Ultra Recyclable can be used for medical packaging for applicati...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Packaging Source Type: news