V-Shapes, an innovative supplier of vertically integrated products and services for convenient, hygienic and sustainable single-dose packaging, and Tomra, a producer of customized sorting solutions, has confirmed V-Shapes’ single-dose sachets as being constructed of polypropylene and easily detected in the waste stream for proper sorting. The unique sachets are constructed with material from a variety of sources, including V-Shapes-developed materials as well as substrate provided by Sihl that is specifically designed for recyclability and ideal for use with digital inkjet printing. The result is V-Shapes recyclable material that is also compatible with Sihl Artysio recyclable functional flexible packaging films for aqueous inkjet printing, providing multiple choices for sachet configuration. Sihl not only offers a special coating that works with water-based inkjet inks, but also a multifunctional top film that, in addition to excellent printability with aqueous inkjet, also has great sealing properties to provide the best protection during the shelf life period with barrier properties matched to the product being filled.
In addition to the Tomra verification of detectability, the independent auditing company Interseroh has confirmed the excellent recyclability of the V-Shapes ‘Made for Recycling’ polypropylene packaging used to create V-Shapes sachets.
“At V-Shapes, we offer a wide range of substrate types for our single-dose sachets, depending on customer needs and the product type being filled,” said Jesper Gustavsson, business development and founding partner, of V-Shapes. “We are especially pleased to be able to offer our customers a recyclable polypropylene sachet based on materials recently developed by V-Shapes which have been shown to have excellent industrial recyclability by a number of certifying organizations, including most recently sorting verification by Tomra and certification of the Sihl media by Interseroh.”
V-Shapes sachets are a brand-new way to safely, affordably and sustainably deliver single-dose products, from hand sanitizer to honey and more that can be easily opened with only one hand. These recyclable single portion sachets can be printed on the top and/or bottom sides in multiple languages with customized brand messaging and use instructions. They represent a new and innovative way to distribute single-dose liquid and powdered products. Up to 98% of packaged product can easily be dispensed using just one hand, resulting in little product waste and no mess or spillage.
