SIEGBURG, Germany — Siegwerk, a leading provider of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, presented its newest development project as part of the recycling initiative of Werner & Mertz at this year’s international PLMA trade show, the “World of Private Label,” in Amsterdam. Together with the other partners of the recycling initiative — Mondi, Der Grüne Punkt, and ALPLA — Siegwerk used this trade show as a way to demonstrate the possibilities of a more effective recycling system and visualize mutual engagement in the development of sustainable and recyclable packaging solutions in more detail.
With its partners, Werner & Mertz pursues the goal of developing sustainable material cycles and using material sourced from the “recycling bin” to do so. “The only way to prevent plastic packaging from ending up as waste in the ocean is to recycle it in a high-quality manner after use,” explained Reinhard Schneider, Managing Owner of Werner & Mertz. At the PLMA, the partners showed the entire cycle of a PET and HDPE bottle made of recyclable material - from plastic waste collection in the recycling bin to recycled plastics processing to new packaging and finally to the product on the shelves.