Functional packaging with reclosure: fight against food waste

In France, 10 million tons of food product are wasted per year. This waste is present at every steps of the food chain: production, processing, distribution and consumption. In the French homes, waste represents 29kg per person, per year the equivalent of one meal per week! Due to alarming numbers, the public authorities have set a goal: to reduce waste by 50% on the whole food chain by 2025. It is everyone’s responsibility to get involved and act together.

The packaging contributes to fight against food waste while protecting all of the products. However, when we talk about packaging, we talk about calibrated proportions and often above our needs. The waste then makes its appearance, when the consumer finds himself with a quantity of product higher than he heeds. Thanks to the easy opening and closing paper packaging, Etik Ouest fight against such waste.

This easy open paper packaging makes it possible to consume the products in several times while preserving their freshness and favour: no more stale or moldy foodstuffs going to the garbage! No more food waste!

What is the food waste definition? How to fight against the food waste? What are the advantages of functional packaging with reclosable label?

Food waste definition

Food waste is the loss of food meant to the human consumption during different steps of food chain. Consequently, the definition includes only food grade for human consumption lost during production, storage, transport, in stores or at the home of the consumer. However, food waste should not be confused with food waste, which is considered inedible. For example, fruit peels or eggshells are food waste and are not accounted for in food waste.

Fight against food waste

Food waste has been on the front page of newspapers for years. This topic has been highlighted by local associations, food banks, restaurants and, recently, many anti-waste applications. The most famous application who work in the good way is: Too Good To Go. It is present in 14 European countries with more than 25 million users. This anti-waste application offers to recover unsold product of the day from the collaborator shopkeeper (bakery, caterer and supermarket) at extremely attractive prices. In France, 12,5 million meal were saved from the trash in 2021. A good point for the planet!

Because there are no small gestures, everyone can contribute to limit waste by incorporating new habits such as obviously using anti-waste applications, planning meals, using leftover food, storing your fridge properly, freeze your dishes, choose food packaging adapted to your consumption and opt for resealable packaging.

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Examples: fight against food waste

The packaging, lever against waste

In the fight against food waste, packagings play an essential role and is at the crossroads of several major issues: insuring food safety and quality, bringing information to the consumer and minimizing environmental impacts.The packaging helps to protect products during the transportation and to keep flavor of products the longest time as possible. When the packaging is resealable, it allows to divide consumption: you open and use according to your rhythm! Since two decades, the packaging has reduced food waste. Today, packaging must be rational : not too big, not too small, it must be made of less plastic, and ideally constructed with virtuous materials like paper.

Zoom on the reseable packaging with an opening and closing paper packaging

The opening and closing paper packaging allows to avoid waste by offering the consumer to close the packaging between two uses. Thus, the content is protected in its original packaging and keeps its freshness longer.

Etik Ouest offers intuitive functional paper packaging that are easy for consumers to use.

Here are the advantages of the Etik Ouest opening and closing paper packaging, they offer:

To extended product preservation to reduce food waste
An additional packaging saving as the product is kept in its original packaging
An hygienic packaging due to our BRC GS certification
The security of the first opening with witnesses of burglary
Convenience for consumers due to intuitive systems
The possibility to suit different types of packaging: flow pack, doypack, quattro seal, tray, jar, double-folded flat-bottom pouch and X-folded sealed pouch

Functional paper packaging add value and multiple-use to your packaging for products such as cookies or dried fruits. They also allow you to differentiate and stand out from the competition: a great advantage!

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Etik Ouest manufactures and applies functional labels to your packaging films.

Functional paper packaging for trays: Up’n Box

For cardboard or plastic trays, Etik Ouest offers the functional paper packaging Up’n Box.

This opening and closing system is designed to allow the consumer to open the tray simply with his fingers and without additional tools.

The opening and closing paper packaging is placed on the top of the tray and, once opened, allows easy access to its contents.This makes it an ideal reclosable solution for a wide variety of products, such as mixed salads or soft cheeses, as it offers a securing reclosure that can be easily opened while the consumer wants a refill.

With Up’n Box, no more food waste! Another advantage: you don’t need a lid anymore! However, you drastically reduce the weight of your packaging and improve your environmental impact.

See the product description: Up’n Box

Up’n Box allows to consume food in several times, while preserving food freshness

Opening and closing labels for paper packaging:
Up’n Maxi Paper

The transition to pollute less and evolve to more ecological packaging is now underway for the most manufactures.
Etik Ouest is a company with strong environmental values, that’s why they have developed the patented solution on paper packaging: Up’n Maxi Paper.
This functional system can be applied to various forms of packaging: flow pack, doy pack and quattro seal and allows you to open and close your paper packaging without ever tearing it. Thanks to the Up’n Maxi Paper, your product has no risk of being contaminated: say goodbye to food waste!
The functional paper packaging called Up’n Maxi Paper is custom-made for sweets and salty snacks, rice, pasta…
It thus offers the paper bag a lot of development possibilities for new applications considerin eco-responsible packaging and recyclability of packaging.

See the product description: Up’n Maxi Paper