Will the dairy industry ever see compostable packaging? Guest blogger Gail Barnes says ‘yes.’ And it’s not that far off. 

A squeezable package reduces food waste, and because of its light weight, it reduces shipping costs. Have you ever looked to packing tape to lower your carbon footprint? Consider this product made for recycled corrugate cartons.

Explore ways to increase sustainable packaging for dairy products without sacrificing quality.

Packaging suppliers offer easy-to-open packages made of recyclable materials.

Besides producing recyclable cartons and wraps, dairy processors use compostable materials. Even edible packaging is possible.

Dairy processors look to light-weighting and recyclable materials for packaging milk, yogurt, ice cream and cheese.

 Tetra Pak’s LightCap 30 is a high-density polyethylene cap made from sugar cane.  

In 2012 alone, carton recycling expanded to nearly 8 million households. Tetra Pak is investing tens of millions of euros to promote consumer awareness and work with local municipalities in its drive to increase recycling rates around the world. 

While cost is the top factor driving the packaging industry today, sustainability concerns will dominate packaging industry work in 10 years in both Europe and North America, according to a recent study conducted by Packaging World magazine and DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. Consumers also care increasingly about the environment, and they expect the products they buy to be produced in an environmentally responsible way. Milk is no exception.