Flexible Produce Packaging

Emerald Packaging, a major manufacturer of flexible eco-conscious bags for the fresh produce industry, has reported achieving a sustainability milestone by substituting over one million pounds of newly manufactured plastic with material sourced from consumer recycling streams in a single year.

Emerald Packaging is distinguished in the eco-friendly packaging sector by providing flexible plastic bags containing up to thirty percent recycled content. The company expedited its entry into the market by partnering with entities like "Idaho Package, Wada Farms, and Walmart to introduce the first 30 percent food contact PCR bag for the potato category." This project was said to have "pushed the limits of PCR [ post-consumer recycled], given the exacting standards potato bags must meet, like impact resistance."

Emerald Packaging's innovation is presented as a practical step toward establishing a more circular economy for plastic packaging within the food sector.

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