LINPAC to discuss food-saving innovations at AIP conference

Fresh food packaging manufacturer LINPAC is fighting food waste through packaging innovation.

LINPAC manufactures fully recyclable rPET rigid packaging for meat, fish and poultry in Australia, as well as supplying a range of packaging solutions for bakery, prepared and chilled foods and fruit and vegetables in conjunction with its global INFIA and barrier films businesses.

The company’s Rfresh Elite product uses a patented sealant on the tray flange to create a secure seal with the lidding film, removing the need for laminated PE base film.

LINPAC Director of Innovation Alan Davey is a keynote speaker at the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) 2016 National Conference in Melbourne, where he will discuss why packaging is a green technology, protecting and preserving food throughout the supply chain and therefore reducing food waste.

Davey, whose presentation will discuss the development of Rfresh Elite, said the sealant used in the trays can be removed in the hot wash processes typically used by plastics recyclers, which means a recycled tray will yield 100% clear PET. The trays are also manufactured from up to 95% post consumer recyclate in a bid to create a closed loop recycling process.

Alan Davey will be speaking on day one (1 June 2016) of the AIP National Conference.