Graphic Packaging International has launched paperboard-based sushi packaging. The new portfolio meets the “plastic-free” definition of the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD), alongside solutions containing no plastic lamination or less than 5% plastic. The new paperboard portfolio features clamshells, trays, pagoda-style designs, and boxes. All formats can be designed to be recyclable in European household waste streams, according to Graphic Packaging International. In the SUPD, different measures are applied to different products. The European Commission says that these measures are proportionate and tailored to get the most effective results, and they also take into account whether more sustainable alternatives are available.
