29 Mar 2022 --- Graphic Packaging International (GPI) has launched EnviroClip – a minimal material, paperboard carrier alternative to plastic rings and shrink film for standard beverage cans. The new GPI solution is made from a single ply of paperboard, produced using renewable fiber from sustainably managed forests. No adhesive or plastic laminations are utilized in the solution’s construction, asserts the company. “Our beverage clip portfolio uses virgin fiber, which is needed for the strength properties due to the grains being longer and stronger. GPI sources wood near the paper mills in the Southern US, which provides [environmental] sustainability benefits due to local sourcing,” Adriana Dale, senior marketing manager for Global Beverages & Machinery at GPI, tells PackagingInsights.“Some 60% to 70% of GPI’s wood supply is sourced from small family-owned tree farms, which supports local communities and provides a source of income for these families,” she adds.
