Category: SPECIAL AWARD - Sustainability
Special Award: Silver Award
tissueWave is completely made of a fibre-based material. Fibre-based products are sustainable, as they are made from sustainably sourced, renewable und recyclable raw materials, and have a high end-of-life recycling rate.
Due to simple disposal without separation of the materials, tissueWave offers an advantage for society. In addition, since it is fully plastic-free, it is more environmentally friendly.
Based on a previous plastic based foam package with the dimensions 190 x 250 mm, the plastic part weighs 37 g. With an annual quantity of 100,000 packages sold, 3.7 tonnes of plastic are thus completely saved and 100 % replaced by cellulose.
According to the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control, the carbon footprint to produce polyurethane foam is 5.05 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per produced tonne material = 5050 kg/t while the carbon footprint for cardboard only amounts to 0.62 tCO2-equiv/t = 620 kg/t.* According to these facts, it means that the energy consumption of the inlay was reduced by 88 %.
*eew_infoblatt_co2_faktoren_2023.pdf (bafa.de)
Since the inlay naturally recovers itself, the packaging can withstand multiple loads which means it can be reused several times.
The packaging can be disposed in the paper bin without additional separation of the materials thanks to being a mono material packaging. In Europe, 82 % of all fibre-based packaging is recycled, which is the highest rate of any packaging material, making it a leader in circular economy! The value chain recycles as much in volume as all other packaging materials combined. Paper fibres from packaging were used 6.3 times on average in 2018. Several scientific studies show that paper fibres used in carton and cardboard packaging can be recycled 25 times or more while maintaining the quality of the packaging produced. This means packaging can be used, recycled and used again, all without losing its properties during the process.*
*FCP_Info_v5 (fibre-packaging.eu)