Micarna SA wins Green Packaging Award

GREEN PACKAGING At the award ceremony for the 45th Swiss Packaging Competition on August 21, 2014, the majority of the jury voted for a "charcuterie packaging made of 60% less plastic" from Micarna SA as the most sustainable packaging.

Charcuterie packaging from Micarna SA won the Green Packaging Award.Packaging for charcuterie used to be made exclusively of plastic. Now, 80% FSC cardboard and only 20% plastic is used for the bottom tray of Micarna SA's charcuterie packaging. The top film remains transparent and therefore made of plastic. The new packaging is easier to open and looks good to boot. "This takes the next step - away from pure (non-renewable) plastic and towards a mix of (renewable) paper and plastic - a step towards (even) more sustainability," said the jury, explaining its decision to present the Green Packaging Award of easyFairs With the presentation of the sustainability award, easyFairs supports the efforts of many manufacturers to use environmentally friendly packaging materials and to demonstrate their environmentally conscious and resource-saving actions by certifying their packaging materials in accordance with the strict guidelines of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). For the 2014 competition, 27 companies applied with 47 entries.In addition to the winner of the easyFairs Green Packaging Awards 2014 Micarna SA, there were other winning trophies for innovative and forward-looking packaging solutions: CAFFE LATTESSO packaging from Innoprax AG (Convenience category), Polyfoil Tube with Cool Tip from Hoffmann Neopack AG (Design category), Safe made of corrugated cardboard from Model AG (Marketing category), First Opening Guarantee labels from Omnipack AG (Technology category) and ZETSlide 3 from rlc | packaging group (Design category). The 2014 Young Talent Award went to Katia Schweizer and Oliver Gaede from HAFL for their "Fresh+" candy packaging.