Tetra Pak joins ISRI’s PSI chapter

The Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapter of the Washington-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) says Tetra Pak has joined as the chapter’s newest member. Tetra Pak, based in Sweden, is a global provider of packaging, including multimaterial aseptic cartons.

Tetra Pak packaging is designed to hold dairy products, juices and nectars, ice cream, cheese, fruits, vegetables and pet food. “Tetra Pak pioneered aseptic technology, which allows sensitive foods and beverages, such as dairy milk, to remain safe to drink for up to a year without the need for refrigeration or preservatives,” the association says.

PSI continues, “Tetra Pak is committed to driving sustainability and works actively with the recycling value chain in many countries around the world to promote the collection and recycling of cartons. In the United States and Canada, Tetra Pak is a founding member of the Carton Council, a trade organization dedicated to increasing the aseptic and gable-top carton recycling rate via collaborative efforts with various stakeholders in the recycling value chain.”

Late last year, Tetra Pak and the Carton Council released results of a survey showing 74 percent of respondents agreed that knowing a brand’s packaging is recyclable increases the likelihood they will purchase it over another, comparable product.

Tetra Pak says 75 percent of the average Tetra Pak carton is made from paperboard, 20 percent is polyethylene plastic and 5 percent is aluminum.