Sustainability

Recycling Solutions

Recyclability is a key criterion for a sustainable product. Developing smart end-of-life solutions helps make end products fully recyclable, which closes the loop. For packaging and labels applications, we have developed several solutions that improve or enable recycling, establishing product-specific recycling loops.

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Benefits of recycling

Keep valuable resources in the material cycle
Replace or complement fossil feedstock in production
Gain new environmentally-conscious customers

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Unlocking the full potential of recycling with adhesives

Eventually, the useful life of even the best plastic tray or paperboard label comes to an end. They are disposed of after use or consumption of the goods. Our adhesive raw materials give products recycling properties and biodegradability to impress customers with a sustainable ending for the products they use.

To explore specific solutions for your products, please get in touch with your BASF account manager.

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Cheese in plastic packaging tray on a wooden table with white bread and a glass of wine, set against a scenic mountain view in soft evening light

EU Regulations: How to make your packaging PPWReady

With the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the flexible packaging industry is undergoing major transformation, bringing both challenges and opportunities. In the shift toward fully recyclable laminated packaging, water-based adhesive solutions offer a fast track to safety and compliance - not just for today, but for the future.

Illustration comparing the life cycle of laminated packaging before and after the implementation of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The "before" side shows a linear process ending in disposal. The "after" side depicts a circular life cycle, where laminated packaging is collected, recycled, and reused, reflecting the goals of the PPWR to reduce waste and promote sustainability.

How to protect your license to operate: Tackling PAA in laminated packaging

What most people know: The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will require plastic packaging to be recyclable and to contain recycled materials by 2030. What few realize: Your packaging’s market viability could be at serious risk if harmful substances - such as primary aromatic amines (PAA) - are formed during the recycling process.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schiele reelected to 4evergreen alliance Steering Group

The 4evergreen industry alliance brings together leading companies from across the entire fibre-based packaging value chain. Their joint goal: to raise the overall recycling rate of this packaging type to 90% by 2030. BASF has been an active participant from the start.

Graphic with several green honeycomb elements displaying the text "Circular Economy", "Environment & Climate" and "Safety Regulations", with smaller elements displaying sustainability-related icons such as green footprints or the recycling icon

Sustainability meets Adhesives

Safe and sustainable chemicals are key to reducing emissions and enabling circularity. The adhesive industry needs to move quickly, due to a rising number of upcoming regulations emanating from the European Green Deal. BASF can help you navigate these dynamics – with its adhesive chemistry, application, and regulations expertise.

Film-to-film lamination: Recyclable paper trays by LEIPA and BASF

In cooperation with LEIPA Group, a specialist for paper and packaging solutions based on recycling, BASF has developed a new offering for flexible packaging of fresh food. The new recyclable paper tray presented at Interpack 2023 can replace purely plastic-based materials in flexible packaging.