Recyclable Lidding Film – Esterseal

FFP have developed a recyclable lidding film called Esterseal. This is a major development in sustainable packaging, providing a resealable PET lidding film that has been designed to be used with a PET tray to produce the first resealable pack in the UK to be classified as ‘Recycle’ by OPRL and can be collected in its entirety through the existing waste collection system.

Esterseal recyclable lidding film is manufactured at our Northamptonshire site and was developed to offer an immediate packaging solution that utilises current resources and can be interchangeable with current packaging formats.

Currently, the majority of local authorities in the UK do not collect flexible films at kerbside, therefore any packs with a film lid require the consumer to remove the lid prior to recycling the tray and dispose of it in their general waste, which is then sent to landfill or for incineration. The Esterseal lidding film is not detached from the tray, allowing the consumer to put the entire pack into their pots, tubs and trays kerbside waste stream, ensuring zero lidding film waste needs to be sent to landfill. It will run easily on existing lines without impacting on manufacturing speeds and is cost neutral compared to existing reclose solutions.