Accredo Packaging, Fresh-Lock produce stand-up pouch using more than 50 percent PCR

Sugar Land, Texas-based Accredo Packaging Inc., a subsidiary of the API Group that develops packaging for the food and consumer products markets, has collaborated with the Fresh-Lock team at Appleton, Wisconsin-based Presto Products, a business of Reynolds Consumer Products, to introduce a flexible stand-up pouch utilizing more than 50 percent postconsumer recycled content fit for food packaging throughout the package.

The new packaging combines Fresh-Lock’s Child-Guard slider technology and the AccredoFlex range of recycled content films, which the companies say results in an “unmatched” percentage of recycled content in both the film and the zipper closure. The packaging offers a child-resistant track containing at least 25 percent postconsumer recycled material while maintaining dependable protection and a recyclable child-safe closure.

“Collaboration is crucial in driving the circular economy forward, so we are thrilled to join forces with the Fresh-Lock team at Presto to introduce this flexible stand-up pouch,” says Jonathan Quinn, vice president of marketing and sustainability at API Group and Accredo Packaging. “The future of the circular economy hinges on incorporating recycled content and being able to do so across all consumer packaged goods markets.”

Todd Meussling, Fresh-Lock senior manager of market development, says the PCR component is critical if true circularity in packaging is going to work.

“Flexible packaging continues to make great strides in sustainability beyond just the source reduction benefits from rigids,” he adds. “We’re seeing the shift from multi-material structures to mono-material options that can be recycled or composted.”

The companies say the focus of their collaboration is to set a new standard for recycled content incorporation, embracing both safety and sustainability.