Cascades develops recycled polyfilm toilet tissue packaging

Cascades, a global packaging company based in Kingsey Falls, Quebec, has launched 100-percent-recycled plastic packaging that is also recyclable for its Cascades Fluff & Tuff toilet tissue line. The company is incorporating a recycled polyfilm for the Canadian toilet tissue brand’s packaging.

An independent firm conducted a life cycle analysis on Cascades’ polyfilm packaging, confirming that the option containing 100-percent-recycled resins reduced the impact of climate change by 76 percent compared with its virgin resin equivalent. According to a news release from Cascades, deployment of this new packaging will be completed by the end of the year.

“We had to find a packaging solution that would meet the environmental standards of Cascades products. In addition to being 100 percent or partially made of recycled fibers, with 4.5 times less water and 2.4 times less energy than the average in the North American paper industry, our products hold the industry’s most stringent recognized environmental certifications (UL-Ecologo, FSC)," says François David, vice-president, sales, marketing and innovation at Cascades Tissue Group. "It was only natural that this packaging should be eco-responsible as well. We are very proud to be the first company to develop a recycled polyfilm that is as effective as its virgin equivalent and that will certainly become an example to follow in the industry,”