Tea is a beverage which donates many functional and health benefits to the consumer. So in deed tea is a wise choice. Nowadays more and more consumers have started to concern more on environment and sustainability. By the mean time, Harney & Sons tea company is introducing a new recyclable pouch for its loose tea products.

This pouch has been manufactured by Montreal, Canada-based TC Transcontinental Packaging, the pouch is a 100% recyclable multilayer barrier stand-up pouch and is the first ever to be launched in North America.

Harney & Sons were seeking for a solution which would assist company mission of giving back to the environment that grows the tea of the world.

TC Transcontinental Packaging collaborated with Dow and Charter NEX Films to develop a pouch for food that hits all notes: fully recycle ready for in-store drop off, EVOH barrier for product preservation, seal strength, and durability.

Fine loose tea packaging requires a multilayer, co-extruded package to protect the product’s natural oils / volatile compounds which provide tea leaves a smooth flavor, anyway most barrier films are not easily broken down and recycled. The new zip lock pouch uses an EVOH barrier, combined with Dow’s Retain resin technology to allow the multilayer film to be 100% recyclable.

“By promoting and supporting innovation in flexible packaging, we encourage more businesses to develop better eco-responsible solutions,” said Todd Addison, vice president, business development at TC Transcontinental Packaging.

“We salute Harney & Sons for driving this important sustainable initiative. Our collaboration was the perfect match as sustainability and innovation run deep in our organization, both in our operations and our partnerships. This shared core value and collaborative mindset fueled our sustainable design process and resulted in a product worthy of bearing the Harney & Sons name.”

Emeric Harney, Harney & Sons marketing director said: “Harney & Sons has always desired to use more friendly materials for our planet. Since 2006 we’ve been member of 1% for the Planet and our goal is to move towards more recyclable and compostable components in our packaging.”

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References

1.Original Post: https://www.teaandcoffee.net/news/21779/harney-sons-debuts-recyclable-pouch-from-tc-transcontinental/

2.Company website: https://www.harney.com/