Mondi Creates Paper-Based High-Strength Packaging for Irish Farm Potatoes
Mondi, a global business in packaging and paper, has partnered with SILBO, a Polish producer of compostable packaging, to create a paper-based high-strength packaging for the Irish farm potato business Meade Farm Group. The innovative bags replace hard-to-recycle plastic with paper, a renewable resource enhanced with a bio-based coating and is certified as compostable.
Working closely for two years, SILBO, Meade and Mondi developed the Forest Stewardship Council®-certified bag using specialty kraft paper to ensure strength in handling while providing barrier properties to keep the produce fresh. The bag has multiple sustainability features: a corn starch-based netting for a small cut-out window, water-based ink, and Mondi’s biodegradable Sustainex® coating, which provides heat sealing and moisture barrier protection.