A manufacturer of compostable food packaging and a designer of shelf-life extending solutions have combined their respective technologies to create a barrier film that reduces plastic waste and carbon emissions while addressing the issue of global food waste.

TIPA combined its compostable packaging film for fruits and vegetables with Perfotec’s high precision laser technology (LMPT) to create packaging that extends the shelf life of foods and composts in soil at the end of its life.

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TIPA’s compostable film treated with Perfotec’s laser technology, which makes consistent holes or microperforations in the film, adapt the permeability of the packaging, thereby doubling the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. This is due, according to the developers, to the combination of the compostable films’ gas and moisture transmission rates. The film’s oxygen and carbon dioxide transmission rates and high moisture transmission rate combined with PerfoTec’s LMPT technology optimize the conditions of the food packaged in the film.

In addition to extending the life of food and subsequently preventing food waste, the film composts in soil without leaving behind microplastics or toxic residues — an issue that plagues traditional packaging.

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