PACT
is a communications campaign with vitality and purpose. It promises to
present - in a straightforward and authoritative manner - honest scientific,
provable facts about plastic films in the environment. By so doing, it aims
to correct any misinformation and misgivings there may be about a material which
not only makes a major contribution to the health and well-being of society,
but does so in a way which provides very positive benefits to the environment.
PACT promotes these
crucial environmental advantages:
- fitness for purpose
- plastic films offer the ability to protect and prevent food wastage and
provide convenience, variety, choice and economy, to the ultimate benefit
of the consumer
- resource efficient
- plastic films involve the minimum use of raw materials - (less than 2%
of the oil barrel) - and energy during manufacture, distribution, use and
disposal
- light weight - plastic
films can reduce distribution and transportation journeys and costs with
an associated reduction in damaging fuel emissions
- high-strength - plastic
films offer security and protection whilst providing product visibility
and high quality printed imaging
- minimal volume - plastic
films give a significant reduction in storage space and handling costs before,
during and after use. Plastic films are easy to compact as waste, eminently
recyclable and chemically stable in landfill
- minimisation - through
continuous technological improvements plastic films bring weight and gauge
reduction year on year and through the substitution of all other heavier
packaging materials
- versatile - plastic
films can be converted into an almost infinite variety of shapes, sizes,
configuration and closure methods
- safe -plastic films
will not easily fracture or injure the user
- marketable - plastic
films give enormous potential in presentation and promotion as well as allowing
essential product information
- cost-effective - efficient
high-output production processes conferring low unit cost advantages for
plastic films products
PACT
(Plastics Advisory Centre & Technology Trust)
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