McLaren Packaging rolls out recyclable tubes to tackle waste

Packaging Solutions

McLaren Packaging has announced that it has developed an innovative range of recyclable presentation tubes for spirits. 

Most presentation tubes cannot be easily recycled even though they are made of two of the most widely recycled materials globally: metal and card. 

With the design and development stages now complete, several well known brands have adopted the new innovative packaging.

Sales and marketing director, Michael McLaren, said: ‘We have improved the pack recyclability by developing a range of eco friendly solutions for tubes of all shapes and sizes. For our shaped tubes, including square and truncated oval, we have introduced a vertical perforation, positioned discreetly on the side of the pack, allowing the paper body and metal base to be easily separated and recycled. We have a patent pending for this novel solution which ensures that the tube can be handled responsibly at end of life and have received approval from On Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) in the UK.

‘For the traditional round tube with a metal base, our eco design utilises a clever horizontal perforation at the rear of the tube, enabling consumers to effortlessly remove the metal base for recycling.

‘We have also developed a mono material tube with a paper base which can be disposed of without the need for separation. This tube contains no metal at all, so that the tube body can easily be put in the paper recycling bin. Both tubes use a high percentage of recycled content giving end of life paper fibres, which would have otherwise been wasted, additional life.’

By offering mono-material tubes or including a discreet line of perforations on the pack to separate the body from the base, the company has made it easy for disposal in domestic recycling bins. At the same time, the strength, structure and security of the packaging retains the same high standards that both brands and consumers have come to expect.

McLaren Packaging will be participating in London Packaging Week on the 11 and 12 September, where it will be exhibiting its innovative range of recyclable tubes.