Kotkamills, a manufacturer of fully recyclable food service board, is currently exploring the possibility of establishing its own sales office in the North America. The launch of production in the still growing North American food packaging market is also being explored.
Significant steps have been taken at the state and federal level to reduce plastic waste. However, letting go of the disposable culture is easier said than done because consumer habits also dictate the brands’ actions. On the other hand, consumer pressure is the catalyst behind advancing sustainability and reducing plastic. Big chains are now actively seeking more durable single-use solutions and recyclable alternatives.
Overall, the North American food packaging market is huge: the board cup market alone is more than 1,000,000 tonnes a year, i.e. quadruple the size of Europe’s.
Kotkamills food service board can be used to make various packaging for fast food, including containers for hamburgers and french fries, cups and straws.
Replacing plastic and plastic-coated single-use containers with fully recyclable alternatives is both ecologically and economically feasible. Recycling and recovering traditional plastic-coated single-use containers has been a challenge because removing the plastic coating is very difficult and expensive. The board and its fibres in the fully recyclable cups are easy to recycle.
