Sustainability

Lightweight, Green, Compliant

Wherever your brand is on the path to more sustainable packaging, Sealstrip meets you there. From lightweighting film to mono-material substrates to lower-carbon adhesives, our resealable and easy open solutions help you hit your sustainability targets - without sacrificing the convenience your consumers expect.

LESS is MORE: Achieve sustainability targets without sacrificing convenience.

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New Whitepaper: “Sustainability That Pays: Lowering TCO with Lightweight, Resealable Packaging” available now upon request.

Sustainability Built In, at Every Stage

Reduce carbon footprint
Reduce energy needed in application
Reduce production and consumer waste
Increase brand impact
Complies with APR & PPWR

Sustainability Compliance: Meeting Global Standards

EPR - Extended Producer Responsibility programs- At Sealstrip, we're tracking these programs closely and building solutions specifically to help our customers stay ahead of them.

EU PPWR

Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation - our mono-material and lightweight solutions are designed to meet recyclability targets for European compliance.

APR Design® for Recyclability Guidelines

Convenience features built to be compatible with North American recovery systems. Learn more about EPR and packaging design here.

Sealstrip empowers brands to deliver packaging that is both consumer-friendly and environmentally responsible.

Lightweighting

Doing more with less. Sealstrip's systems are designed to reduce material use - cutting waste while improving line performance. Replacing a zipper is one of the best examples of Sealstrip's susainability advantages in action:

Lightweighting of packaging materials
Reduced packaging film
Reduced headspace on shelf
Less packaging per product
Fewer package failures
Enhanced consumer experience
Reduced downtime
Increased throughput by up to 30%

Lightweighting is an excellent strategy for reducing US EPR fees, while enabling package functionality and optimal consumer experience.

Our Substrates: Mono-Material Innovation

Sealstrip developed VerdeSeal^®, a sustainability-optimized mono-material substrate that can be applied across any product line without compromising efficiency. Its single-structure design combines the easy-open or resealable convenience consumers expect with packaging that's built for recyclability.

Reduced Environmental Impact

Single-material composition makes recycling easier, reducing landfill waste and supporting circular-economy principles.

Enhanced Recycling Rates

Simplified construction enables more efficient, cost-effective recycling and improved consumer participation.

Product Protection

Maintains barrier properties against moisture and contaminants, preserving shelf life.

Lower Production Costs

Streamlined manufacturing reduces complexity and expense versus multi-material alternatives.

Regulatory Compliance

Meets global regulations favoring recyclable materials, making it a compliant and appealing choice for future packaging standards.

verdeseal monomaterial VerdeSeal is available across Sealstrip's resealable product lines, including Peel&Seal, FreshPak, Sealstrip, and SealAcross - for applications spanning baked goods, refrigerated and frozen foods, snacks, candy, fresh produce, tortillas, shelf-stable foods, pet food, and personal care products.

Lower-Carbon Technology Case Study

Beyond the substrate, we're reducing the carbon impact of the adhesive technology itself. According to a third-party life cycle assessment conducted by TÜV Rheinland and critically reviewed by Sphera, Sealstrip's lower-carbon adhesive technology can deliver measurable, verified impact:

The study was based on 20,000 m² label production (0.031 BSI of product) and followed international standards for life cycle and eco-efficiency assessment (ISO 14040:2006, ISO 14044:2006, ISO 14045:2012).

Key Findings:

66% reduction in carbon footprint as compared to conventional adhesive technologies, the equivalent of planting 100,000+ trees per year!*

2,500 kg CO2-eq per 20,000 m² not placed into the atmosphere by using innovative cure technology…or plant 500 trees to be carbon neutral

400,000–40,000 tonnes of CO2 will not be emitted into the atmosphere based on the adhesive choice by Sealstrip Corporation

* based on quantity purchased

Start Your Sustainability Journey with Sealstrip

Request our latest whitepaper, “Sustainability That Pays: Lowering TCO with Lightweight, Resealable Packaging,” or talk to our team about how lightweighting, mono-material substrates, and lower-carbon adhesives can help you hit your targets.