Aseptic Container Recycling

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Aseptic container recycling. To establish the carton council an organization committed to limiting the number of cartons that become waste. Do not include these items in your recycling container. Aseptic processing has almost completely replaced in container sterilization of liquid foods including milk fruit. Aseptic containers generally consist of six to seven layers of paper aluminum and low density polyethylene plastic film.

Give cartons new life. In 2009 tetra pak joined together with other carton manufactures in the u s. Pinterest facebook twitter linkedin. I was a leader for whole foods market for over 2 decades.

Click here if carton recycling is not yet available in your area. Frozen food boxes such as butter boxes ice cream containers take out containers. 3300 airport road denton tx 76207 email. Buy beverages in bulk to reduce packaging waste or choose products sold in recyclable packaging.

As a last resort there are centers you can mail aseptic containers to for recycling. These go in the garbage. 470 000 tons of milk cartons or 0 2 of municipal solid waste msw by weight 60 000 tons of aseptic boxes or 0 03 of msw by weight. Get the full story.

Aseptic boxes are a combination of plastic metal and paper and milk and juice cartons also known as gable top containers contain a moisture barrier. Aseptic processing is a processing technique wherein commercially thermally sterilized liquid products typically food or pharmaceutical are packaged into previously sterilized containers under sterile conditions to produce shelf stable products that do not need refrigeration. Tetra pak packaged juices by tetra pak is licensed under cc2 0. Why recycle your cartons.

Polyethylene is used as a barrier on the inner and outer sides of aseptic packaging. Cartons are moving in on your shelf space. Aseptic boxes milk cartons msw facts. Specifically the soft light rectangular containers commonly associated with juice boxes aseptic cartons to the carton literati.

We re committed to sustainable carton recycling and work to promote and encourage more effective widespread recycling programs. The fibers are impregnated with moisture resistant. Several materials are layered together to provide the level of protection required for aseptic packaging standards including. These layers protect against moisture entering or exiting the container.