Greiner Packaging is responsible for the production of sustainable cups, while Borealis has agreed to supply the chemically recycled material required for the cups

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Emmi, Borealis and Greiner Packaging have collaborated to create chemically recycled PP coffee cups. (Credit: Borealis AG)

Swiss dairy firm Emmi has collaborated with Borealis and Greiner Packaging to create chemically recycled polypropylene (PP) ready to drink iced coffee cups.

The partnership will focus on the production of Emmi CAFFÈ LATTE drinking cups using chemically recycled PP.

Emmi CAFFÈ LATTE, a ready to drink iced coffee brand in Europe, has begun incorporating chemically recycled polypropylene into its packaging.

Emmi sustainable packaging leader Bendicht Zaugg said: “It takes joint efforts by food and packaging manufacturers to reduce waste and make measurable progress in the circular economy.”

Greiner Packaging is responsible for the production of sustainable cups, while Borealis has agreed to supply the chemically recycled material required for the cups.

Emmi, which is said to be Switzerland’s largest milk processor, aims to make all of its packaging 100% recyclable and implement various measures to boost circularity such as packaging that consists of up to 30% recyclate by 2027.

Emmi CAFFÈ LATTE brand will use around 100 tonnes of plastic based on the recycled material each year from next month.

According to Borealis, chemical recycling enables to restore plastic back to plastic creating recycled materials with a level of purity equivalent to fossil-fuel based PP and is safe for food and other demanding applications.

Emmi is using difficult to recycle feedstock to prevent plastic waste enter into landfills and avoid incineration.

The new technology to retrieve polypropylene is currently still in its early stages. Greiner Packaging and Borealis are working to increase the recovery of polypropylene.

Borealis consumer products marketing head Trevor Davis said: The chemically recycled polypropylene used in this new Emmi CAFFÈ LATTE cup is manufactured with Borealis portfolio of transformational chemical recycling solutions, giving polyolefin-based, post-consumer waste another life.

“It offers all-round benefits enabling the transition to a circular polyolefin industry whilst creating virgin quality plastic products.”