PACKPEDIA – The Encyclopedia of Packaging by UP

My Packaging

Where Do I Start?
What Is a Sachet?
What Is a Stick Pack?
What Is a Carton?
What Is a Flowpack?
What Is a Stand up Pouch?
What Is the Right Size?
What Is the Right Single Dose Packaging for Me?
How Do I Assess the Packaging Quality?

My Product

Packing Powders
Packing Liquids
Packing Tablets, Capsules & Similar
Special Applications
What is the Right Dosing System?
Feeding Systems – Powders
Feeding Systems – Liquids
Feeding Systems – Tablets & Pills

Packaging Equipment: Highlights

When Should I Buy a Vertical Packaging Machine?
How Do VFFS Machines Work?
What Is the Highest Output a VFFS Can Reach?
When Should I Buy a Complete Line?
How Do Cartoning Machines Work?
Horizontal Cartoner or Forming and Closing Machine?
How Do Premade Pouch Machines Work?
How Long Can Packaging Machines Work for?
How Much Do Packaging Machines Cost?
How Many Products Can I Pack on a Machine?
Can I Produce Many Formats on a Machine?

Packaging Production: Highlights

How to Calculate the Packaging Equipment Effectiveness?
How to Calculate the Equipment Efficiency?
How to Calculate the Weight Accuracy of the Bags?
How to Achieve the Best Production Results?
Is It Hard to Operate Packaging Equipment?

Choosing the Right Manufacturer

The Importance of Good Technical Advice
Experience
Builders vs Assemblers
Warehouse and Spare Parts Management
Sustainability
Local Service & Training Worldwide
Laboratory Analysis on request
R&D – Innovation
Clear Costs Over Time
Cutting Edge Monitoring

Pharmaceutical Industry Requirements

Validation, Certificates and Traceability
Control Systems
Serialization & Aggregation
Factory Management

Sustainable packaging

What is composting?
What is recycling?
What types of sustainable packaging should I go for?
Effects of the EU regulation on Packaging & Packaging waste
Biodegradable or Bio-based plastics?
What are the carbon footprint & LCA?
Biodegradable or Compostable?

Biodegradable or Bio-based plastics?

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In the packaging world it is rather common to hear the term bio-plastics.

Bio-plastics consist of both biodegradable and bio-based plastics. However, there is a key difference between what’s biodegradable and what’s bio-based.

  • Biodegradable refers to the disposal at the end of the plastic life.
  • Bio-Based refers to the plastics origin, the way they are sourced.

Not all bio-plastics are biodegradable, nor all bio-plastics are bio-based.

As you can see, some bioplastics are bio based (but not biodegradable).
Some bioplastics are biodegradable (but  fossil based).
Some bioplastics are bio based and biodegradable.

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