Recycling and environmental matters
Aseptic packages use fewer materials to manufacture, with less to dispose of after use.
The cartons can be recycled. They are checked for contamination and placed with water in a machine called a hydrapulper (similar to a large blender). In this machine, the cartons are broken up and the plastic and foil separates from the paper fibres. Paper is extracted and filtered to remove minor contaminants and can be use directly, without bleaching, to make high-quality recycled office and copy paper.
The residual mixture is fed into a large rotating drum with mesh on the exterior. Water passes through the mesh , leaving the plastic and foil to remain. As the rotating drum slope downwards, the plastic and foil continue to move along the drum until it falls into a pit, where it is collected, baled and finally discarded. The water is recovered and reused.
The Aseptic Packaging Council states that such packages 'use far less energy to manufacture, fill, ship and store products than virtually any comparable product.'
The cartons can be recycled. They are checked for contamination and placed with water in a machine called a hydrapulper (similar to a large blender). In this machine, the cartons are broken up and the plastic and foil separates from the paper fibres. Paper is extracted and filtered to remove minor contaminants and can be use directly, without bleaching, to make high-quality recycled office and copy paper.
The residual mixture is fed into a large rotating drum with mesh on the exterior. Water passes through the mesh , leaving the plastic and foil to remain. As the rotating drum slope downwards, the plastic and foil continue to move along the drum until it falls into a pit, where it is collected, baled and finally discarded. The water is recovered and reused.
The Aseptic Packaging Council states that such packages 'use far less energy to manufacture, fill, ship and store products than virtually any comparable product.'
A hydrapulper
The aseptic packaging cartons are recyclable. The Tetra Pack to the right is a carton made mainly from natural resources that can grow back.