Renewable, versatile and eminently recyclable: It is not for nothing that cardboard is becoming increasingly popular as a green plastic alternative. As a material for boxes, bowls, cups and plates, cardboard has several advantages to offer. As a domestic and renewable raw material, cardboard significantly reduces your CO2 emissions. In addition, we at BioPak take special care to use natural raw materials from controlled sources: The FSC® certificate on our cartonboard products guarantees you that the raw materials come from forests managed in an environmentally, socially and economically responsible way - thus ruling out overexploitation and exploitation when purchasing.

Where take-away and catering used to rely on aluminium and plastic containers, sustainable boxes and trays made of cardboard are the obvious choice in today's everyday gastronomy. But the cost factor is also interesting for take-away providers; after all, recycled cardboard is relatively inexpensive to purchase.

In addition to the petroleum required, the high water consumption in plastic production also has a negative impact on the environment. In this respect, grass paper comes into question as a particularly efficient alternative to plastic. The production of one tonne of grass fibre pulp requires only two litres of drinking water. With little pollution, grass paper bags and trays can simply be disposed of in the waste paper.

In addition, the locally harvested grass comes from compensatory areas that do not compete with the enormous land requirements of animal feed production. Similar to FSC®-certified wood, there is no need to worry about forest clearance, land grabbing or other negative consequences when producing grass paper. Moreover, in the course of the purely mechanical production process, the grass fibre does not have to be chemically processed.

We know PET (polyethylene terephthalate) primarily as the classic material for plastic bottles (PET bottles). If the once-used plastic is reprocessed, we speak of rPET (recycled PET). Instead of simply ending up in the rubbish, the material is cleaned and shredded. With modern recycling processes, new plastic bottles and other containers can be made from 100 per cent recycled plastic. In this way, the plastic that was produced at great expense is not lost.

For the environment, the use of rPET is an enormous relief. Because compared to the production of new plastic containers, rPET production requires significantly less petroleum. Overall, the CO2 balance of rPET is up to 70 percent lower than that of new PET. After use, the recycled material can be returned to the normal recycling cycle.

When it comes to sustainable packaging, you can rely on our products. Certificates such as OK Compost Industrial, Seedling, OK Compost Home or the Home Compostable Label assure the compostability of our products - whether in the industrial plant or on the compost at home.

The FSC® certificate on our products guarantees the ecologically and socially responsible origin of our raw materials. Many products also meet the strict ecological requirements of the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.

Not convinced yet? You can find out more about the Duni philosophy, our materials and products in the sustainability section of our website.

We offset CO2 emissions by purchasing carbon credits to finance accredited environmental projects. In this way, we support Jiangxi Forest Conservation in China and the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve in Indonesia.