Single PP, renewable, resealable cheese packaging launched in the Netherlands

Royal FrieslandCampina has launched a new fully renewable, resealable, lightweight cheese packaging as part of its 2025 Sustainability Pl.

With the new packaging, the company's European cheese packaging can achieve 30% less plast.

The innovation is another big step forward, following the company's earlier 20% reduction in plastic, which the Dutch company claims is the first such cheese packaging on the mark.

Patrick Van Baal, Director of Global Packaging Development at FrieslandCampina, said: “Resealable packaging protects cheese, prevents food waste and guarantees quali.

It is reported that most cheese packaging is made from a variety of plastic materials, which means they do not recycle we.

Earlier this year, the dairy company signed the Dutch government's Plastics Pact with 20 other organisations, pledging to achieve 100% recycling of packaging by 202 The company said the launch of its new product was an "important step" towards circular packagi.

In the next phase, the company is working on making packaging made from recycled materia.