Aptar Food + Beverage’s SimpliCycle recyclable Valve was awarded the best CSR or sustainability initiative at the World Food Innovation Awards ceremony held virtually on YouTube 23 March 2021. Entrants were judged on categories such as - innovation, functionality, design, and product expression and represent excellence across every category of the global food industry.
Composed of a low-density material, SimpliCycle allows the valve to float, so it’s easily separated from the PET stream and ultimately recycled within the PP or PE olefin stream.
According to Susan DeGroot, director of Product Marketing, this award is one more reflection of Aptar’s commitment to using sustainable materials to create innovative solutions that help CPG brands achieve their goals while enabling consumers to establish a deeper connection to their preferred brands. “Aptar is an industry leader in connecting innovation and sustainability to drive packaging solutions,” says DeGroot. “SimpliCycle is one of the many ways Aptar is bringing sustainability to the forefront of packaging innovation.”
Aptar is aligned in numerous sustainability initiatives, including the Ellen McArthur New Plastics Economic Global Commitment and a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as part of its commitment to a more circular economy vision where plastic never becomes waste. Aptar’s dispensing solutions for the beauty, personal care, home care, food, and beverage markets will be 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. SimpliCycle TPE Valve offers recyclability while still maintaining the same advantages of Aptar’s standard and swimming silicone valves, including highly repeatable performance and slit versatility to fit a wide range of applications.
US-headquartered Aptar Group is a global leader in consumer dispensing, active packaging, and drug delivery solutions and services. The company uses insights, design, engineering, and science to create dosing, dispensing, and protective packaging technologies for the world’s leading brands – small marvels of sophisticated engineering and innovative design that make a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health, and homes of millions of people around the world.