HOME SUSTAINABILITY PRODUCTS MARKETS & PROCESS PROCESSES MARPAK GREEN NEWS FAQ CONTACT Sustainability We take our responsibilities as a manufacturer very seriously. As such, we have a comprehensive structure to our sustainability approach. We are responsible for our people. We have a comprehensive company health and safety policy, protecting the health of our employees and optimising working conditions. We engage our employees in training and development. We take our environmental responsibilities very seriously. Not only do we offer a FOUR TIER SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVE to our customers, including Marpak Green but we also proactively offer down-gauging and weight reduction, which in turn protects natural resources and offers a direct reduction in CO2 emissions during production and further reductions during transport. We also offer life cycle assessments to our customers LEARN MORE Down-gauging – Reduction in plastics Marpak is committed to working with its customers in order to promote continued down-gauging. Our sales staff have the knowledge to be able to down-gauge a product successfully without putting the consumer at risk, maintaining the mechanical properties of the film whilst reducing its weight. We work closely with our suppliers, including major polymer producers. The close relationships we have built enable us to reach new levels of quality whilst offering down-gauging opportunities to our customers. “ MARPAK HAS A DEDICATED RESEARCH TEAM COMMITTED TO THE CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PRODUCTS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO DOWNGAUGE OUR MATERIAL WITHOUT COMPROMISING LOAD STABILITY.” LEARN MORE Chemical recycling - renewable feedstock We are to be able to offer the customer renewable feedstock. Currently, our suppliers are exploring this and can offer certain polymer grades LEARN MORE Mechanical recycling – recycled material The ability to offer our customers recycled material. We are able to offer our customers a closed loop economy, whereby we will collect our customers waste polythene and recycle it into an alternative product. We fully believe in reducing plastic and projecting a responsible business ethos towards the environment. LEARN MORE Bio-polymers – Marpak Green We offer our clients the possibility of environmentally sustainable polymer. This would include Marpak Green (Braskem). [See attached Green 1 diagram.] Marpak Extrusions is one of the first film producers in the UK to offer polythene packaging using Braskem’s revolutionary polymer, Green PE. The product, which has received acclaim and awards worldwide, is obtained from a renewable source, sugarcane ethanol. This initiative highlights our commitment to minimising the impact that supply chain activities have on the environment. Given our market leading status, introducing Green PE-based packaging into our product mix sends out a clear message of intent, which is indicative of the direction in which the company must move in the coming years LEARN MORE Marpak accountability Marpak is accountable for and committed to, where possible: Promoting the prudent use of natural resources and the minimisation of waste; Exploring opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle materials where appropriate; Assisting and supporting Marpak customers with sustainability issues through training, networking and meetings; Interacting with Environmental Management Companies, such as DEFRA, to help develop and keep current internal documentation and devise strategies to deal with key issues; Encouraging the use of sustainable transport for staff and customers involved in Marpak activities; Promote wellbeing to all Marpak staff; Supplier engagement, which is designed to support and develop the supply chain as part of an ongoing commitment to embedding sustainability in the procurement process. LEARN MORE Case Study We take our environmental responsibilities very seriously. Not only do we offer Marpak Green but we also proactively offer down-gauging and weight reduction, which in turn protects natural resources, and offers direct reduction in CO2 emissions during production and further reductions during transport. We also offer life cycle assessments to our customers. We helped a large packaging supplier make substantial cost savings through using Total’s advanced metallocene blend. This film is just as strong as the previously used material with the same mechanical properties, but thinner. By using this material we were able to down-gauge it’s film to 80mu and therefore make huge cost savings across all their sites. READ MORE ABOUT MARPAK GREEN Ready To Talk? Fill out our very quick form and we'll get in touch with you. Alternatively, you can just give us a call! CONTACT US Marpak Extrusions Ltd Marpak House 2 Westland Square Leeds LS11 5SS Tel: 0113 277 5518 Fax: 0113 270 8162 Site by Togo