Innovia Film’s NatureFlex™ Goes CarbonZero

WIGTON, CUMBRIA, England—Innovia Films has achieved CarbonZero status on its full range of NatureFlex™ coated biodegradable and compostable packaging films through the implementation of carbon-reduction schemes.

NatureFlex™ is one of the few packaging materials that has been tested to and complies with the specification required for soil, home composting and waste water applications at ambient temperatures, as well as for industrial composting. It has now built on its environmental credentials with its new CarbonZero status. Following a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on its NatureFlex products during 2007, which was conducted to allow the company to quantify the environmental impact of the product on a ‘cradle to gate’ basis; Innovia Films were able to determine the carbon footprint of coated NatureFlex biodegradable and compostable packaging films in 2008.