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NATURAL AND ORGANIC THE BEST IN A SUSTAINABLE AND RECYCLABLE JACKET

BIOFOOD, part of BF®Petfood, is the first pet food company in the BeNeLux and one of the first pet food companies in Europe, of natural and organic pet food for dogs and cats with recyclable plastic packaging (March 2020).

Dutch top-quality, natural and organic pet food products, recyclable packaging, sustainable, local production and a small ecological footprint.

As demand for reducing plastic packaging increases, consumers are seeking more sustainable and recyclable solutions and attractive packaging to better differentiate pet food. Read: Three-quarters of the world's population wants a ban on single-use plastics, and one in three consumers is willing to pay more for sustainable packaging.

The EU Plastics Strategy published a goal for 100% of plastic packaging to be reused, recycled or composted by 2030, and many companies from producers to brand owners pledged their support to work towards this goal.

The PPWR stands for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. This EU legislation will replace the EU Packaging Directive. More information can be found here.

At the end of 2008, the European Union (EU) introduced Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, which stipulates that by 2020, 50% of municipal waste and 70% of construction and demolition waste must be reused or recycled. The average recycling rate in the EU was 39% in 2013, rising to 45% in 2015. However, the fact that a significant amount of raw materials is collected does not mean that a large portion of the raw materials used originate from recycling. In 2016, only 12% of the raw materials used by EU industry came from recycling. The way our waste is currently collected and processed is largely focused on recycling the materials. The Dutch recycle only 54 percent of their recyclable waste, with uncertainty about the recyclability of packaging being one of the main reasons.

The revised guidelines raise the bar for recycling municipal and packaging waste, while further reducing landfilling of municipal waste. Food waste must be halved by 2030, and hazardous waste and biowaste from households will have to be collected separately.

UPDATE Dec. 2022: The European Commission has presented the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The main objective of this regulation is to reduce packaging waste per Member State per capita by 15% by 2040 compared to 2018 levels.

The proposal has 3 objectives:

1. Preventing packaging waste by reducing its volume, limiting unnecessary packaging, and promoting reusable and refillable packaging solutions.
2. High-quality recycling. All packaging on the EU market must be fully recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030. To achieve this, design criteria for packaging are being introduced.
3. Reduce the need for primary natural resources and establish a well-functioning market for secondary raw materials. The use of recycled plastics in packaging will be increased through binding targets. More information can be found here.

Recycling uses waste materials to create something new. Recyclable waste saves resources. Because recycling creates new raw materials, these materials don't need to be produced again. Take paper recycling, for example. By turning old paper into new paper, no trees need to be cut down. Plastic recycling doesn't require the use of additional petroleum.

Save money
By separating your waste and disposing of recyclables separately (e.g., paper and plastic/metal cartons), you reduce the amount of residual waste. Residual waste is the most expensive waste stream to collect. In addition, you can often dispose of other (recyclable) waste streams for free. The smaller you can keep your residual waste stream, the better.

Greenhouse
More energy is needed to produce new products than to recycle them. Therefore, extensive recycling is better for the greenhouse effect.

However, some waste streams are more recyclable than others. Generally, textiles, glass, paper, and plastic are highly recyclable.

BF®Petfood “No waste” packaging
When the Frisian company BIOFOOD Diervoeding BV was founded on September 27, 1989, and has been known for several years as BF®Petfood, then-director Wiebe Bijlsma focused on natural ingredients, based on the principle of "respect for animals, nature, and the environment." This was a visionary move. Increasingly, dog and/or cat owners are choosing natural and organic products from BF®Petfood due to a growing awareness of animals and the environment, along with a good price-quality ratio. The transition to recyclable sustainable 'no waste' packaging , since March 2020 , so it is a “natural” step for our natural and organic products for dogs and cats. This makes BF®Petfood the first pet food company in the Netherlands and the BeNeLux to offer natural and organic pet food with recyclable packaging.

Our new sustainable “No waste” packaging is made of mono material that is recyclable. This sustainable “No waste” tin, plastic and cardboard packaging can therefore be included with the collected tin, plastic and/or paper waste.

What where?
Most municipalities collect plastic, metal packaging (tins), and drink cartons separately for recycling. Some municipalities also allow you to dispose of these items with the residual waste. This is called post-separation: the residual waste then goes to a facility that sorts plastic, tins, and drink cartons from the other waste. Not sure how your municipality is organized? Check your municipality's website. More information here. You can find information about the various waste streams here find more information.

If separate collection is not possible in your municipality, our tin and pet food (LDPE plastic) packaging can be disposed of with residual waste and will be post-separation of recyclable and non-recyclable material, place via ultramodern sorting machines in your municipality . Our new FSC-certified folding cardboard packaging (chocolates and tablets) can be recycled with the paper and cardboard waste streams and are separated and collected separately in each municipality.

Note! Many pet food bags are made of multiple types of plastic, or appear to be made entirely of paper but contain plastic*. Both of these options are difficult or impossible to recycle and end up in the residual waste. They are not reused but incinerated (causing CO2 emissions) and are therefore not sustainable. * Bioplastic, made from renewable plant-based resources, appears to be a more sustainable and compostable solution. However, there are quite a few caveats (e.g., agricultural land use, water usage, fertilizers, pesticides, composting machines, etc.) that led us to decide against it at the time.

Recyclable
When is something recyclable? In short: if it's made from mono-materials and/or if it's collected separately.

Our new BF®Petfood packaging in tin, plastic, and folding carton is recyclable. Tin and plastic can be disposed of with PMD waste (plastic, metal, and beverage cartons). Folding carton can be disposed of with (waste) paper.

If this is not possible in your municipality, our tin and plastic (LDPE plastic) packaging can be disposed of with residual waste, and post-separation of recyclable and non-recyclable material will take place using ultra-modern sorting machines in your municipality.

Plastic waste
Plastic (or synthetics) is a collective term for many types of plastic. The material is not a natural but a man-made product (often made from petroleum) that was invented in the early 1900s. Although a considerable amount of plastic is collected, only a small portion of new plastic comes from recycling. Of the 2,000 kilotons of plastic consumed annually in the Netherlands, only about 280 kilotons comes from recycling, while 1,700 kilotons consists of new fossil-based plastics. This means that only 16% of all discarded plastics are re-entered the market as plastic.

If plastic isn't separated from residual waste, it's incinerated. Since a large portion of plastics is toxic, incineration is harmful to the environment. Furthermore, all plastics made from petroleum are not biodegradable. However, the advantage is that certain types of plastic are easy and easy to recycle. However, plastic can only be recycled if it's collected separately from residual waste. Because oil is a fossil fuel that is running out, more and more plastics are being made from natural polymers, such as polymers from potatoes. The advantage is that plastic is biodegradable. Unfortunately, that plastic isn't suitable for everything.

Pet food bags
Many pet food bags are made of one or more types of plastic, or appear to be made entirely of paper but contain plastic due to its grease barrier. Both of these options are not recyclable and therefore end up in the residual waste. BF®Petfood has sought a sustainable solution and is one of the few pet food manufacturers in Europe to use special LDPE material for its new "No Waste" packaging.

LDPE film is highly reusable as a raw material. It is an oil-containing material that is highly recyclable. After the LDPE film is collected, waste processors sort it. The film is then washed and ground. The final product is granulated material for the plastics industry. Our organic wet food pouches are made of C/LDPE material, which is recyclable.

LDPE is used for bottles, packaging film, bags, plasters, plastic bags, the inside of cardboard milk cartons, and computer parts such as hard drives.

SPI resin identification code system
The SPI resin identification code system is a series of recognizable symbols used to identify the polymer type of plastic. The code system was developed in 1988 by the SPI, which stands for the Society of the Plastics Industry. The main purpose of the code series is to efficiently separate different polymers for the most effective recycling process possible. The code system consists of the following codes (see image).

Cardboard
The BF®Petfood folding carton packaging (candies and tablets) with FSC certification can be recycled separately with the paper and cardboard recycling bins in each municipality. The FSC system ensures that the world's forests can be preserved through responsible forest management. Responsible forest management involves protecting the habitats of plants and animals and respecting the rights of local communities and forest workers. It also involves harvesting timber and earning money while preserving the forest. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international organization committed to the conservation and responsible management of forests worldwide.

Deforestation accounts for 15% of global CO2 emissions annually and therefore plays a major role in climate change. Furthermore, 80% of all animals worldwide depend on forests, as do millions of people who live or work in them.

Forests are vital to our planet! The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) strives to preserve them by establishing protected areas. However, wood is also a sustainable resource, provided it is sourced responsibly. With its unique approach of equal representation for ecological, social, and economic interests, the FSC certification system is the best way for the WWF to manage forests responsibly and thus utilize wood as a raw material. If you buy wood, paper, or cardboard with this certification, you're in good hands!

Look
BF®Petfood tin packaging is highly recyclable. In many municipalities, you can dispose of metal packaging (beer and soft drink cans, soup cans, aluminum trays) along with plastic. Metal packaging from households ends up in two material streams: residual waste and PMD (plastic, metal packaging, and beverage cartons). Commercial metal packaging is often reused multiple times before ending up in a metal, PMD, or residual stream. The metal packaging is incinerated with the residual waste. However, metal doesn't burn. Therefore, waste companies can filter it from the ash: steel with magnets and aluminum with eddy current separators. The raw material, scrap, is then melted down in blast furnaces and given a new purpose. Because metal packaging is so easy to sort, this type of material can be recycled to a high degree (95%) and an infinite number of times.

Stickers
The BF®Petfood stickers used are either paper, like those used for rawhide chews. Alternatively, the labels match the packaging (bottles or jars, both PET 1 packaging), ensuring the correct product combination can be collected separately. Alternatively, your municipality's ultra-modern sorting machine can ensure the packaging can be recycled via post-separation.

Within the company, we implement a sustainability policy that aligns with our natural and organic products for dogs and cats. This includes the special collection and reuse of cardboard and plastic, and the provision and use of paper carrier bags for retail and dog and cat club events.

In addition to the benefits of our natural and organic BF®Petfood products for dogs and cats, such as Dutch quality, tasteful, pure, honest and healthy and no chemical additives, sustainable and recyclable packaging underscores…..……

BF®Petfood, better for nature, animals and the environment.

More information:

Waste separation guide:
https://www.afvalscheidingswijzer.nl/

Tin and other metal:
https://www.milieucentraal.nl/minder-afval/welk-afval-waar/blikken-en-ander-metaal/

FSC certification:
http://www.fsc.nl/nl-nl/fsc/waarom-fsc
Waste Fund Packaging: https://afvalfondsverpakkingen.nl/