A Material to Unlock Plastic-free Paper Packaging for Food

Lactips is a raw material producer specialised in a thermoplastic material based on casein (milk protein resulting from an excess of production). This material is the only one to be biodegradable in days (even in marine environment), and soluble in water.

The addition of a layer of this material to paper unlocks the use of a food packaging completely recyclable, home compostable and biodegradable in days in marine environment if thrown away (common for take-away food, notably on beaches, cities), therefore cutting a major plastic stream into the environment and seas.

This comes from the following unique properties: full biodegradability in nature (Lactips polymer is natural, bio-based), water-solubility at cold temperatures (Lactips material dissolves in current recycling centres, thus free the other layers of packaging that can be recycled), together with ink, gas, O2, fat barriers.

For the first time, reycled paper can be used in food packaging (through protection from inks).