Plastic pallet wrap has long been a staple in product packaging and warehousing. However, many businesses are now looking for more sustainable and cost-effective solutions.
In this blog, we cover the latest in pallet wrapping techniques and products, ensuring you have the best practices in place.
PIR and PCR Content
PIR and PCR stand for post-industrial recycled content and post-consumer recycled content. By using this recycled content in new products, we can reduce the amount of plastic being produced and sent to landfills.
At Primepac, we are proud to offer pallet wrapping products that feature post-industrial recycled content, including our Grip Film Eco, which is made with 30% post-industrial recycled content.
Automation and machine pallet wrapping
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent, many warehouses and distribution centres are starting to use it for pallet wrapping. AI is increasingly helpful for optimising palletising systems, continuously monitoring the process, making adjustments based on data, and predicting failures to minimise downtime.
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Renewable materials
Traditional plastic wraps are made from oil, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. To combat this, many manufacturers are looking for more renewable materials to use in their products instead.
For example, our Purewrap machine pallet wrap is made with sugarcane, removing 3.09 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere for every ton of polymer produced.
Sustainable pallet wrap NZ
If you’re looking for a new wrap for pallets in your warehouse, it’s time to choose a sustainable option. Fortunately, that doesn’t mean you have to spend more. Primepac offers a wide range of sustainable wraps such as Grip Eco, or Purewrap.
Ultiwrap
Ultiwrap is a thin, multi-layer film technology, that allows you to significantly reduce your plastic usage. This stretch wrap not only saves costs but also reduces the amount of packaging waste in your operations.
The increased puncture resistance and multi-layer technology of Ultiwrap means it can be stretched much further, wrapping almost twice as many pallets when compared to traditional pallet wraps. This also reduces the amount of time spent rethreading your wrapping machine when underperforming wrap breaks, affecting downtime.
Ultiwrap is not only more cost-effective, but it’s also 100% recyclable.
Key features of our Ultiwrap pallet wrap include:
- Improved resin technology.
- Increased film stretch, with increased load containment.
- Better puncture resistance.
- Multi-layer nanotechnology.
- 100% recyclable.
Grip Film Eco
Our Grip Film Eco is a sustainable pallet wrap — the perfect blend of sustainability and performance. This film is a hybrid of our best-selling Grip Film, now made with 30% post-industrial recycled content (PIR).
Grip Film Eco has self-gripping properties, eliminating the need for extra securing during the wrapping process. It’s also lightweight, user-friendly, and puncture-resistant, providing excellent protection, reinforced edging, and air-cushioned winding.
With our grip applicator, applying Grip Film Eco is effortless. The low-tension application reduces operator fatigue, minimises accidents, and ensures safety, allowing your workers to save time and effort.
Manufactured in a carbon-neutral facility, Grip Film Eco reduces your carbon footprint. With 30% recycled content and 100% recyclability, the film can also be repurposed to minimise waste.
Key features of our Grip Film Eco pallet wrap include:
- Made with 30% PIR content
- 100% recyclable
- Carbon-neutral manufacturing process
- Available as hand pallet wrap with our grip applicator.
Learn more about Grip Film Eco ›
Purewrap
Purewrap is made from sustainably grown sugarcane, which is a major step forward in plastic production. Unlike traditional plastics, sugarcane replenishes the environment as it grows. The process of turning this sugarcane into raw materials removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it produces!
Key features of our Purewrap pallet wrap include:
- As effective as traditional pallet wraps
- Fully recyclable
- Carbon negative
- Produced from renewable sugarcane crops
- Available as hand pallet wrap and machine wrap
Learn more about Purewrap here ›
Use our Pallet Wrap Calculator
To calculate the cost of wrap per pallet, use our online calculator tool! Simply enter the roll and load specifications into the calculator now.
