Quick Hits: Romaco Develops First Recyclable Packaging for Solid Drugs

Push Packs are made from recyclable polyolefin laminate and they’re the first unit dose packaging of their kind.

Nov 15, 2019

A recent in-PharmaTechnologist article noted a new first in the sustainable pharmaceutical packaging market. German processing equipment company Romaco and Finish packaging company Huhtamaki have collaborated to create the first ever recyclable unit dose packaging for solid drug products. The strips are called Push Packs, and they’re made with Huhtamaki’s foil, which has a recyclable rate of over 70%.

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