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Compostable coffee bags make North American debut

Two North American coffee roasting companies have launched fully compostable coffee bags to support their eco-friendly commitments.

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Two North American coffee roasting companies have launched fully compostable coffee bags to support their eco-friendly commitments. In Canada, Pistol & Burnes is using a three-layer, bottom-gusseted bag for whole bean coffee, while in the U.S., McCullagh Coffee has adopted a monolayer pillow pack for its short shelf-life ground coffee used in office coffee machines. Both bags use cellulose-based NatureFlex™ film from Innovia. The material is made from wood pulp sourced from managed plantations and has a renewable biobased content of 95% by weight of material.


The Pistol & Burnes application is a tri-layer structure of 35# paper laminated on both sides to NatureFlex NVS heat-sealable film, to provide barrier (inner) and scuff-resistance (outer). The bag is converted by Genpak, and is printed in four colors on a Fischer & Krecke flexo press from Bobst.


GenPak began collaborating with Innovia in 2011 to develop a compostable bag construction with sufficient deadfold and barrier properties, after Pistol & Burnes approached them about the feasibility of a compostable package for their Farmer First brand. “We recommended NatureFlex to Pistol & Burnes for several reasons,” explains GenPak development manager Bill Reilly. “First and foremost, the film performs well technically, having high barrier properties and good seal integrity that enhances shelf life, keeping oxygen out and aroma in—very important for coffee packaging. Secondly, it is perfectly aligned with the ethos of their Fair Trade, organic Farmer First brand.”

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