A total of 435 packaging products from 41 countries competed for a WorldStar award. Like the submissions, the award winners were equally spread across the globe – including Greiner Packaging, which submitted not one, but two innovative packaging designs.
K3® r100: Self-separation for excellent recyclability
The cardboard-plastic cup was invented by Greiner Packaging over 40 years ago and has been in continuous development ever since. Its thin plastic cup, reduced carbon footprint, and intuitive tear tab make it both a particularly sustainable and visually appealing packaging choice.
The K3® r100 product innovation has made the impossible possible: The cardboard wrap and plastic packaging separate from each other without human intervention during the waste disposal process. This means that achieving a high recyclability rate (up to 98%) does not depend on proper separation by the end consumer – as with all previous K3® packaging: It happens completely independently. Customers such as the Austrian company Berglandmilch and the Swiss dairy Molkerei Forster already trust in self-separating K3® r100. 2023 Greiner Packaging received the Green Packaging Star Award for its innovation.
