Melodea's New Solution for Plastic Pollution
Green-tech company Melodea, Ltd., producer of sustainable barrier coatings for packaging, launches VBseal™, its new sustainable packaging solution to cut back plastic waste in consumer-packaged goods. The green coating solution is resistant to water vapor, oil, aroma and has heat-sealing properties. To further these efforts, the company has opened a pilot plant and innovation center, allowing it to serve its customers as well as to demonstrate the new solution. The new site will also test out existing barrier coating products and produce coated reels and pouches at pilot scale. The amount of plastic used around the world—with most ending up in landfills—could almost double by 2050 unless urgent action is taken, according to a new study[1]. The report by the Back to Blue group warns that, without significant policy interventions, the amount of plastics consumed across the G20 nations will surpass 450 million tons per year by that date—nearly twice the most recently measured 2019 level of 261 million tons. According to the report, a global ban on unnecessary single-use plastic (SUP) items will be the most effective policy. In March 2022, 175 nations agreed to work together on a United Nations treaty to tackle plastic pollution, and it is expected to be in place by the end of 2024.