Siliconised paper liners, which are waste products in the adhesive bonding process, were previously thermally recycled and could not be reused as new or equivalent products. Their standard dark brown colour and comparatively low volume in paper recycling not only made separate recycling of white recyclable glassine economically unviable, but also contaminated the quality of the recycled light-coloured pulp.
With new recyclable paper liners, Lohmann is making this possible in cooperation with UPM Specialty Papers. Through the LinerLoop, the white, siliconised paper liners are collected and reprocessed by selected recycling companies. As a result, two-thirds of liner systems at Lohmann, including 41% of the filmic liners, are said to be recyclable.
