Europe’s packaging rules have moved. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is now in force, and it points the whole market in one direction: less single-use plastic, more material that can actually be recovered. For brands built on single-dose formats — sauces, condiments, dressings, spreads, samples — it’s a question worth acting on now.
The tension: convenience vs. plastic
Single-dose earns its place in food service: portion control, hygiene, no waste per serving, a clean on-the-go experience. The friction is the material — conventional single-dose is largely plastic, exactly what the regulation is steering the market away from. The answer isn’t to give up single-dose. It’s to rethink what it’s made of.
Where paper-based single-dose fits
Papersnap is a paper-based single-dose format: over 80% paper, under 5% plastic. It’s designed for the direction European packaging rules are heading — and, unlike a lot of “eco” claims, the substance is independently verified:
- Recyclable in the standard paper stream — Cyclos-HTP certified.
- Assessed as technically recyclable under the CEPI / 4evergreen protocol.
- FSC Chain of Custody: paper fibre from responsibly managed forests.
And the experience doesn’t change. One hand opens the pack — fold, press — and the product is dispensed precisely, where it’s needed. Packaging is the last gesture that delivers your product intact, and Papersnap keeps that gesture simple enough for everyone to open.
The pack is half the answer. The proof is the other half.
Moving on sustainability isn’t only about the pack — it’s about being able to show your work. With every Papersnap format you get more than the packaging: the composition data and the third-party recyclability assessments to support your own sustainability documentation.
You set the target. Papersnap gives you the pack and the proof to hit it.
What food-service brands can do now
- Map which of your formats rely most on single-use plastic.
- Identify products where a paper-based single-dose could substitute without changing the experience.
- Test with real volumes before committing — via co-packing, without capital investment.
Easy for people, sustainable for the planet. Ready to explore it for your product? Contact us.