Biodegradable film used to wrap tampons

One of the leading European producers of hygienic tampons TOSAMA has switched to using film which will biodegrade in waste water to wrap its tampons.

NatureFlex NE30, from Innovia Films, is one of a small number of packaging materials which meets the criteria of the Miti Test (ISO 14851) for ambient aqueous biodegradability.

Manufactured from wood pulp from managed plantations, NatureFlex will fully biodegrade in water in under 24 days*.

TOSAMA, which is based in Vir near Domžale, Slovenia, says its use of NatureFlex reflects consumer demand for more eco-friendly packaging. As the director of the company’s Logistic Centre, Gornik Franc explains: “One of the goals of TOSAMA is to move towards using only biodegradable packaging materials that are friendly to the environment.