Side gusset pouch

Grounded's sustainable side gusset pouches, made from your choice of compostable Plantmade™ or recyclable Wastemade™ laminates. These high-barrier pouches protect your products from oxygen and moisture while minimizing environmental impact. Customize your pouches with your branding and enjoy a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to traditional packaging.

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Compostable or recyclable
Carbon reduction
Fully customisable

Minimum order quantity (MOQ)

Gravure printing: 10,000 units
Digital printing: 10,000 units

Custom features

Hang hole

Laser perforation

Rounded or square corners

Tear notch

Valve

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Side gusset pouch

Available materials

Plantmade

Compostable

Compostable laminate

Commercially compostable
Made from plants (up to 100%)
High barrier to oxygen and moisture

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Plantmade

Recyclable

Recyclable bio-based laminate

Made from plants (up to 70%)
Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
High barrier to oxygen and/or moisture

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Recyclable mono-material laminate

Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
High barrier to oxygen and moisture
Excellent transparency
Holds up to 10KG of product

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Wastemade

Recyclable

Recyclable post-consumer recycled (PCR) laminate

Made from recycled content (up to 85%)
Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
Excellent transparency

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Available materials

Plantmade

Compostable

Compostable laminate

Commercially compostable
Made from plants (up to 100%)
High barrier to oxygen and moisture

Plantmade

Compostable

Compostable laminate

Grounded's compostable Plantcell™ laminate is designed to be commercially composted. Made using a blend of materials derived from eucalyptus and cassava root. Available in high and low barrier options and is suitable for use across a number of different industry applications.

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Options

Kraft paper

Metalised film

Transparent film

White paper

Certifications

BPI

TUV Industrial Compost

ABA Industrial Compost

Print options

Gravure printing: 10,000 units
Digital printing: 5,000 units

Key features

Commercially compostable
Made from plants (up to 100%)
High barrier to oxygen and moisture

Food safe with a high barrier to oxygen and moisture
Excellent printability
BPI certified (Cert #10529761)

Sustainability data

Material Circularity Indicator

Scale of 0-100% with 100% being perfectly circular and 0% being perfectly linear.

100 %

Fossil fuel reduction

All calculations made based on 100 kg of material

589 kgCO₂

Carbon footprint

All calculations made based on 100 kg of material

2

LA to NY flights

Carbon emissions equivalent

Plantmade

Recyclable

Recyclable bio-based laminate

Made from plants (up to 70%)
Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
High barrier to oxygen and/or moisture

Plantmade

Recyclable

Recyclable bio-based laminate

Grounded's recyclable Sugarflex™ laminate is carbon negative and made from sugarcane. It is a fully recyclable mono-material and has similar functional characteristics to traditional plastics. It is available in high and low barrier and is suitable for use across a number of different industry applications.

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Options

Metalised film

Transparent film

White film

Certifications

How2Recycle

Print options

Gravure printing: 10,000 units
Digital printing: 5,000 units

Key features

Made from plants (up to 70%)
Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
High barrier to oxygen and/or moisture

Excellent transparency
OK Biobased certified
Holds up to 10KG of product

Sustainability data

Material Circularity Indicator

Scale of 0-100% with 100% being perfectly circular and 0% being perfectly linear.

70 %

Fossil fuel reduction

All calculations made based on 100 kg of material

57 kgCO₂

Carbon footprint

All calculations made based on 100 kg of material

0.2

LA to NY flights

Carbon emissions equivalent

Recyclable mono-material laminate

Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
High barrier to oxygen and moisture
Excellent transparency
Holds up to 10KG of product

Recyclable mono-material laminate

Grounded's recyclable PE laminate is a mono-material and can be recycled in either dedicated PE stream or soft plastics collections. It has similar performance and barrier properties to traditional plastics that are not recyclable and is suitable for use across a number of different industries.

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Options

Transparent film

White film

Certifications

How2Recycle

Print options

Gravure printing: 10,000 units
Digital printing: 5,000 units

Key features

Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
High barrier to oxygen and moisture
Excellent transparency

Holds up to 10KG of product
Significant carbon reduction
Close to price parity with plastic

Sustainability data

Material Circularity Indicator

Scale of 0-100% with 100% being perfectly circular and 0% being perfectly linear.

0 %

Fossil fuel reduction

All calculations made based on 100 kg of material

kgCO₂

Carbon footprint

All calculations made based on 100 kg of material

LA to NY flights

Carbon emissions equivalent

Wastemade

Recyclable

Recyclable post-consumer recycled (PCR) laminate

Made from recycled content (up to 85%)
Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
Excellent transparency

Wastemade

Recyclable

Recyclable post-consumer recycled (PCR) laminate

Our Wastemade™ RE:MONO laminate is made from up to 85% post-consumer recycled (PCR) material. The carbon footprint is approximately half that of conventional plastic made from virgin fossil fuels. Food safe with a high barrier to oxygen and moisture.

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Options

Metalised film

Transparent film

White film

Certifications

GRS (Global recycled standard)

How2Recycle

Print options

Gravure printing: 10,000 units
Digital printing: 5,000 units

Key features

Made from recycled content (up to 85%)
Recyclable in #4 stream (LDPE)
High barrier to oxygen and moisture

Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certified
Excellent transparency
Holds up to 10KG of product

Sustainability data

Material Circularity Indicator

Scale of 0-100% with 100% being perfectly circular and 0% being perfectly linear.

70 %

Fossil fuel reduction

All calculations made based on 100 kg of material

215 kgCO₂

Carbon footprint

All calculations made based on 100 kg of material

0.8

LA to NY flights

Carbon emissions equivalent

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