Nu Agencies | Sustainability

Nu: Agencies puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do and invest time and resource into developing and providing environmentally friendly alternatives for traditional applications.

Gift, Loyalty and Membership Cards

Paperboard

We appreciated that for certain card applications there was also a move towards using paperboard as an alternative to plastic. Therefore, over the last two years we’ve been working with a small number of carefully selected partners to develop a paperboard range made specifically for the card industry. Galaxy, Solar and Saturn boards are all FSC® certified and 100% recyclable. Paperboard Cards — Nu Agencies

eCard (or Chalk as we sometimes refer to it!)

There has been a long-held industry wide ambition to reduce or remove PVC from the production of several types of cards such as gift and loyalty cards. Over the last five years we have worked in an exclusive partnership arrangement with a manufacturer in Taiwan to develop an alternative to PVC cards called eCard. Nu:eCard — Nu Agencies

Our mono card substrate is the result of that investment. Made from 60% chalk and 40% HDPE eCard has been designed to perform just like PVC from a card manufacturing perspective and, as importantly, retain the look, feel and durability of a traditional PVC card. Now available around the world exclusively from Nu: Agencies. PVC Card — Nu Agencies

Other substrates

We can also supply recycled PVC and PET G core and overlay products. PET G — Nu Agencies

Flexible Packaging

Whilst sustainability and the flexible packaging industry is a complex issue, we are committed to working with plastics manufacturers that are dedicating time and resource to innovation and sustainable alternatives. There is enormous traction behind trying to reduce plastic consumption and increase recyclability and we are working hard behind the scenes with our manufacturing partners to help enter new products to the market. BOPP — Nu Agencies

Flexible Plastic Films

Nu Agencies offer OPP & PET flexible film products with between 30-90% PCR (Post Consumer Recyclate) which conform with the recent change to UK plastic laws. Alongside PCR we are also able to offer a PIR (Post Industrial Recyclate) OPP from a number of our partners. PCR Films — Nu Agencies

UCO (Used Cooking Oil) film is an extremely innovative solution that we have been working behind the scenes with a particularly forward-thinking supplier.

Our current portfolio also includes a range of heat sealable paper products under the flexible packaging banner that offer uniquely high levels of OTR & WVTR barriers. Barrier Films — Nu Agencies

Correspondingly we can offer a range of barrier coated papers designed to help reduce the use of plastic films.