Amcor HealthCare™ AmSky™ Recycle Ready Blister Packaging System

Award: Silver Award—Sustainability 

Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles; amcor.com 

Description: Amcor’s AmSky™ Recycle Ready pharmaceutical blister package offers a sustainable alternative to a 50-year-old packaging technology that is one of the least sustainable consumer packages. Current blister packages use polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which is defined by the U.S. Plastics Pact and many other sustainability-oriented organizations as a “Problematic and Unnecessary Material.” In addition, current packages have a thick layer of aluminum foil welded to the PVC, exasperating any opportunity for recycling. AmSky™ is formulated using high-density polyethylene, one of the most recycled plastics in the world, and is designed to drop into existing blister packaging applications. It has APR Critical Guidance recognition.