Goglio SpA | Best Packaging 2022

Mono-material pillow UP^®
pouch   responsible | sustainable

What it is. The pillow UP^® pouch created by Goglio’s R&D team is the evolved version of the pouch already successfully introduced on the market and applied to tomato preserves, to which the dispenser cap for liquid detergent products has been added. The plus of the pouch lies in the material with which it is made: the mono-material polyethylene in fact responds to the most current requirements of sustainability and the solution thus formulated is defined as “ready for recycling”.

Materials. Double laminate and dispensing cap in single-material polyethylene.

Product or target market. Non-food liquid products, particularly for detergents.

Design and/or communication. Shaped 2-liter flexible bag with handle and dispensing cap. It has a dual functionality, also cited by its name: it can be laid flat in boxes suitable for transport (like a “pillow pouch”) or it can be placed on a surface presenting itself as a “stand up” without the aid of a flat oval bottom.

Technology. A protective lacquer is applied to the outside to ensure that the printing and welding are well sealed, both aesthetically and functionally. This also allows the material to be processed industrially without difficulty, obtaining the best results.

Finally, the pouches are filled on the automatic lines of the GNova family, designed by the Group’s Machine Division.

Sustainability. The pillow UP^® solution is “ready for recycling”, made of mono-material polyethylene with a quantity of raw materials reduced to the minimum necessary according to the content. With the right measures, the packaging can also be reused in future applications. The flexible packaging by its very nature occupies a reduced volume when empty, with savings in logistics, and avoids product waste, since rolling the container on itself allows for complete emptying. At the moment of use it is also easy to handle and close to the needs of the consumer.