3M’s paper-based product readily recycled.

 

3M’s Scotch brand sustainable alternative to plastic wrap has been recognised as a finalist in the 2022 Fast Company World Change Ideas awards.

 

Scotch Custom Lock, a bubble wrap made from 100 per cent recycled paper, was a finalist in the consumer products category.

 

Cushion Lock is a paper wrap that expands by 60 times its original volume when slight tension is applied as the paper is unrolled. The wrap tears by hand and its advanced self-locking technology readily fastens to itself, no scissors or tape needed to cut and secure.

 

Mark Copman, 3M president, stationery and office supplies division, said: "Cushion Lock is an innovative product that combines science, engineering and art to address sustainability in packaging and shipping materials. Plastic bubble is a US$175 million market in the US and the vast majority of the product is not recycled.”