Blister Packs with Paperboard Backers and Plastic Backers

Many pharmacies have been using blister packaging for their products for so long. Still, they are utilizing the same packs for their products. However, many of them are looking for something unique and advance. Also, some new start-ups want innovative packaging for their products. When it comes to blister packaging, there are two primary types. Those are paperboard backers and plastic backers. While selecting packs for your items, you need to choose one between both of them.

However, before selecting the right one for your products, you should know which one is appropriate for you. Moreover, think from the environmental aspect as well. Ask the questions you have in your mind before purchasing. Answer yourself that you are buying the right one for nature and products.

Well, this article has designed to make your mind clear regarding the vital differences between paperboard backers and plastics backers. After this, you can decide and choose the best for your products.

What is Blister Packaging?

Blister packaging is like carded packs. These are small containers for medicines. Well, plastic is the primary ingredient in the making of these packaging. Moreover, they have used backers to make this plastic. In the second type, they use a kind of paperboard as well.

These are a classification of tamper-evident packaging. However, for the opening of the blister pack, you need to remove the whole backer or smaller sections. After that, you can see the product inside the container.

You can see the blister packs or plastic backers if they tamper. Thus, a person does not buy such a product having holes in it. A consumer can easily see holes in the front and backside of the packaging.

You might have seen blister packaging on batteries, pharmaceutical, candies, glue sticks, toothbrushes, and some other products

Blister Packs with Paperboard Backers

Some products are packed in paperboard backers. Some of them are glue sticks, candies, batteries covers, and other items. This packaging has graphics, product descriptions, features, prices, instructions, usage, safety elements, and other relevant information.

Almost every company wants to print on the packaging. Thus, the paperboard backers are appropriate for texts and graphics. You can add all the relevant information on the packaging. You do not need to add a separate label to it. The pack is more than enough to carry all the necessary information related to the product and company. Moreover, when it comes to environment-friendly nature, these are not suitable for decomposing. Also, the recycling process is almost impossible for paperboard backers or blister packaging.

Well, when the blister and plastic are separate, then both are recyclable. Otherwise, you cannot decompose them when both the ingredients are together. For the recycling process, you need to detach both the elements, then recycle them.

Blister Packs with Plastic Backers

Some of the blister packs have used plastic. Thus, these are plastic backers. The common products packed in these packaging are medicines, toothbrushes, sweets, and other small eatables. They usually have transparent features and you can see the product before buying them. Also, you can print all the related information on the back of the board. But, when it comes to the primary difference between paperboard backers and plastics backers, then it is a requirement of labels. Plastic backers usually need labels to exhibit information.

Also, recycling is difficult for plastic backers. They have the vital ingredient of plastic which is usually hard to decompose or recycle. When people throw the plastic blisters, they do not remove or separate the labels. Thus, everything becomes hard to recycle. Moreover, the entire package becomes contaminated and unable to decompose.