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ACTEGA

Material Savings With Thinner Crown Corks – ACTEGA DS GmbH, based in Bremen, belongs to ALTANA AG and primarily produces seals for food and beverage packaging – from jam jars to beer bottles. ACTEGA’s innovative sealants enable thinner crown caps. A hermetic closure keeps the carbon dioxide in check. The starting point for this was discussions with closure manufacturers, bottlers, and[...]

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Zero economy meal tray

Packaging Concept For Flight Catering – As part of the research project “Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse. Rethink.” PriestmanGoode, developed solutions for the waste generated by air travel – as much as 5.7 million tons of cabin waste per year. The results of the agency, which specializes in the transport sector, were presented in 2019. The solutions developed focus on in-flight[...]

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Zero Takeaway Packaging

Takeaway concept – London-based design studio PriestmanGoode‘s new concepts show how it is possible to reduce the huge amounts of plastic packaging used in takeaway food deliveries. The project is the latest in a series of concepts the studio has developed to show how design thinking can help address some of the big problems of everyday life[...]

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UnPlastic

Compostable Packaging From Beer Production Residues – Outlander Materials has developed plastic-free packaging from brewery surplus that is edible and compostable. By using food industry scraps, Outlander Materials does not rely on virgin materials, making UnPlastic an extremely environmentally friendly product. UnPlastic is designed as an alternative to single-use plastic, for example, disposable packaging for convenience items such as cookies and[...]

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Boardio

Flexible Recyclable Cardboard Container – Boardio is a cartonboard-based, cost-efficient packaging solution with customized low to high barrier protection. Designed for recyclability with a high percentage of renewable board, the packaging is suitable for a variety of products such as dry mixes, coffee, snacks, confectionery and more. The packaging scores with its eye-catching shape and offers the option of[...]

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Paptic Gavia

Plant Based Packaging – Paptic Gavia is a strong, durable and flexible material that can run on converting lines currently using polymer films. Switching from fossil-based packaging material to a fiber-based Paptic Gavia does not require investment in new machinery. Paptic Gavia is made of wood from sustainably managed forests and is also available in FSC on request.[...]

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Trebodur

Secondary Packaging From Spent Grains – TREBODUR is produced exclusively from spent grains, a waste product of beer production. The proteins contained bind the brewing residues to form a homogeneous woody material. Therefore, it is ideal for short-lived products, such as disposable packaging, which can be composted very well (even in home composting systems). The proteins contained in the residues[...]

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LitePac Top

Paper Secondary Packaging For Beverage Multipacks – The globally patented LitePac Top carton carrier from Krones AG eliminates the need for the shrink film that was previously used for beverage packaging, thus avoiding unnecessary plastic pack after pack. The innovation developed together with Karl Knauer KG can revolutionize secondary packaging in the beverage segment and make an important contribution to reducing[...]

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Green Grip

Compostable Cardboard Can Holder – The British brewery Heineken is replacing their plastic ring can packaging with a recyclable and compostable cardboard tray. This saves the company over 500 tons of plastic. This corresponds to 94 million plastic bags. The aim is to use Green Grips on all of the company’s beer and cider products. Product Name: Green GripManufacturer:[...]

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CHAMU Tea packaging

Packaging Made From By-Products of Tea Cultivation – The CHAMU material innovation was developed at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, in the tea country of Japan. The name of the newly developed material already hints at both the basic material and its future purpose, as CHAMU is made up of the Chinese phonetic spelling for tea and wood. The stalks, which are a[...]

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Arekapak

Outer packaging from palm leaves – On a study trip to India, Arekapak’s founders experienced firsthand the environmental impact of the packaging industry – huge piles of garbage mar the country’s beauty. Thus, the urge arose to counteract this deplorable state of affairs with fully circular packaging, while at the same time strengthening the local economy. The first prototypes were[...]

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Noise packaging

Environmentally Friendly Food Packaging – For over 40 years Rausch has been supplying its customers with food, service, sales and transport packaging. The traditional company moves with the times and has a particularly sustainable solution and the necessary consulting services ready for every application. Particularly in the area of food packaging, the company scores with know-how and a wide[...]

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