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SustainaPouch

Compostable
sous vide bags – Vacuum bags are a food packaging with many advantages. For hygienic storage of food, vacuum sealing is an excellent method. Gentle cooking of food directly in the bag, which is placed in hot water for a longer period of time for this purpose (sous-vide cooking), has also become indispensable in modern kitchens and is[...]

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FibreForm® paper

3D moldable fiber paper – Impressive embossing effects are made possible by FibreForm® fiber papers – up to 10 times deeper than normal paper! This not only provides exceptional visual and tactile design experiences, but also offers sustainability benefits. With the help of the manufacturer’s innovative processes, it is possible, for example, to realize tray packaging made entirely of[...]

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Natural Packaging for Natural Products

Vegetables as packaging – While all over the world new materials are being developed to replace plastic packaging in the fight against environmental pollution, the Uzbek agency Synthesis creative lab has gone its own way – and taken inspiration from the country’s history. For centuries, hollowed-out, dried fruits of the langeria, a plant of the cucurbit family, have[...]

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MM Board & Paper

Packaging solutions made of cardboard & paper – MM Board & Paper GmbH is one of the world’s largest producers of coated recycled fiber based cartonboard with a growing position in the virgin fiber based cartonboard and white coated recycled interlining segment. At seven European sites with an annual capacity of over 1.7 million tons, MM Board & Paper produces a comprehensive[...]

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Mycelium Packaging

Packaging
from mushrooms – GROWN bio grows environmentally friendly material from mycelium and local agricultural waste streams. Mycelium is the root network of fungi – this mycelium acts like a natural glue that can bind a biomass together. This results in sustainable materials such as packaging that is biodegradable and produced with a negative carbon footprint. The products[...]

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BioORMOCER

Sustainable multifunctional barrier coatings – The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC is developing sustainable multifunctional barrier coatings for easily recyclable, bio-based or compostable packaging: BioORMOCER is a bio-based, compostable coating using residual materials from food production or other biological waste streams. This coating has very good barrier properties against water vapor, oxygen, aromas and plasticizers. The coating is[...]

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Cheer Project

Bio-composite
material made from pine needles – The Cheer Project is a research on pine needles in which the abundant, mostly unwanted material was developed into a 100% bio-based, recyclable and compostable bio-composite material. Through a holistic approach, the Cheer Project’s production process unleashes the dormant potential of pine needles while empowering local communities by creating livelihood opportunities for them. The[...]

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Foodwave

Specialist for environmentally compatible packaging solutions – THIMM produces cardboard packaging for food and beverages. The certified foodWave and foodWave|heatproof packaging is designed for 100% safe direct food contact. FoodWave consists exclusively of virgin fibers obtained from certified sources (FSC/PEFC) and is available in white and brown. FoodWave contains no mineral oils. In combination with a special coating, it is even[...]

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Nupro foil

Cellulose packaging film – The Nu Company developed an environmentally friendly packaging film together with packaging specialist repaq. This is a pure cellulose film that completely decomposes within 42 days under ideal conditions. The nupro film is a two-layer film laminate consisting of 50% FSC-certified and non-GMO cellulose and 50% biopolymers. The inner layer of the film made[...]

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Loop

Deposit packaging for bulk products – As part of a project called Loop, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Danone, Mars Petcare, Mondelēz International and other consumer goods giants are working together with the startup TerraCycle on a solution to reduce waste. Around 300 products – from Tide detergent and Pantene shampoo to Häagen-Dazs ice cream– are currently already available[...]

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GeoWise GeoBag

Plant-based stand-up pouches and film – GeoBags are made from 100% plant-based and organic materials without petroleum. The bags can be made from PLA, paper and Natureflex film and comply with compost standards EN 13432 and AS 5810 and are accepted by many municipal organic waste collection points. The smooth surface pouches are easy to open and reseal and offer[...]

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Marine bottle

PET bottle with marine plastic content – Coca-Cola presents a beverage bottle that contains plastic waste from beaches and the sea. This bottle is only a sample for now – currently no retail sale is planned. But this is the first time marine plastic has been successfully recycled into a food-grade bottle. The proportion of this material in the finished bottle[...]

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