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Conscious Chocolate

Compostable chocolate
packaging – After a year of development, the British chocolate manufacturer Conscious Chocolate has succeeded in using compostable and recyclable packaging for its (exclusively vegan) chocolate products. The packaging solution for the Conscious Chocolate bar realized with the manufacturer Qualvis is plastic-free, recyclable, biodegradable and home-compostable. The cardboard cover is fully recyclable according to standard EN[...]

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Waitrose

Compostable convenience food packaging – British food retailer Waitrose is replacing the black plastic packaging of its ready meals with compostable trays made from an innovative fiber material. The new type of shell is 10% lighter and releases 50% less CO2 in production than its plastic counterpart. The novel material is designed to be heated in the oven or[...]

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Ecomailer

Sustainable packaging options for eCommerce – HeapsGood is a sustainable packaging company specifically targeting the eCommerce market. The Australian company offers a range of bio-based alternatives to typical fossil plastic online retail packaging products, including industrially compostable tape, labels and home compostable mailer bags. The latter are waterproof, flexible and tear-resistant to meet the requirements of online shopping. Beyond that,[...]

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TIPA

Compostable film – As functional as normal plastic packaging, but just as compostable as an orange peel: film packaging from TIPA®. Highly transparent, durable, lightweight and moisture-resistant, yet fully printable – these are all properties that are valued in plastic and, with TIPA®, are now also available as a sustainable solution. The film packaging is food-safe and[...]

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Cardia Bioplastics

Compostable resins & films – SECOS Group Limited is an Australian developer and manufacturer of sustainable packaging materials. The company specializes in the production of compostable resins and films – different compositions can be realized depending on customer requirements. The manufacturer’s Cardia compostable resins have a soft surface and can be dyed and printed. Typical applications include flexible films[...]

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Repaq

Zero-waste film packaging – Nature has its own recycling process that produces only recyclables: composting. Repaq wants to integrate packaging into this ecological cycle and is developing materials for this purpose that are decomposed within a very short time by microorganisms, fungi, insects and mollusks into water and carbon dioxide. This is possible because Repaq uses its own[...]

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ProActive notch safe

Tamper-proof bag – ProAmpac’s KerbSafe tamper evident bag for home delivery is designed to ensure that food and goods arrive safely and intact. The bag features a sealed top to protect against product intrusion and an easy-open tear strip for consumer convenience. Vent holes on the top allow steam to escape from hot food. KerbSafe can be[...]

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NatureFlex™

Natural film made from renewable raw materials – It may be amazing, but the foil in which the VIVANI chocolates are packaged is actually not plastic – although it looks the same. This is a NatureFlex™ film made from renewable raw materials, more precisely cellulose from sustainably controlled cultivation. A real packaging innovation that offers higher aroma protection than conventional plastic film[...]

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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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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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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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Zero economy meal tray

Packaging concept for flight catering – As part of the research project “Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse. Rethink.” 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 catering.[...]

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