CanReseal

Cans That Can Reseal and Save – Cans of all types that typically could only be opened once can now be resealed with CanReseal. With it’s convenient twist on technology, cans be designed with all the current type of openings having CanReseal’s technology implemented. The resealing capability helps reduce food and drink wastage, while saving more space and material needed to[...]

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1Skin

Bottles Without a Label – This fully recyclable bottle is made with readily 100% recycled PET (r-PET). 1SKIN has been designed by Sidel for easy recycling. With its thermoformed embossment design, the label-free bottle with its tethered cap can enter the recycling stream with no need to separate additional raw materials such as ink, glue, labels or sleeves. Meeting[...]

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Red+

The Bright Colourant Made From Fungi – Red+ is an affordable food dyeing solution that is non-GMO, vegan, kosher, and halal, and it imparts no residual taste. Michroma’s Red+ offers consistent year-round availability and excellent scalability, promoting both our well-being and environmental sustainability. It serves as a robust alternative to the typical petroleum-based artificial colorings commonly used. This colorant delivers reliable[...]

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The Good Cup™

A Sustainable Multi-Purpose Paper Cup – An alternative to wood based paper cups, The Good Cup™’s smart foldable design can seal tiself tightly and eliminate the need for a lid. Whether containing liquids or solid foods, the cup form can be adjusted to fit the needs of its content. Made in partnership with EnvoPAP, the paper is made of discarded[...]

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SIGNATURE EVO

Full barrier carton without aluminum – The world’s first aluminum-free material for aseptic full-barrier cartons: The SIGNATURE EVO beverage carton from manufacturer SIG makes it possible to package liquid dairy products and other non-carbonated beverages without using aluminum as a barrier. Like all SIG beverage cartons, SIGNATURE EVO is made largely from renewable materials. For all products in the sustainable[...]

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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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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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PAPACKS

Customized outer packaging – The PAPACKS company wants to contribute to a packaging world without plastic as a developer, manufacturer and initiator of innovative raw materials, coatings and climate-neutral packaging and product solutions. The aim of the product solution, which is individually tailored to the application, is to ensure that the raw materials used for production can be[...]

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bio-packaging

Compostable to-go items – The Austrian online store offers over 1,000 different compostable items for on-the-go catering – from cutlery, bowls, cups, plates and many other products made from palm leaf, sugar cane, cardboard and wood to organic waste bags and organic carrier bags. The product range from the production of international specialists is also available in smaller[...]

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BioMass Packaging

Trade for environmentally friendly take-away packaging – The American company BioMass Packaging specializes in the distribution of environmentally friendly take-away packaging. These consist of both palm leaves, PLA, fruit pulp or recycled paper. In addition to menu boxes, BioMassPackaging offers cutlery sets, bags and cups. #ecofoodpackaging #takeawaypackaging #sustainabletakeaway #recycle Product Name: BioMass PackagingManufacturer: BioMass Packaging® Project status: Concept // Prototype //[...]

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Extract Paper

Jewelry papers from recycled coffee-to-go cups – How recycled coffee-to-go cups can be turned into attractive paper is demonstrated by the British company G.F Smith with its “Extract” project. Used disposable coffee cups are separated into their plastic and paper components for production, and in the subsequent step an FSC-certified paper is obtained in collaboration with CupCyclingTM by James Cropper. Approximately[...]

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Chicory plastic

Plastic from
Chicory waste
– Chicory is known as a salad, not so much as a raw material for plastics. The root of the plant usually ends up in the composting plant. Only a fraction is used to produce biogas from it. Researchers at the University of Hohenheim have discovered the chicory root as a resource for obtaining hydroxymethylfurfural[...]

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