ECKO-TRAY

Cardboard trays – ECKO-PACK® offers with its ECKO-TRAY cardboard trays with foil seal a sustainable and at the same time inexpensive solution for packaging food. ECKO-PACK® is free from additives such as PE coatings, lime and adhesives. Due to the particularly low weight of the packaging, up to 90 % CO2 can be saved during transport. A[...]

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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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S.E. Packaging group

Packaging manufacturer – Hong Kong-based S.E. Packaging Group Ltd. supplies a variety of paper-based packaging solutions for transporting, protecting and storing various products. There are numerous types of paper to choose from for customizing food packaging bags, including kraft paper, coated papers, white board and offset papers. These have different properties in terms of strength, smoothness and[...]

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EarthFirst® PLA

Biopolymer films – PSI, a globally active manufacturer of films based on biopolymers, sees itself as a companion to its customers on the way to a sustainable packaging world, which not only takes economic aspects into account, but also social and ecological aspects. EarthFirst® PLA is the leading bio-polymer packaging film. Less is more here: at just[...]

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HALOPACK

Hermetically sealed cardboard tray – Innovative cardboard food trays with foil seal are offered by the Dutch manufacturer HALOPACK with its products of the same name: HALOPACK is a hermetically sealed cardboard tray that extends the shelf life of fresh food. This is a protective gas packaging that optimizes the atmosphere in the carton tray. This keeps products fresh[...]

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Cardia Bioplastics

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

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Fibrecote

Flexible paper barrier
packaging
– Fibrecote® from AR Packaging Flexibles combines the look and feel of real paper with excellent barrier properties. The material is made of paper and is used for lids, pre-made bags, flow wrapping applications and as an unformed bottom film. It is available in a wide range of designs and can be customized, for example,[...]

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Transofoil

Cook-in-the-Pouch solution – GBfoods and AR Packaging Flexibles have collaborated to develop a new cook-in-the-pouch solution that offers consumer convenience thanks to its wide opening and markings inside the pack for easy dosing. Blå Band is a well-known GBfoods brand with a wide range of dry and ready meals. Their expedition meals are complete freeze-dried meals for[...]

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Paper bag for freezer

First recyclable
Frozen paper bags
– The Special Packaging Award of the German Sustainability Award went to food manufacturer Frosta in December 2020 for its paper bag for frozen vegetables. With this special award for more sustainable product packaging ideas, the German Sustainability Award Foundation (together with REWE Group) honored packaging that does not require any plastic coating or film[...]

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Walki®Pack

Manufacturer for sustainable frozen food packaging – In the frozen segment, there are two main types of packaging: carton packaging and bag packaging. The cardboard packaging provides sturdy protection for the product and, thanks to its stackability, is ideal for storage. Individually printed, it becomes an eye-catcher in the freezer. The important thing with this packaging is the proper coating to[...]

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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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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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