Topic: Low environmental impact

Sentinel™

Renewable ice cream carton – Plant-based packaging solutions provider Evergreen Packaging is helping Oatly Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert extend its commitment to sustainability and responsible sourcing with the renewable Sentinel™ ice cream carton. This is an environmentally friendly paper-based packaging that is coated with a renewable coating. Sugarcane-based polyethylene was used for this, making the board completely renewable because both[...]

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Eco.Bottle®

Paper bottles – For Seed Phytonutrients, beauty must be sustainable. Therefore, the company uses environmentally friendly, recycled and recyclable packaging for all products. We are talking about the Eco.Bottle®. It is the world’s only commercially viable paper bottle made from recycled material. This revolutionary shower-friendly paper bottle is made from 100% recycled paper with a recycled plastic[...]

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ReedStraw

Drinking straw from reed – The fully biodegradable drinking straw ReedStraw from Suckõrs is made exclusively from reeds. This is shaped by the wind, sea and sun of the coasts of Estonia – so each straw gets its unique pattern. The reed is processed into the straws without any additives. When the ReedStraw has reached the end of its[...]

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Mycelium Packaging

Packages From mushrooms – Grown grows environmentally friendly material from mycelium and local agricultural residual 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 are[...]

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Packwise_GeoBags

Sustainable plant-based stand-up pouches – GeoBags are 100% vegetable based without petroleum. They comply with international compost standards and are accepted wherever there are municipal collection points for organic waste. The smooth-surface pouches are easy to open and reseal, providing consumer convenience and portion control. With the ability to include extras such as one-way valves, custom windows and zippers,[...]

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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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Green Grip

Plastic free carton top
for can
Multipacks
– Heineken introduces GreenGrip, a sustainable solution for can multipacks. The common plastic rings are replaced by a sturdy cardboard top that is easy to carry while being 100% plastic-free and recyclable and compostable. For example, the British brewery aims to save over 500 tons of plastic each year – the equivalent of 94 million[...]

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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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Packwise

Sustainable disposable packaging for food – PACKWISE is an Australian family-owned company specializing in sustainable cups, boxes and other disposable food packaging. The manufacturer goes a step further with the GeoWise product line, introducing a line of compostable packaging: GeoCups, GeoLids, GeoBoxes, GeoBags, GeoTrays, GeoColdcups and GeoStraws. The stand-up GeoBag stands out because it is fully compostable, including the zip-lock[...]

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