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Gift Packaging

Forward Thinking Gift Packaging – Weavabel specializes in customizable gift and bespoke packaging solutions that include various sustainable options. Their products feature materials such as FSC-certified paper, GOTS-certified textiles, and recycled LDPE, and recycled cotton. The company predominantly uses vegetable and soy-based inks instead of chemical-based inks. The company aims to provide aesthetically pleasing and functional packaging that can[...]

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Sparxell Colour Pigments

Cellulose Colours Reflecting Natural Vibrancy – Sparxell‘s pigment products originated from the natural phenomenon of structural color, where microscopic structures create vivid hues by interacting with light. The company uses cellulose, a renewable biopolymer found in plant cell walls, to replicate these colours. By extracting and manipulating cellulose crystals, Sparxell achieves a self-assembled, ordered structure that reflects light, resulting in[...]

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Hex Wrap

Paper Wrap Replacing Plastic – Hex Wrap is a paper alternative to plastic bubble wrap, which is made from expandable kraft FSC-certified paper. The packaging paper is fully recyclable and compostable, allowing customers to choose how to discard of it after use. It also features a honeycomb structure that can interlock with itself discarding the need for tape. The[...]

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Eco2Bottle

Step By Step Approach to Reducing Emissions For Glass Packaging – Every market, customer, and product presents distinct characteristics and opportunities that can be explored through detailed evaluation. For each Eco2Bottle project, the team analyzes individual packaging solutions to calculate their specific carbon footprint. With the found information they work together with their clients in producing the right glass packaging for their products. Using an[...]

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Frugal Bottle

Wine and Spirits Bottles Made of Paper – The Frugal Bottle is crafted from 94% recycled paperboard and features an inner food-grade pouch. The paper bottle, according to Frugalpac, is five times lighter than a traditional glass bottle. It provides space for 360 degree branding and has a standard 750ml volume in a bordeaux bottle type. The bottles weigh approximately 82g. Recycling[...]

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Frugal Cup

Two Component Cups For Quick Separation – The Frugal Cup is designed specifically for food and beverage products and can be recycled through the standard waste process, which makes it ideal for recycling cups. Made from 96% recycled paper and 4% PE liner, both components can be easily separated and discarded in their individual recycle streams.  The cup’s outer recycled paperboard[...]

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Slide

A Lid Closure Reducing Waste – The Slide is a liner free snap top bottle closure from Aptar, that is combined with inverted bottle packaging. The closure takes advantage of Aptar’s SimpliSqueeze valve technology allowing for a better controlled flow from bottles, while maintaining ease of use. Particularly the Slide was designed for condiment use, with the target to reduce[...]

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bottle up

A Reusable Plant Based Water Bottle – UK based company Bottle Up produces water bottles consisting mainly of Brasilian raw sugar cane, that are naturally watered by rainfall. Sugar cane was chosen as a material for its low to no requirement of fertilizer or additional irrigation. Bottle Up aims to replace single use plastic bottles with their reusable alternative made from[...]

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Food Freshness Indicator Sensor

An Ink Sensor For Reducing Food Waste – Senoptica Technologies specializes in sensor technology and analytics, utilizing optical sensors made with their patented food-safe ink to measure oxygen levels inside packaged foods. The sensors enable manufacturers and retailers with real-time data on product conditions, allowing them to predict spoilage before it occurs. By effectively monitoring the internal package environments of MAP (modified[...]

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Flora Pack

Mono-Material Butter and Spread Tubs – In their commitment to reduce their plastic waste the plant-based butter and spreads company, Upfield designed and produced a recyclable and plastic free tub entirely made out of paper. In collaboration with Footprint, MCC and Pagès Group, and Esmur, Upfield’s tubs are made of compressed wet paper fibres that are water and oil proof.[...]

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Chitofoam

Bioplastic Polystyrene – The designers and founders from studio Doppelgänger developed a polystyrene (EPS) alternative that is shock absorbent, water-resistant and is claimed to be home compostable. Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres developed their Chitofoam from the biopolymer chitin derived from mealworm exoskeletons. First, the mealworms are used to digest and break down waste polystyrene. Once the[...]

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Plant-Based Aluminum Dye

Dye From Plants – Designers and founders Odin Visser and Charles Gateau of Dutch design studio Loop Loop has developed a method to color aluminum using plant-based pigments instead of traditional petroleum-based dyes. They have created four bio-based pigments that can be applied to aluminum through anodizing. Four dyes have been developed so far: a warm purple derived[...]

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