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Ebb & Flow Keg

Wine Kegs For A Sustainable Wine Culture – A modern wine catering company for festivals, trade fairs, company parties, and events. Rethinking how wine is packaged, Ebb & Flow Keg offers an alternative to the common single use bottles. The common wine bottle packaging can account for over 50% of a wine’s CO2 balance. Ebb & Flow Keg’s reusable stainless steel barrels[...]

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Wein-Mehrweg

A Reusable Wine Bottle System in Germany – Established in January 2023, Wein-Mehrweg eG is a cooperative that has developed an innovative 0.75-liter reusable wine bottle concept and intend to gradually have it replace a significant portion of disposable bottles on the market today. Ten founding companies, collectively managing over 5% of Germany’s total vineyards, are supporting this initiative. This sustainable transition[...]

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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 itself 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 – An 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. SIGNATURE EVO is made largely from renewable materials. For all products in the sustainable SIGNATURE product line, FSC-certified unprocessed cardboard serves[...]

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Vanish PCR

Sustainable No Label Look Labels – UPM introduces UPM Raflatac VanishTM PCR, an ultra-transparent label-stock. Thanks to its particularly low material thickness and the use of 90% recycled PET, this requires fewer raw materials than standard clear-on-clear products. When applied to transparent containers, this allows a true “no-label look”‘ with improved environmental performance. The film is ideal for a wide[...]

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Forest Film

Sustainable Plastic Labels – With Forest Film, UPM Raflatac introduces a novel material for plastic labels. Forest Film is made from 100% renewable wood-based raw materials in an ISCC-certified value chain. The material was developed in cooperation with UPM Biofuels and is based on the innovative UPM BioVerno Naphtha – a fully wood-based solution from sustainably managed forests.[...]

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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 Bio 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[...]

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Foodwave

Specialist For Environmentally Compatible Packaging Solutions – THIMM produces cardboard packaging for food and beverages. The certified foodWave and foodWave heatproof packaging are designed for 100% safe direct food contact. foodWave is made exclusively from virgin fibers obtained from certified FSC & PEFC sources. They are available in both white and brown. foodWave does not contain any mineral oils. In combination[...]

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ACTEGA

Material Savings With Thinner Crown Corks – ACTEGA DS GmbH, based in Bremen, belongs to ALTANA AG and primarily produces seals for food and beverage packaging – from jam jars to beer bottles. ACTEGA’s innovative sealants enable thinner crown caps. A hermetic closure keeps the carbon dioxide in check. The starting point for this was discussions with closure manufacturers, bottlers, and[...]

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Zero economy meal tray

Packaging Concept For Flight Catering – As part of the research project “Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse. Rethink.” PriestmanGoode, 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[...]

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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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