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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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Sylvicta Paper

Versatile Translucent Paper Packaging – Sylvicta is a compostable and marine-degradable translucent paper produced using only renewable raw materials. Utilizing sustainably sourced wood pulp, it can be fully recycled and is repulpable after use. The Sylvicta manufacturing process is free from animal-based ingredients, alcohol or acetic acid. The paper extends the shelf-life of packaged products by providing higher barrier[...]

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Boox Box

A Circular Economy Box and Shipping Service – Boox Boxes were created with circular economy in mind. Due to its mono material design and no need of tape, Boox can be reshipped numerous times before being fully recycled back to a new shipping box. In preventing the use of one time use cardboard, the tough and waterproof boxes can be personally designed,[...]

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Gaea Clay Cup

The Clay Cup To-Go – Using only three ingredients: clay, water, and salt, Gaeastar tackles to replace plastic to go cups with a more natural alternative. Inspired by the commonly used clay cups at tea stands in India, the company has developed their own cups, that are 3D printed and can be easily engraved with custom logos and images.[...]

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