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Coffee Grounds 3D Printing

Coffee Grounds as a 3D Printing Material – Millions of tons of coffee grounds are generated annually globally. With the growing interest of upcycling and reusing the bi-product, numerous innovative concepts and projects have been in research. Michael Rivera and his team have developed a process on how to recover spent coffee grounds from local coffee shops and convert them into a material[...]

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Eggshell Ceramic

The Unique and Handmade Nutrient Rich Plate – 10 billion eggs a year are produced in the Netherlands, making the country the largest egg exporter in the world. An egg produces a valuable material which is often seen as waste; its shell. These shells, however, are nutrient rich and can be used in agriculture to greatly benefit the soil. Eggshell Ceramic is[...]

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Bee Loop Honey Pot

Keeping Honey In Its Natural Home – The Bee Loop Honey Pot is made from 100% pure beeswax and is intended to be used as packaging for honey in order to have a positive impact on bees’ existence. The pot’s limit the need of glass or plastic containers that are used for storing honey. Designed and produced in Lithuania, it is a zero-waste[...]

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Xampla

The First Drop-In Plastic Replacement Material – Xampla has developed sustainable materials that serve as high-performance alternatives to traditional plastics. These materials, produced from natural feedstocks, completely biodegrade in marine and soil environments, addressing the issue of plastic pollution. Xampla aims to combat plastic pollution by providing like-for-like plastic replacements in the natural polymers industry. They have developed industry shifting products[...]

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Meal Bag

Corn Starch Edible Packaging – Packaging as part of the food chain instead of waste – based on this idea, product designer Amelie Graf has developed a concept to reduce packaging waste. The result is Meal Bag – an edible food packaging. In this way, the designer wants to contribute to a rethinking of the way we deal with[...]

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Dissolvable Noodle Packaging

Edible Packaging Film For Pasta – Instant ramen noodles – the epitome of student food. The quick meal was also a regular fixture on the menu of Holly Grounds, who studied product design in London. Confronted with the mountains of waste and the environmental impact of the delicious snack’s packaging, however, the environmentally conscious Grounds faced an immense imbalance: In[...]

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COCOA HUSK PAPER

Zero-Waste Chocolate in Cocoa Shells-Paper – Zero-waste chocolate, from production to packaging – that is the claim of the Indian company Kocoatrait. Kocoatrait packs its chocolates, which are produced in a socially as well as ecologically sustainable manner, in an outer shell made exclusively from by-products of the cotton industry and the cocoa shells produced during the manufacture of the[...]

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Conscious Chocolate

Compostable Chocolate Packaging – After a year of development, British chocolate manufacturer Conscious Chocolate succeeded in using compostable and recyclable packaging for its (exclusively vegan) chocolate products. The packaging solution of the Conscious Chocolate bar realized with the manufacturer Qualvis is plastic-free, recyclable, biodegradable and home compostable. The cardboard cover is fully recyclable according to standard EN 13430[...]

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Celova

Manufacturer of Microfibrillated Cellulose Materials – Weidmann Fiber Technology is the world’s leading supplier of materials based on microfibrillated cellulose (MFC). Microfibrillated cellulose materials are created just like ordinary paper on the basis of wood. MFC is a natural building block of wood fibers. These are composed of a matrix of fibril bundles and these in turn are composed of[...]

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Ecomailer

Sustainable Packaging Options For eCommerce – HeapsGood is a sustainable packaging company specifically focused on the eCommerce market. The Australian company offers a range of bio-based alternatives for packaging products typically used in online retail, including industrial compostable tape, labels and home compostable mailer bags. The latter, of course, in accordance with the requirements of online shopping are waterproof, flexible[...]

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UPM Specialty Papers

Certified Wood Fibre Based Packaging – UPM Speciality Papers offers FSC and PEFC certified wood fibre based packaging, that can be recycled or composted at end its of life (dependent the paper type). The natural fibre-based materials offer a wide range of possibilities for individual branding. They have various lines for primary packaging, labelling and released based papers. UPM only[...]

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PerFORMing

Paper Bowl With Thin Film layer For Cheese & Co. – Mondi is a global packaging and paper group with a focus on sustainability. The company wants to contribute to a better world with innovative packaging and paper solutions. Using paper where possible and relying on plastic where it makes sense – this strategy is “The Mondi Way”. Following this principle, the ecological packaging solution[...]

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