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GoneShells

Edible Packaging Inspired By Fruit – GoneShells is an innovative biodegradable material that challenges how food packaging can be designed. Packaging solutions today are often made to last years, while the food inside can go bad after days or weeks. Taking cues from nature’s protective fruit skins, GoneShell is a material designed to decompose quickly and harmonize with its contents,[...]

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Wheat Straw Packaging

PFAS and Plastic Free Natural Packaging From Australia – COPAR provides sustainable packaging solutions, offering a range of innovative products crafted from wheat straw. Their Australian-made and sourced sustainable fibre packaging range is made out of wheat straw and is PFAS Free. Their packaging products cater to a diverse spectrum of industries including food service and hospitality, the meat and poultry sector, fresh[...]

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Coffee Biochar Concrete

Coffee Grounds as a Concrete Foundation – The motivation behind the Australian based research was the large amount of organic waste ending up in landfills and contributing to high greenhouse gas emissions. In Australia, about 6.87 million tonnes of organic waste ends up in landfills and contributes to 3% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. The research group was discussing about shifting[...]

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CoffeeCup Paper

Graphic Paper From Disposable Cups – According to the Federal Environment Agency, 2.8 billion disposable cups are used every year in Germany alone, mostly plastic-coated paper cups that currently end up in the bin because they cannot be recycled in a proportionate and economical way. The cups are made from a composite of paper and plastic – and it is[...]

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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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Legoplast

100% Recyclable Packaging – Legoplast specializes in the production of packaging for a wide range of products. All Legoplast products are recyclable and reusable and can be customized. Production is powered by energy from renewable sources and they evaluate their ecological impact to optimize it throughout the entire production cycle. Thanks to the company’s own control system, energy[...]

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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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