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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 consumed annually in Germany alone, mostly plastic-coated paper cups that currently end up in the trash because they cannot be recycled in a proportionate and economical way. The cups are made of a composite of paper and plastic – and it is precisely[...]

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Roncalli Circus chocolates

Praline packaging without plastic tray – A lot of circus about sustainability or an artistic tour de force in terms of packaging? Circus Roncalli has come up with something very special for its 45th anniversary: delicious chocolates in the shape of Roncalli’s trademark hot air balloon. The varieties are, of course, typical of the circus: “popcorn” and “roasted almond”, made[...]

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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 therefore wraps its socially and ecologically sustainable chocolates in an outer shell made exclusively from by-products of the cotton industry and the cocoa shells left over from chocolate production. The fiber-based material is free of plastics and[...]

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Conscious Chocolate

Compostable chocolate
packaging – After a year of development, the British chocolate manufacturer Conscious Chocolate has succeeded in using compostable and recyclable packaging for its (exclusively vegan) chocolate products. The packaging solution for 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[...]

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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) and the associated know-how. 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[...]

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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. The ecological impact is evaluated and optimized throughout the entire production cycle. Thanks to the company’s own control system, energy savings of[...]

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Ecomailer

Sustainable packaging options for eCommerce – HeapsGood is a sustainable packaging company specifically targeting the eCommerce market. The Australian company offers a range of bio-based alternatives to typical fossil plastic online retail packaging products, including industrially compostable tape, labels and home compostable mailer bags. The latter are waterproof, flexible and tear-resistant to meet the requirements of online shopping. Beyond that,[...]

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UPM Specialty Papers

Certified packaging on wood fiber base – UPM Speciality Papers offers FSC- and PEFC-certified wood fiber-based packaging that can be recycled or composted at the end of its life cycle (depending on the paper grade). The natural fiber-based materials offer a wide range of possibilities for individual branding. There are different product lines for primary packaging, labels and released papers. UPM[...]

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