Since the plastic limit was enacted, environmentally sustainable packaging design has increased, and companies and consumers are prioritizing more eco-friendly products. Let’s take a look at these 15 creative eco-friendly packaging and product design cases.
1.Mushroom-based packaging
Ecovative, an American mycelium technology company, uses mycelium and cannabis stalks as raw materials to create biodegradable mushroom packaging.
2.Seaweed paper packaging
A company in the UK uses seaweed to make packaging. A by-product from seaweed processing gives Seaweed Paper its unique veining and sensory quality while closing the loop on the seaweed industry.
3.Coffee grounds packaging
A German manufacturing company designs and produces a range of eco friendly coffee cups. In a recent innovation, the company introduced a cup made from outside coffee grounds, thus enabling the reuse of waste.
4.Toothpaste packaging
Combining the toothpaste box with toothpaste, using eco-friendly and sustainable materials, greatly reduces the use of plastic.
5.Flavouring Bottle Packaging
Molded from paper pulp, this flavouring bottle packaging is 100% compostable. It is another innovative use of molded paper pulp packaging in the food industry.
6.Pineapple paper packaging
The Philippines is one of the world’s largest producers of pineapple fruit, and the packaging is made of special paper made from discarded pineapple leaves.
7.Rice husk rice packaging
The shell of this rice packaging is a packaging mold made of rice husks, which can not only be used as the outer packaging, but also as a tissue box after use. This recyclable food packaging greatly reduces the use of plastic.
8.Wax honeypot packaging
The packaging consists of only two elements: natural beeswax and organic linen thread. The toughness of the linen thread is designed to open the honeypot, and it cuts into the beeswax, making the jar and lid easily separate.
9.Creative packaging of instant noodle bowl
Swedish design team Tomorrow Machine has launched an innovative and environmentally friendly packaging design for instant noodles. With the help of Innventia, a research and development consultancy, they have developed an environmentally friendly biomaterial that is 100% self-degradable and highly sustainable. When injected with boiling water, the whole package expands and expands into a round bowl and becomes stiff and firm as the temperature drops.
10.Dissolving perfume packaging
Called O ‘Sens, the perfume is unique. Its shell is made of crystalline sugar, providing a unique container for fragrance essential oils. However, there’s more to this perfume than that. When the perfume is finished, you simply pull out the nozzle and dip the entire bottle into the tub. Over time, crystallized sugars and scented oils will dissolve, filling your bathtub water with aromas.
11.Seed peanut packaging
This spoon made from peanut shells is actually a seed wrapper, which is used to pack a seed and use the spoon directly to plant the seed to the appropriate depth. When the shovel is finally crushed and placed in the soil, the spoon becomes fertilizer and provides nutrients for the seeds.
12.Cup loofah packaging
This is a cup package made of loofah. The loofah has a rich fibrous structure, which not only provides protection for fragile products such as glass, but also has superior cleaning ability and low material cost.
13.Coffee shell packaging
About 600 billion disposable coffee cups are produced each year, and 99.75% of them end up in landfills or oceans, unable to be recycled. To process the shells, the waste from the roasting process is first crushed and then combined with biopolymers to make cups.
14.Rice husk toys for children
This sustainable children’s toy is made from rice husks. It completely removes chemical binders and is safe for the human body as it consists only of natural substances such as rice husks, starch and water.
15.Banana material packaging
An American company extracts fibers from banana trees and uses them to make banana paper purses, custom business cards, greeting cards, art paper and more.
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