Alternative Materials

Kelp Industries Ltd

Kelpi is a pioneering biotech company based in Bath, England. The company is planning to advance its pioneering technology creating biomaterial coatings from seaweed. 

one.five

one • fıve is a biomaterials research, development and scale-up company, providing tailored solutions. Their latest development looks at replacing single-use multilayer plastic sachets with a high-barrier, recyclable and paper-based alternative.

Pulpex

Pulpex is a sustainable packaging company set up by the spirit manufacturer Diageo and venture management company Pilot Lite.. Pulpex is a first-of-its-kind fibre packaging solution that uses innovation in material science.

Releaf Paper

A Ukrainian start-up, called Releaf Paper, has launched a range of paper bags online that are made from fallen leaves. In a patented process, cellulose is extracted from the leaves, which is then processed into paper, and ultimately paper bags.

Connected Packaging

Aura

Aura’s consultancy uses propriety technology solution, e-halo, which powers Aura’s solutions with real-time transparent structural packaging and sustainability data to help clients optimize packaging, manage compliance, and tax liabilities, and reduce environmental impact.

Bulkify Limited

London-based Moree helps food brands ditch single-use packaging. The business has developed a sustainable packaging solution, focusing on reusable pouches suitable for direct food contact, aimed primarily at dry goods.

Konvoy

Konvoy was launched in 2019 across Australia and New Zealand. Through its subsidiary, Katch, it has developed a passive tracking beacon and software system to track the location of beer kegs at all times across the globe.

PiQR

Prague-based PiQR connects brands with Certified Packaging Partners, a global network of companies producing a variety of packaging, from closures to labels, all equipped with copy-proof QR codes. This technology helps prevent counterfeiting and allows users to authenticate products whenever needed.

Increased Functionality

Choose Planet

Hong Kong-based Choose Planet A has announced the launch of The Good Cup, a patented paper coffee cup that features an integrated lid. The Good Cup was developed to meet consumer requirements for more sustainable options while also cutting costs for producers.

Folia Materials

Folia Materials, a Bedford, MA, startup, has announced the development of the world’s first-ever paper microwave susceptor food packaging. They have developed a patented plant-based coating process that metallizes paper using nano silver.

Nexshift Inc

Florida-based Nexshift designs innovative products, including their flagship PIVOT spray bottle, which eliminates waste, reduces storage needs, enhances ergonomics, improves safety with a dual-locking mechanism, and promotes reusability for lasting environmental value.

Recover Packaging

A Glasgow-based company is to take its sustainable lidding film to the wider market. The new film developed by the company is a custom made split laminate of PET which aims to reduce food waste by keeping food fresher for longer and allows the whole pack to be recycled.

Online

Beans Coffee Club

Beans Coffee Club are an online multi roaster coffee subscription, we match people to a selection of coffees form some of the UKs best roasters. The coffee is dispatched direct from the roasters to the end user in letterbox friendly recyclable packaging.

Bulkify LImited

London-based Moree helps food brands ditch single-use packaging. The business has developed a sustainable packaging solution, focusing on reusable pouches suitable for direct food contact, aimed primarily at dry goods.

Spudos

London, UK based potato snack e-commerce company Spudos have been selling crisps in the UK in an innovative way since late 2021. Tapping into the growing refillable market, consumers buy plain crisps online, along with one of several flavours of the brand’s signature “spud dust”.

Refill & Reuse

Bower Collective

Bower Collective, a leading UK-based provider of reusable packaging for FMCG products has introduced its Packaging As A Service offering, extending its circular packaging system to other home and personal care brands.

Cauli

London-based Cauli, began in 2019 by launching a reusable lunch box scheme called the CauliBox. The business has now announced the launch of the CauliCup, a reusable and recyclable coffee cup scheme.

circolution

Frankfurt start-up company circolution has developed and produced a reusable solution which can be used across all food segments and makes it easy for consumers to save on packaging.

Good Club (Dizzie)

Dizzie is a reusable grocery packaging system that helps retailers and brands reduce their packaging footprint and CO2 emissions by replacing single-use packaging with prefilled reusable alternatives, while offering the services needed for a commercially viable reuse system.

Waste Reduction

Choose Planet A

Hong Kong-based Choose Planet A has announced the launch of The Good Cup, a patented paper coffee cup that features an integrated lid. The Good Cup was developed to meet consumer requirements for more sustainable options while also cutting costs for producers.

ecomlr

Leeds-based ecoMLR developed ecoINS, a kerbside recyclable insulated pouch for markets like food service, pet food delivery, and pharmaceuticals, designed to replace plastic alternatives, provide thermal protection for warm and cool products, and simplify recycling for consumers.

Magnomer

US recycling optimisation business Magnomer are the proud developers of special ink technology, allowing for easier and more efficient separation of shrink labels from PET in the recycling process.

Papair

Papair is a German packaging company based in Hannover that manufactures a paper alternative to conventional plastic bubble wrap. Papair bubble wrap is made of 100% recycled paper and does not use any plastics or adhesives in its construction.