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Trends Driving Innovations in Packaging

Nature gives us so much yet we still abuse, waste and ignore the amazing materials they provide us. There’s a sick affinity for chemicals and plastics in the packaging world. If we look at the cost of packaging goods in plastic, in the long run, the cost skyrockets past the use of natural, sustainable resources in exchange. And let’s not forget the crunchy, granola aspect of saving the world for the common good.

In the US, 30 million tons of plastic waste was generated in 2009 and only 7 percent of the total plastic waste was recovered for recycling (according to the EPA). So where does the rest end up? Land fills, the ocean — like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, littered in parks and streets, and burned to create smog and a larger hole in the ozone. Did you know it takes 1000 years for a plastic bag to breakdown in a landfill?

So is there life beyond plastic?

Yes! This is where “ethical consumerism” and “green and sustainability” trends are driving innovation. These trends are driving consumer goods companies to be more innovative when it comes to packaging. We live in a culture of mass consumption and packaging matters.

There are the companies that pride themselves on being green and those are the companies where we expect to see sustainable packages. For example, Seventh Generation and their new cardboard detergent jugs, Whole Foods not offering plastic bags, Burt’s Bees using recycled plastic for the lip balm, and so on.

But, more recently and exciting is seeing the big companies take responsibility and addressing this global waste issue. Coca-Cola introduced their version of the greener bottle, aptly named PlantBottle. 30% of the bottle is plant based. Coke’s not 100% yet, but it’s a step in the right direction.  And soon after Coke’s big announcement, we saw Pepsi roll out bottles made entirely, 100%, from vegetable matter. Pepsi’s goal is to use orange peels, oat hulls, potato scraps and other leftovers from its food business. Procter & Gamble, released a new Gillette Fusion ProGlide Power Razor in environmentally sustainable packaging produced by Be Green Packaging. This new razor package reduces plastics by 79% while maintaining the products look and feel. And hopefully, this is just the beginning.

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