This story explores recent innovations making produce packaging more eco-friendly. But first, let's take a broader look at the produce packaging market.

Innovation addresses a challenge of the presentation tubes that are synonymous with whiskey: Most tubes cannot be easily recycled even though they are made of two of the most widely recycled materials – metal and card.

Achieving a high recyclability rate of the packaging’s cardboard and plastic does not depend on proper separation by the end consumer since it now happens completely independently before the used packaging reaches the recycling facility.

The organization also reports a record recycling rate for steel packaging in the EU in 2022.

The lids from LipLid are made from either a mixture of bamboo and bagasse or from pure wood fibers. In both cases, the fibers are recyclable. 

Marketing campaign depicts a cast of funny and typical beach characters with whom consumers have likely interacted, and asks, “And you, what beach type are you?”

Amazon has replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows from delivery packaging in North America with paper filler, working toward full removal by the end of the year.

Packaging Strategies has extensively covered recent innovations in caps and closures, each distinctly unique in materials, applications, and specific benefits.

Restel, a Finnish restaurant and catering company, kicks off a pilot with reusable cups made of biobased and recyclable Sulapac® material in selected restaurants, including two Burger King outlets.

The new product, a wax-free twist-wrap made entirely from paper, prioritizes recyclability and supports the global shift toward sustainable products.