PaperLite is a paper-based packaging that gives the look and feel of paper while having the sealing and barrier properties of more traditional plastic packaging. The lightweight packaging material helps to save on transport costs and is made from renewable materials that will decompose once discarded.

The PaperLite Packaging gives a whole new way to safely package a wide range of products that would traditionally require plastic to keep them fresh. While paper packaging is used on a wide range of dried goods it could not be used for a wide range of goods for fridges and freezers, for instance cut meats. The PaperLite Packaging can contain these products, the paper-based material can be thermoformed in a similar way to plastic to form the shape required. The material can be sealed effectively too, and as it works in a similar way to the plastic packaging currently used many producers could use it with their current machinery.

The PaperLite Packaging is formed from sustainable materials, the paper used for instance comes from FSC-certified sustainably managed forests. The packaging is also able to biodegrade once it has been disposed of. Additionally as it is a lighter material than the plastic often used it can also save on transport costs, as less fuel will be required to transport it from place to place.

The PaperLite Packaging is a fantastic way to package goods in a safe and eco-friendly way. The paper feel to the packaging adds a quality to the packaging and a reassurance to the customer that the company is dedicated to trying to work in a more environmentally sound way.

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Tony’s Farm Eco-Packaging is a step towards a more eco-friendly packaging for the leading organic farm in China. The farm wished to use a packaging that was more in fitting with its environmentally aware philosophy. This pulp molded box allows the produce to be safely transported while being reusable, stack-able and sustainable.

Tony’s Farm Eco-Packaging has been envisioned by designer Matthias Burhenne to allow Tony’s Farm in China to be able to transport their organic fruit and vegetables safely to their customers. The molded pulp packaging created from sustainable sources is moisture resistant, helping it to safely hold the produce, it is suitable for reuse and once it has come to the end of its usefulness the packaging can be easily recycled, or composted. Tony’s Farm Eco-Packaging has been designed to allow it to be stack-able, so that the amount of space the empty packaging takes is kept to a minimum.

The boxes are designed to be used to take the produce to the customers, and to be returned for reuse. The packaging boxes though could be useful in a variety of ways in a home. These boxes could make a suitable alternative to plastic bags or plastic boxes often used to transport produce. Though many supermarkets do allow you to reuse cardboard boxes when in store those using online delivery find their produce transported in many plastic bags, carried in plastic carriers. Many stores will collect the plastic bags for recycling, though reducing the amount of plastic used would still be of significant benefit to the environment. It is not known however why the produce pictured has been securely encased in differing plastic wrappers, the boxes would allow you to place in fruit and vegetables unwrapped.

Source: Matthias Burhenne

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These smart packaging ideas use corrugated cardboard instead of any plastics for packaging popular consumer gadgets. The designer Emile Bertrand-Villemure wanted to protect the environment, re-use cardboard and create attractive-looking packaging in a single design.

Since most gadgets use a combination of plastic bags, expanded plastic foam and air-filled plastic padding, it would be good to achieve the same degree of protection without using any plastic. Since you can easily cut and layer cardboard, it’d be really easy to create complex shapes that are moulded to the gadget you’re trying to protect. The packaging might be a little heavier, but it would certainly be a lot more eco-friendly. We just need to use an eco-friendly glue too!

I think that Emile is really on to something!

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Some smart designers by the names of Won-Jae Lee, Jun-Yong Lee, Sang-Jun Hahn, Sun-Kyu Kim and Yeo-Wool Kang have come up with an eco-friendly packaging solution for food that does not use any plastic. Essentially, the spoon or fork pops out from the handle of the food box. No need for plastic utensils!

The spoon is simply popped out from the handle, then folded to turn it into a handle. If you want a fork, you just need to cut out a V-shape from the end of the spoon. A great solution for dry foods, but I think that anything ‘wet’ will quickly render the utensils useless.

Although the practicality of this solution is limited, I think that the designers are to be congratulated for at least trying something different. Perhaps there’s an eco-friendly way to coat the cardboard so that it’s waterproof?

Source: YankoDesign

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On the theme of using the packaging as part of the product, a designer by the name of David Gardener has created a packaging lamp. The packaging lamp houses all the parts you need to make a lamp from the packaging.

The material itself is made from recycled cardboard pulp, and there is no waste whatsoever. The bulb and wiring is housed in the packaging until the lamp it put together. I must admit, this lamp looks pretty cool!

Source: DVICE

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Ciclus, a Spanish design company, were tasked with creating a gift with the theme of turning waste into resources. Their delivered concept was wine packaging that also doubled as a lamp.

The interior packaging holds the wine and the lamp elements. The exterior packaging forms the main part of the lamp. The case comes with the lamp and electric plug in the bottom compartment that can be pulled out to be used to create the lamp. Essentially, nothing is wasted, and all of the packaging forms the lamp.

If the packaging is made from recycled and recyclable materials, then the product is almost completely eco-friendly. A great green gadget and an innovative idea. Shame that the lamp itself looks a little naff.

Source: TreeHugger via DieLine

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