ECO PACKAGING FOR FRAGILE PRODUCTS

In packaging, for sure, the safety of your cargo during shipping and handling comes first, then the sustainability should follow. At Botta Packaging, we do care about both your cargo safety and sustainability in offering a harmony of the packaging solution. Below are the top 5 solutions of Eco Packaging for fragile goods you might be interested in.

1. Eco-sleeves as Eco Packaging for a fragile bottle and cylinder-shaped goods

Many of our customers would like to send a bottle of wine or a crystal vase as gifts to their friends and family but they are still concerned about the safety of them. As shown on its name, our eco-sleeves are like flexible sleeves that could cover around those cylinder-shaped fragile products and play a role as a mattress against all shocks and crashes during transportation. 

Also, the elasticity of eco-sleeves’ design allows them to fit well different sizes of cylinders. Last but not least, this eco-packaging for fragile bottles is also made of 100% recyclable corrugated paper as always been our motto for an eco-friendly packaging solution.

2. Eco-flex, another Eco Packaging for fragile bottles

Eco-flex is the upgraded version of Eco-sleeve. With an open-sided design, Eco-flex allows you to fit the different shapes of products much better than Eco-sleeves. Indeed, eco-flex is a multi-used item that helps you increase the lifespan of the package to cut down the waste and enhance the circular efficiency in packaging. It is another alternative Eco Packaging for fragile bottles besides eco-sleeves.

3. Paper airbag used for inner Eco Packaging for fragile

Using airbags as a cushion for inner packaging in transportation is not a new solution for cargo safety but with this paper airbags, reuse and recycle are now easier, more sustainable, and more economical. You could inflate as much air as needed into the bag to fill in the empty space in your box. This airbag is made of kraft paper, which is more resistant, more durable, and stronger than normal paper but, of course, still recyclable. 

4. Eco-fix sheet as Eco Packaging for fragile and stackable cargo

The Eco-fix sheet is the solution when you want to stack the cargo on a pallet with many layers for cost and space minimization. For fragile cargo, fixing the layers of the carton on pallets is very important to make sure the safety of cargo during the tough route of transportation. Eco-fix sheet is a paper sheet with tiny polyester dots holding the carton from slipping on each other when the pallets are shaken. 

The economical aspect of this item is that you can re-use it many times, increasing the life cycle of your packaging, saving cost and the environment. For this reason, the Eco-fix sheet is a solution to Eco Packaging for fragile and stackable boxes of goods on pallets.

5. Eco-Paper Inner Packaging

You probably saw this kind of paper inner packaging many times, it is used as egg trays and, in general, for inner packaging in other industries like cosmetics, pharmacy and food. Botta provides customized eco-paper inner packaging for those products. Our paper's inner packaging is certified to be organic, non-toxic, and GMO-free by ISEGA – the world-known German laboratory.

By choosing eco-paper inner packaging, brands and manufacturers have committed a social responsibility to consumers. 

According to Mintel – a well-known global market research agency, sustainable packaging is a new trend in the next decade when more and more consumers concerned about the matter of future resources and environments. The brands that could tackle eco-friendly solutions are the ones who could win customer’s insight. As an unavoidable choice, it’s time for us to replace the plastic foam by other inner lashing solutions like a paper airbag, eco-sleeves, or eco-flex… Our product line of Eco Packaging for fragile goods could be a great solution for your enterprise.

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A LIFE CYCLE OF CORRUGATED CARDBOARD

Have you ever questioned how sustainable corrugated packaging is? They are eco-friendly not just because of their materials but also their recyclability. We could now take a close look into the lifespan of corrugated cardboard with Botta Packaging and some fun facts about them.

The benefit of corrugated cardboard

Cardboard is a milestone in the recycling era. In fact, according to businesswaste.co.uk, it would take 17 trees on average 7000 gallons of water and 42,000 kilowatts of energy to produce a ton of cardboard if there was no recycle made. Instead of using new paper from cut-down trees, cardboard uses a high percentage of recycled fiber from used paper. Old cardboard itself could be recycled into new cardboard. Corrugated cardboard form, which is strengthened by s-shaped flutes inside 2 flat-faces and commonly used as packing material, could be made by 100% recycled paper fiber. That’s why packaging from corrugated cardboard is seen as a sustainable packaging for business.

The lifespan of a corrugated cardboard

For new paper made from a tree, woods are brought to papermill for producing pulp – the tiny fibers of cellulose. Paper pulps are dried and flattened to become new paper. 

With corrugated cardboard, it could be made from used paper. Used paper is handled by chemicals or papermill to become the new pulp. In this stage, less energy is needed to crush the used paper than to crash the new wood chip. 

This pulp needs to go through several processes of cleaning to eliminate contaminants like ink, glue, plastic… before being pressed to form the long sheets. For some kinds of paper boxes, a certain small amount of new pulp from wood chips might be added. 

Used paperboard and corrugated cardboard could be reused, but if they are not, they could be sent back to the paper mill for recycling. The used cardboard collection is a problem every country needs to coop with. 

According to paperrecycles.org, up to 92 percent of old corrugated cardboard were recycled in 2019; while only 66.2 percent of the paper, in general, was recycled in the same year. So, you can imagine how “green” the corrugated cardboard is, compared to other packaging materials.

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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF CORRUGATED PRODUCT: WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW?

What is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?

Life Cycle Assessment could be understood as a standardized scientific method for systematic analyses and evaluation of the Life Cycle of a specific product, technology, service, or manufacturing process, according to PE Americas – a strategic consulting company in the field of sustainability. 

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have stated 4 phases of the LCA study as following:

Sometimes, LCA will result in the improvement and innovation for sustainability, and for that such innovation to be applied, another new Life Cycle Assessment procedure for it must be conducted from Step 1: Goal and Scope until step 4: Interpretation.

Life Cycle Assessment as a proof for eco-friendliness of Corrugated Packaging

We are very proud that customers of Botta choose our corrugated packaging as their commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). They understand that using cellulose-based materials has significant impacts on improving the environment. 

Indeed, a Life Cycle Assessment of Corrugated Product in the US, implemented by the US National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) and commissioned by Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA), showed positive statistics about the environmental indicator of corrugated product’s manufacture, usage, disposal and recycle. Their report showed that, between 2006 and 2010, the innovation in recycling and production, as well as the replacement of other materials by corrugated paper… have resulted in:

• 32% reduction in GHG Emissions

• 22% reduction in Eutrophication from Nutrient Discharge

• 14% reduction in Respiratory-related effects from particulate emissions

• 12% reduction in Fossil Fuel Depletion

(Source: https://www.corrugated.org/)

Through the years, Botta Packaging has introduced many corrugated packaging solutions to customers with a wide range of product items, from FEFCO or American standard boxes to corrugated paper-padded envelope, eco-glue, eco-paper tapes..., with the effort to bring a thorough sustainable solution in packaging procedure. Our products focus on your production safety, eco-friendly approach, optimization in transportation, and logistics for emission reduction.

Botta’s products are all made by renewable and recyclable materials, which is stated in the Life Cycle Assessment of corrugated paper. The used paper was collected and transformed through paper mills into new boxes. It is our honor and pleasure to join the force with other Corporations’ engagement for a sustainable environment. 

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Services and engagement in sustainable packaging innovations

More and more companies are providing packaging reuse and recycling services. Marketing strategies and initiatives are changed and tested at short notice. In this article, you will find five notable services and engagement campaigns in sustainable packaging innovations.

 

Loop

Clients can experience cutting edge sustainable packaging innovations by ordering products from multiple companies ranging from condiments to cleaning products and return empty containers for reuse via Loop.

 

Nestle origami

As a part of sustainable packaging innovations, Nestlé presented an extraordinary engagement experience by changing plastic packaging to recyclable paper wrap for KitKat chocolate bars. Furthermore, unique instructions are supplied on how to fold packaging paper into an origami crane.

Instapack.me

The advanced e-commerce portal enables end-customers to design and collect a fully recyclable carton box of any required size just in 48 hours. Customers can order the wanted quantity on request and save excess carton usage. The project is listed among Europe’s 100 Digital Champions by Financial Times and is one of the leading sustainable packaging innovations in Italy.

Reusable delivery containers

The Netherlands based SharePack has organized a program that aims to eliminate single-use plastic containers during restaurant takeaway orders. Customers return containers to a dedicated drop-off location, after which they are washed and reused for later deliveries. Box range flexibility enables restaurants to ship different types of food like pizza, salads, main courses, and hamburgers.

Government recycling initiatives

Germany and UK are incentivizing citizens to return and recycle empty bottles for rewards as money, public transport tickets, and parking vouchers. Germany’s sustainable packaging innovations Pfand return system was introduced in 2003 and is showing positive social effects and remunerating for the return of the container to a vendor.

A large number of supplementary sustainable packaging innovations service companies are entering and successfully working in various countries. The popularization of such business models is another step closer to a sustainable future. Order your eco-consultancy now. 

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New materials for sustainable packaging

Every year the requirements for the implementation of sustainable packaging are becoming more demanding. Old technologies and ideas cannot completely replace easy-to-use plastic. More and more companies and organizations are investing in the creation of new solutions and materials for successful environmental conservation and effective marketing. In this article, we want to acquaint you with the latest developments in the field of sustainable packaging.

 

Potato based compostable wrap

Widely known The Guardian newspaper declared that they will avoid wrapping printed versions of newspapers in plastic and will move toward a sustainable packaging solution. They plan to use Bioplast 300, a potato-starch made a film that is fully compostable.

 

Eco-glue, eco-fix, and eco-paper

Last year Italian corrugated cardboard producer Botta Packaging introduced a whole range of eco-sustainable packaging products. Innovative design and new material use allow eco-glue to withstand lateral sliding and ensures a fixed position of products. Thanks to the special design, eco-glued sheets can be easily separated manually by applying force in an orthogonal direction without ruining the box or sack. Eco-glue increases the stability of your products on pallets thus significantly decreasing plastic wrap required during transportation. It does not contain any chemical solvents and is fully recyclable and biodegradable.

Sugarcane and bamboo pizza container

Pizza Round is a 100% tree-free, plant-based, compostable pizza delivery sustainable packaging container. It is made from 80% sugarcane and 20% bamboo. The special circular shape ensures the reduction of packaging waste and space costs. Special cutting guides and improved heat retention increases food quality and labor performance.

Mushroom packaging

Ecovative Design a sustainable packaging company that produces polystyrene substitutes by mixing corn husks with mushroom root structure – mycelium. Adopted by IKEA and DELL in the pursuit to provide more eco-friendly and compostable packaging. Mushroom packaging is fully degradable in a couple of weeks compared to traditional polystyrene which required thousands of years.

Bioplastic

Biodegradable plastic was made to reduce waste in oceans and lakes. It is made 100% of plant-based material as potato, corn starch and can be easily eaten by marine animals.

Edible packaging

Edible sustainable packaging produced by Ohoo was used in the organization of the London Marathon. Edible water bubbles are made from seaweed and are fully degradable in 4-6 weeks.

New materials of sustainable packaging are opening new opportunities to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Any of the listed innovative materials can achieve commercial success shortly.

 

Feel free to contact us to propose an innovative sustainable packaging solution.

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Best sustainable innovation examples in 2020

Interest in sustainable innovation and sustainable products is growing every year. We also observe that after the adoption of the Paris agreements, the participants are not going to stop at the achieved results and continue their struggle for a sustainable future of the planet. Many businesses and organizations offer their own options for solving problems associated with more demanding regulators and buyers. In this article, we want to acquaint you with the most significant of them according to our version for 2020.

Replenishment using water

The first representative of our list was not introduced in 2020, but already in 2019 number of well-established companies as SC Johnson, Unilever and Procter&Gamble successfully created and introduced concentrate ranges. Even it holds a straightforward concept of mixing concentrate products with water in reusable bottles, it is a very powerful sustainable innovation that enabled to exclude water transportation costs in company supply chains. Newcomers as Replenish and ThreeMain joining the battle for customer attention by providing a more stylish design, with the latter, going further and going further on cutting plastic usage with an aid of aluminum bottles. 

“Clever little bag” by Puma

Initiative to reduce excess waste related to shoe packaging, transportation, and disposal. The company highlights that by changing the traditional box to “Clever little bag” design they were able to reduce water and fuel consumption by 60 percent and paper material usage by 65 percent. In addition to it, Puma is developing another sustainable innovation a fully degradable “Clever Little Shopper” bag.

Botta Packaging Eco-Packaging Product Range

Italian corrugated cardboard producer specializing in sustainable innovation and sustainable packaging paper-based solutions presented a whole range of sustainable products such as Eco-sleeves, Eco-net, Eco-document wallet, Eco-mailer reinforced, Eco-transparent paper bag, and Eco-safety seal. The range is specially designed and presented to satisfy all packaging needs so that companies can find a one-stop-shop consultancy solution to fully exclude plastic materials from their packaging, thus contributing to their sustainable development goals.

Packsize perfect boxes

Automatic packaging line measures and packages products in the smallest possible package. Though this sustainable innovation packaging material waste is minimized, and transportation efficiency is improved. Cost efficiency and productivity are yet to be improved though.

Tapeless cardboard

BoxLatch creates reusable latches that eliminate the use of tape and increases the likelihood of particular box recycling because of the absence of tape that adds extra removing process before recycling can start. 

Plantable packaging

Another step further in sustainable innovation is introduced by Pangea Organics and Seeds of Change. Plantable packaging contains seeds in the packaging and is 100% recyclable.

Snap packing

Carlsberg approached the issue of changing 6 pack beer ring sustainable innovation by totally removing them and changing to recyclable glue that holds cans together. It reduces plastic use by 76% and is believed to save 1200 tons of plastic every year.

Sustainable innovation became an important factor in determining corporate strategy. Order your company audit and consultancy.

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Best partnerships on sustainable packaging innovations of 2020

An increasing number of companies are joining their expertise in sustainable packaging innovations. Successful strategic collaborations help organizations to differentiate from their competitors and win customer attention. 2019 US Customer Sustainability Survey results report that two out of three customers pay close attention to the environmental impact of purchase and are keen to pay extra amount for more eco-friendly products. This article highlights five important and impactful partnerships in the sustainable packaging innovations field.

The Plastic Bank and Henkel

The Plastic Bank is an organization that collects ocean-bound plastic and turns it into recycled Social Plastic. By the date of publication, the organization collectors have recovered more than 12.1 million kilograms of ocean-bound plastic. By empowering the regenerative society, they create a regenerative and circular economy. Collectors can return plastic in exchange for blockchain tokens that can be used to pay groceries, schooling, and healthcare services. The Plastic Bank sustainable packaging innovations help both to preserve the environment and support underdeveloped communities. Later, Social Plastic is bought by Henkel. It is a German chemical consumer goods company that produces home care, baby care, and adhesive technologies. 50% of packaging is made from Social Plastic supplied by The Plastic Bank sustainable packaging innovations. 

Botta Packaging and Esselunga

Botta Packaging in partnership with Esselunga, one of the biggest supermarket chains in Italy, developed an advanced innovative envelope. Produced entirely from a corrugated paper to protect bottles and eggs during deliveries address and fulfill customer need in more sustainable packaging.

Widely used plastic bubble wrap represents a non-sustainable habit and those who are reluctant to change accordingly risk to annoy customers. Also, cumbersome compound packaging materials which require additional separation and sorting effort is another factor consumer are happy to avoid.

The Botta Eco-Envelope is one of the sustainable packaging innovations solutions that address all the above problems. Plastic bubble wrap is eliminated, and only recyclable materials are used to fulfill high protection and sustainability standards.

Cradle-to-cradle and Frosch

Cradle-to-cradle certification is a globally recognized measure of safer, more sustainable products made for the circular economy. An increasing number of organizations and standard issuing boards recognize Cradle-to-cradle as a preferred standard to illustrate circular economy contribution and sustainable packaging innovations. To receive certification, products are inspected for environmental and social impacts across five sustainability categories as material health, material reuse, renewable energy, and social fairness. Frosch detergent products are Cradle-to-cradle certified with 85% of packaging recyclable without losing quality. 

Tide and Amazon

The project started as a part of Amazon’s Frustration-Free packaging initiative that has resulted in a reduction of approximately 500 thousand tons of unnecessary packaging materials. Tide products that are traditionally packaged in plastic bags and containers were subject to a reconsideration process which led to the Tide Eco-Box solution. The solution that is a part of the global sustainable packaging innovations movement reduces waste, aligns with the sustainable development paradigm, and contributes to environmental conservation. The Tide Eco-Box uses 60% less plastic and 1.81 kg lighter.

IKEA and Ecovative Design

IKEA in collaboration with Ecovative Design developed fully compostable polystyrene packaging alternatives using mushrooms as a basis. This sustainable packaging innovations solution is able to decompose in a week comparing to years of traditional packaging solutions.

Sustainable packaging innovations became vital for business development in 2020. Request Botta Packaging Eco-consultancy to win customer attention.

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