Danimer’s signature PHA, Nodax®, was used to create the bags for one-pound Earthbound Farm Organic Mini Peeled Carrots, and is now available in Meijer’s regional network of 240 grocery stores and supercenters in six states across the Midwest.
Program aims to accelerate the market adoption of seaweed-based alternatives developed by the winners of the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize: Sway, Zerocircle and Notpla.
“We value the opportunity to engage with the industry and our customers―our team is always glad to talk about the latest advancements in both flexible packaging and packaging equipment,” said Aaron Fox, President of Fox Solutions and Vice President of Fox Packaging.
The innovation positions a new PE-based recycle-ready alternative to pearlized biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP), which is not widely recyclable, and offers a significant growth opportunity for PE film converters.
The game-changing innovation aims to see leftover plant waste from ELEMIS product ingredients turned into biofilm, with the long term goal of replacing single-use sachets used to package samples of its skincare products.
The compostable packaging is already being used with select PerfectCLEAN products, and the company plans to roll it out to the full suite of PerfectCLEAN products by early 2024.
R&D funding accelerates the development of the first commercially viable polymeric material predominantly derived from seaweed for flexible packaging that is home compostable.
As part of a pilot project, delfort collaborated with CLARUS to develop an alternative packaging solution for the fortune cookie manufacturer Sweet & Lucky that is in line with their sustainability goals.
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