Sustainable Packaging

Studio photograph of the yellow-and-white insulated reusable shopping tote shaped specifically to carry a hot deli roast chicken upright.

October 7, 2026

Woolworths’ $10 “Bachelor’s Handbag” turns a roast-chicken joke into a reusable bag

Woolworths has turned one of Australia’s most enduring supermarket colloquialisms into an actual product. The $10 insulated reusable bag — shaped and printed to look like the iconic hot roast chicken packaging

Cluster of small mushrooms growing on a log in a dark forest — illustration of mycelium-based biodegradable packaging materials replacing plastic

Sustainability·Technology

Mushroom Packaging Goes Industrial The Race to Replace Plastic With Mycelium

Mushroom® Packaging — a biodegradable material grown from mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, combined with agricultural waste. The company says the packaging is fully biodegradable in around 45 days and is designed as a direct replacement for expanded polystyrene

August 21, 2026

Walmart Recalls 12,000 Great Value Chicken Broth Cartons Due to Packaging Concerns

Health·USA

TreeHouse Foods has expanded its recall of Walmart’s Great Value chicken broth after the FDA upgraded it to a Class II designation, citing risks

Plasma Polymers Turn Oregano Oil into Hydrophobic Barriers for Germany’s $503B Packaging Industry

Materials

Plasma-polymerized plant extracts are creating microporous hydrophobic barriers on cellulosic substrates at Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST, offering a biochemical

Patagonia Reaches New Heights in their Sustainability Journey by Joining Pack4Good

Business·Environment·Materials·Sustainability

Patagonia Joins Canopy’s Pack4Good Initiative for Sustainable Packaging Material that Could Reshape the Outdoor Apparel Industry

Outdoor gear giant Patagonia has taken another stride in its environmental journey by joining Canopy’s Pack4Good initiativeThis move signals a shift towards sustainable packaging solutions that could reshape the outdoor apparel industry’s

Sunita Somvanshi

October 13, 2024

Design·Materials·Plastic·Sustainability

Argentine Students Create Biodegradable Plastic Bags from Citrus Peels—They Degrade in Just 15 Days!

Valentín Fravoli (22) and Alejandro Unchalo (21), students from Technical School No. 2 in Tandil, Argentina, developed Citricplas — biodegradable plastic bags made from citrus peels. This innovative project, set to hit

Sunita Somvanshi

September 30, 2024

Plastic·Sustainability

VTT’s Pilot Breakthrough: Stretchable Cellulose Webs Poised to Upend Packaging Sector

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has hit a new milestone in packaging innovation. They’ve created a cellulose-based material for rigid packaging that stretches up to 30% – a big deal considering

Govind Tekale

November 9, 2023

Business·Sustainability

Seegene Commits to 100% Recyclable Packaging in the Molecular Diagnostics Realm

In today’s eco-conscious world, businesses are stepping up their green game. Seegene Inc., a leader in PCR molecular diagnostics from South Korea, is leading the charge. They’ve rolled out 100% recyclable packaging

Govind Tekale

October 31, 2023