Carlsberg plans to develop the world’s first fully bio-degradable and bio-based beer bottle. Made from impulse-dried wood fibers, the “Green Fiber Bottle” is a groundbreaking innovation and currently under development in a partnership between Carlsberg Group and partners ecoXpac, Technical University of Denmark and Innovation Fund Denmark. The project commenced in January 2015 and it is expected to take three years to develop the final product.

This is the first prototype of their bio-degradable bottle. Still looking and feeling very different from what the final product will be, the prototype does give an idea of what the future of beer bottles could be.

By Kristina de Verdier on 15 June, 2015 In beer, Biodegradable, bottle, Innovation

WikiPearl™ by WikiFoods. “Our goal is to produce edible food & beverage packaging solutions, which make other packaging materials, like plastic or paper, unnecessary. WikiPearl™ comes from an idea of bio-creator and Harvard professor David Edwards. Following an enlightening conversation about “tensegrity” with Ken Snelson, a New York sculptor, Dr. Edwards wondered whether it would be possible to design food and beverage packaging like nature designs fruits and vegetables. The first commercial WikiFoods products, was WikiPearl Ice cream and frozen yogurt, and was launched in France and the USA in 2013. New Wikipearls products are being created every day. From ice cream, cheese, and frozen yogurt to fruits, vegetables, water, cocktails and soups.

By Kristina de Verdier on 14 July, 2014 In Biodegradable, Edible, ice cream, yoghurt

Lindsay Perkins “To design a brand and package line that reflected the farm’s eco-friendly agricultural methods. All packaging is reproduced individually, making each piece a little bit different, just as products from an organic farm. The concept The Grass is Greener on our side is emphasized throughout the brand and product lines by the use of biodegradable paper made with grass seeds. So wherever and however the packaging is disposed, grass will grow one way to give back to the farm’s free range animals.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 16 November, 2011 In Biodegradable, farm, Food, milk, organic, Paper, sustainable

What is this? Looks like styrofoam, right? But it is 100% biodegradable cornstarch chips. Water soluble, compostable, yet with same properties as traditional packaging chips. It’s great to replace styrofoam with biodegradable material. But here comes the problem; the perception! Normal people will never notice the difference. When developing environmentally friendly packaging there are two parallel missions; to look sustainable, and to actually be sustainable. If missing one of these factors, you downgrade the product. And you mislead the consumer.

By Kristina de Verdier on 21 February, 2011 In Biodegradable, Design, environmentally friendly, filling material, packaging, Secondary Package, styrofoam, Sustainability Information

Compostable Bamboo plates – does it work? The second picture is after 3,5 months in a compost. Starre Vartan writing for Inhabitat, tested if these plates from Bambu really are compostable. Most compostables end up in the landfill, where, due to the lack of oxygen, they won’t break down. Read the full report here

By Kristina de Verdier on 22 November, 2010 In bambu, Biodegradable, compostable, Food, landfill, plates, sustainable

Recently launched – BYOT (Bring your own tea) from Sanctuary. A convenient portable pouch filled with loose leaf tea and 10 biodegradable steeping bags for all your on-the-go tea drinking needs. “Forget about crushed tea leaves in tea bags, we’re sipping the goodness of whole loose leaf! And when the hustle and bustle of life gets the best of us, there really isn’t anything more calming (and healthy!) than drinking good tea.”

By Kristina de Verdier on 17 November, 2010 In bags, Beverages, Biodegradable, packaging, quality food, sustainable, tea

Biodegradable trash bags from Green Genius, Read more on The Dieline

By Kristina de Verdier on 19 October, 2009 In bags, Biodegradable, environmentally friendly packaging, trash bags

Chicago paper tube is making recyclable and biodegradable paper tubes shaped into containers for cosmetic, fragrance, candle and gourmet-food packaging. A good alternative to plastic packaging.

By Kristina de Verdier on 17 September, 2009 In beauty, Biodegradable, Design, packaging, Paper, products, recyclable, sustainable, tube

Fast food packaging is creating loads of waste and takes up a big chunk of our landfill space. Each burger is individually wrapped in plastic coated paper and thrown into a paper bag with a few paper napkins. The arts grad student, Andrew Millar, designed biodegradable packaging for McDonald’s from grass paper, which has naturally grease-resistant properties. Andrew visited the restaurants through his work and noticed that people would often rip their bags into a tray, why he designed his bag to open out into a comfortable eating station. The outer part of bag is made from recycled pulp paper, and grease-proof grass paper lines the inside. Both are highly biodegradable and definitely more sustainable than clear-cutting. Via Inhabitat

By Kristina de Verdier on 27 June, 2009 In Andrew Millar, Biodegradable, Design, Food, Mc Donalds, packaging, sustainable

60Bag – Biodegrades in 60 days. The bag is made of flax-viscose non-woven fabric and was developed and manufactured in Poland. The flax-Viscose fabric is produced with flax fiber industrial waste, which means it doesn’t exploit any natural resources and requires minimal energy during its production. In January this year 60Bag was honoured with the Green Dot Award

By Kristina de Verdier on 17 March, 2009 In 60bag, bag, Biodegradable, consumers, Design, packaging, poland, Shopping Bags

So many coffee cups every day around the world being thrown away. People’s Coffee wanted to offer a better alternative than today’s cups. Therefore together with Huhtamaki, developed a new coffee cup, a bio-degradable, compostable material, made from renewable resources.

By Kristina de Verdier on 18 September, 2008 In Beverages, Biodegradable, Coffee