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Eco packaging and unpacking
Did you know that...?
Packaging plays many roles—from protecting food during transport to informing consumers and promoting products on the shelf. But it also has a significant environmental footprint. Many packaging materials, especially plastic, require high energy to produce and can take centuries to decompose. Once discarded, they often become waste and contribute to pollution.
In this training, we explored how agri-food businesses can reduce their environmental impact by choosing eco-friendly packaging materials, adopting circular approaches, and responding to growing consumer demand for transparency, traceability, and ethical production.
What’s other people doing about it?
Cantine Ermes (Italy). This cooperative of winegrowers has grown since 1998 into a model of social redemption and sustainability. Recently, it has introduced innovative eco-packaging solutions and tested new sales strategies to reduce waste—showing how even tradition-bound sectors can lead the way in green design.
CUIB – Urban Centre for Good Initiatives (Romania). CUIB promotes sustainable food consumption with a strong focus on environmental and social impact. Through careful packaging choices, waste separation, and education, they’re building a local culture of conscious consumption and responsible production.
Bloom Büro (Ukraine). This initiative underscores the role of consumer awareness in driving change. Bloom Büro promotes sustainable design and encourages environmentally responsible purchasing behaviours—highlighting how packaging choices are part of broader lifestyle decisions.
From switching to recycled materials to reducing unnecessary layers of packaging, these inspiring examples from our training show that sustainable packaging is not just a technical fix—it’s a cultural shift.
These inspiring case studies were all presented during our training – review their presentations to discover how your organisation can rethink packaging for the planet.
