Astellas uses biomass-based plastics made from plant-derived materials in blister packages as the primary packaging for pharmaceutical products.

Consumers are demanding more sustainable packaging. And companies are being urged to acknowledge their impact on the environment, mitigate adverse effects they create, and do so with complete transparency.

By switching from an unrecyclable plastic multi-layer material to paper-based packaging, the carbon footprint has been reduced significantly.

As a result, it will reduce upward of 200,000 tons/year of CO2 emissions.

Thermocell plastic material, which is made from renewable components, is to be used in the same way as fossil-based plastic.

HKScan, Wipak and Woodly collaborated to create a new type of renewable-based plastic.

BioPad® is a unique “green” technology flexible corrosion inhibiting device constructed from biobased non-woven material.

Made from all natural elements, including U.S.-grown industrial hemp, the new Hemptensils™ is the first in-kind brand of plant-based disposable utensils that won't harm the environment. 

Haney, a global leader in package prototyping, has produced first-of-its-kind sustainable fashion packaging for designer Heron Preston using HP Indigo printing and cellulose-based materials from Futamura.