sustainable packaging

Impacked packs up $2.5M to give the packaging industry a greener tint

Packaging is a trillion-dollar-per-year industry that, by and large, has some sustainability challenges. Impacked is a B2B company that’s bringing green tech to the forefront for everything from

UK’s Magical Mushroom Company uses mycelium to replace plastic packaging

Global plastic waste has more than doubled, and 40% of that waste comes from packaging. Luckily there is no shortage of sustainable packaging startups in Europe. Just take a look: Circleback (Germany)

noissue acquires Tapkit to bring QR codes to sustainable packaging

Noissue, a New Zealand-based packaging platform that offers custom, sustainable packaging to businesses of all sizes, has made an acquisition that gives it a team and the tools necessary to build micr

noissue raises $10M Series A to expand its global sustainable packaging platform

Noissue, a New Zealand-based global packaging platform, wants to make sustainable packaging accessible to businesses of all sizes. Everything the company offers, from custom tissue paper and cards to

Replacing plastic with plant pulp for sustainable packaging attracts a billionaire backer

In a small suburb of Melbourne, two entrepreneurs are developing a technology that could mean big changes for the packaging industry. Stuart Gordon and Mark Appleford are the co-founders of Varden, a

Amazon should think outside the box

Recent news that Amazon is working on a way to deliver items inside your door, without packaging, is huge. It means that e-commerce might overcome its greatest obstacle: Thinking inside the box.

Beverage Companies Go Sustainable With Biodegradable Plastics, Ramped Up Recycling

<img src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0012/5537/125537v1-max-250x250.png" class="shot2"></img> Coca-Cola (<a href="http://ir.thecoca-colacompany.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=94566&p=iro

Disposables Debate: Can Recycling, Materials Innovation Make Plastic Bag Bans Obsolete?

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/plastic-bag-in-branch.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="199" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-278463" /></a> Single-use plastic grocery bags

Metabolix Oilseeds Gets $203,000 Grant To Test 'False Flax' As Possible Petroleum Replacement

<img src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0011/9112/119112v1-max-250x250.png" class="shot2"></img> A Cambridge, Mass. biosciences company that makes plastics, chemicals and energy from