Naturally Sustainable Packaging: Apple Cider in Apple Cups

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

We’re all about simple, green alternatives to disposables around here. Not only do these apple cider cups fit that bill, they’re seasonal, too!

These look incredibly easy to make and perfect for any Fall-themed shindig.

Naturally Sustainable Packaging: Sasa-dango

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Talk about sustainable packaging… These Sasa-dangos (mochi pounded rice balls filled with red bean paste and seasoned with mugwort) are wrapped in bamboo leaves and bound with a vine.  You steam it inside the bamboo grass wrap then unwrap and eat.  Simple, functional, beautiful and tasty.  

Does the Package Make the Green Product?

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Beth Buczynski .

We blame corporations for a lot- and for good reason: they are responsible for large percentages of the pollution, emission-heavy production, poor worker conditions and consumption-driven mindsets that plague our planet and society. However, it is said, “to whoever much is given, of him [or her] will much be required.” Though the big-box names have huge potential for leaving destruction in their wake, they also have the clout to power big changes. Recently, several mainstream companies have started making strides toward this change in the form of sustainable packaging. Here are some to look out for…

Reduce & Reuse with the Green Box Pizza Box

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Here’s another great packaging innovation called the Green Box. Basically it’s a regular pizza box that is pre-perforated so it can serve several uses: 1) Pizza Box 2) Dinner Plates & 3) Space Saving Storage Box.

HangerPak: Shirt Packaging Doubling as a Hanger

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

“I buy t-shirts online and they always come wrinkled and I always run out of coat-hangers. So I designed a sustainable, reusable way to send and keep your t-shirts.”

Newton Running Energy Efficient Recycled Packaging Concept

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Newton Running has commissioned TDA Advertising and Design to create the new packaging for their running shoes. Packaging can be an enormous energy sink with its limited use and quick lifecycle. It is essential to minimize weight, energy input, and maximize ease of recyclability.

China’s Appetite for America’s Trash is Disappearing

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

As the US economy continues to slow, our demand for Chinese goods diminishes and China’s demand for the world’s recyclables, used to produce some of these goods, has subsequently diminished. Now our trash is stuck on our shores!

360 Paper Bottle By Brandimage

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

The 360 Paper Bottle is a biodegradable, resealable, eco-friendlier plastic bottle alternative. Brandimage works to design, develop, and engineer new products and brands. These Paper Water Bottles are made from 100% recycled material and could transform the plastic water bottle pollution so prevelant today.

Reduce & Reuse Eco-friendly Packaging

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

When you buy an LCD or Plasma TV you are also burdened with a menacing mound of non-biodegradable packaging. Some companies packages their wares in biodegradable packaging, but designer Tom Ballhatchet has taken it up a notch and has created a packaging system that won’t have mother nature cringing. Ballhatchet’s design is TV packaging that simply converts to a stylish TV stand with built in cable management. This has mother nature rejoicing because not only does it keep wasteful packaging out of the landfills, it takes the place of another piece of clutter. Plus when you have to move, you don’t need to go get more packaging, simply throw the TV in the stand and you are on the road.