Staying ahead of the technology curve means strengthening your competitive advantage. That is why we give you data-driven innovation insights into the packaging industry. This time, you get to discover 5 hand-picked recyclable food packaging startups.
Out of 276, the Global Startup Heat Map highlights 5 Top Recyclable Food Packaging Startups
The insights of this data-driven analysis are derived from the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering 2 093 000+ startups & scaleups globally. The platform gives you an exhaustive overview of emerging technologies & relevant startups within a specific field in just a few clicks.
The Global Startup Heat Map below reveals the distribution of the 276 exemplary startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. Further, it highlights 5 packaging startups that we hand-picked based on criteria such as founding year, location, funding raised, and more. You get to explore the solutions of these 5 startups & scaleups in this report. For insights on the other 271 recyclable food packaging solutions, get in touch.
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Affinity offers Recyclable Cups
Founding Year: 2017
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Partner for: Beverage Packaging
Affinity is an Indonesian startup that provides environmentally friendly food packaging products for food & beverage companies. Its Butterfly Cup is produced using sustainably sourced paper and contains a water-based dispersion coating that is entirely biodegradable and easily recyclable. The startup’s bio-based paper coating, BioPBS, is also biodegradable and compostable. The startup’s packaging solutions are fully certified to meet food-grade standards.
Responsible Whatr uses Aluminum Cans
Founding Year: 2019
Location: New Delhi, India
Partner for: Spring Water
Responsible Whatr is an Indian startup that offers natural spring water in eco-friendly aluminum cans. As aluminum is infinitely recyclable, it is a sustainable alternative to plastic or glass bottles. Further, the startup’s aluminum packaging provides a longer shelf life and cuts down carbon emissions during transport and storage, when compared with plastic and glass bottles.
Planty delivers Plant-based Meals in Sustainable Packaging
Founding Year: 2019
Location: London, UK
Partner for: Sustainable Food Packaging & Carbon Neutral Food Delivery
British startup Planty delivers plant-based food in minimal and sustainable packaging. The startup prepares and delivers frozen nutrient- and fiber-rich vegan meals in an environmentally friendly manner to overcome the challenges of food and packaging waste accumulation. Planty’s packaging is 100% recyclable, compostable, and reusable. The startup also follows a carbon-neutral delivery to further increase sustainability.
Greenback develops Food-Grade Packaging
Founding Year: 2019
Location: London, UK
Partner for: Eco-friendly Food Packaging
Greenback is a UK-based startup that creates a solution to upcycle post-consumer plastic waste into food-grade packaging. The startup’s circularity platform, ecoVeritas, uses blockchain-based evidence to track, trace, and certify the composition of material throughout the recycling supply chain. The physical flow of material is controlled through a decentralized network of recycling plants near the sources of plastic waste. Greenback uses the infrastructure already in place, along with its advanced technologies, to create feedstock for the production of food-grade packaging at scale. The startup also maintains a digital twin of the processes to improve transparency in operations and provide evidence of material flows, including camera images, smart contracts, and waste types.
Noostrim produces a Plastic Alternative for Food Packaging
Founding Year: 2018
Location: Pau, France
Partner for: Food Packaging, Plastic-free Packaging
French startup Noostrim develops VITASTRIM, a sustainable alternative to plastic food packaging. Food is often packed in packages containing controversial molecules such as endocrine disruptors that pollute the food and the human body. To counter this practice, the startup’s proprietary material is made of healthy natural ingredients, is odorless, and produced without any degradation of the material. As a result, it is safer for food packaging than conventional solutions and is also recyclable several times.
Discover more Packaging Startups
Packaging startups such as the examples highlighted in this report focus on bio-based food packaging, food safety packaging, and biodegradable packaging. While all of these technologies play a major role in advancing the packaging industry, they only represent the tip of the iceberg. To explore more packaging technologies, simply get in touch to let us look into your areas of interest. For a more general overview, you can download our free Packaging Innovation Report to save your time and improve strategic decision-making.
