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    Gwen Lorio
    Natural Package
    Topic posted April 6, 2009 by Gwen LorioInfluential Innovators, last edited February 9, 2012 by AmillerInspriational Ideators , tagged packaging
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    Title:
    Natural Package
    Summary:
    What would constitute a "natural" package?

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    • Rachel K.
      posted December 28, 2009 by Rachel K.Innovation Ambassadors

      It depends on your definition of "natural" or what your consumers perceive to be natural.

      • "Natural" based on raw materials of the package (no petrochemical-based raw materials; raw materials are only plant- or mineral-based)
      • "Natural" based on feedstocks used to make the package, i.e., no petrochemical feedstocks (only plant-based like coconut oil)
      • There are other environmental considerations -- the package supply chain itself, transportation/shipping methods, distance shipped to destination, percent recycled or percent post-consumer content, percent that is recyclable or can be reused

      I am not in Packaging, but to me a 100% natural package would be one that is also fully sustainable and came from renewable sources such as bamboo or wood. Corn would also be a good option for plastic packaging (there are some polymers such as PLA available commercially).

     

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