Sustainable Packaging Design – Greatest Trends 2024/25

It’s always encouraging to see businesses take steps towards sustainability and reducing their environmental impact. There are indeed many options available now for designing eco-friendly packaging, such as using biodegradable materials like plant-based plastics, recycled paper or cardboard, or even edible materials like seaweed or rice husks.

In addition to being eco-friendly, sustainable packaging can also be a way to showcase a brand’s values and commitment to the environment, which can help build brand loyalty and attract environmentally conscious customers.  I hope more and more businesses will consider switching to eco-friendly packaging as a way to reduce waste and contribute to a more sustainable future.

 There are so many options when it comes to designing your product packaging, but hopefully, these trends have given you some ideas!

 Soy Ink stickers or sleeves for the shipping box. 

Yes, first of all, you can make expensive packaging print on the box, or inside with smaller costs. With a sicker, you don’t need to print many sizes on shipping boxes. It makes your box size more flexible, and you can pay less for each shipping. It’s the best choice for small handmade businesses or startups.

Sleeved Mailer Box

With custom sleeve boxes, there’s no need to sacrifice eco-friendliness for striking looks. Made from recycled materials, fully recyclable, and printed with eco-friendly vegetable inks.

Custom packing Tape

Is a fantastic, multi-use solution for branding your boxes, taping up your tissue, or finishing off any branded packaging creation. Packaging tape is water-activated, which is one of several environmentally friendly benefits.

Recycled shipping boxes

It’s a great way to show your unique brand voice, make packaging memorable, and if your packaging will be made from recycled paper, it always adds value to your brand.

100% recyclable custom tissue paper

Sustainable packaging doesn’t have to be boring – you can use soy ink and recycled paper. Don’t be shy and make your customers unboxing experience feel more like Christmas.

100% compostable mailer bag

Weatherproof, tear-proof, durable, and gentle on mother nature. A starch-based material works great with colorful prints. Eco-friendly mailers create a natural look for eco-friendly brands.

Recycled, padded mailers

You have something fragile? No prob. Recycled padded mailers are made from cornstarch or Recycled Plastics and have a bubble inner that provides an extra layer of cushion. The double adhesive strip makes it reusable, and it can be recycled where soft plastics are accepted.

And the last, but not least – packaging for the future –

Sugarcane packaging

Sugarcane fiber is an excellent replacement for paper products, as well as, Styrofoam and plastic packages. Sugarcane fiber or bagasse is the an abundant agricultural by-product – it simply remains after the juice has been extracted from the sugar cane plant. Ethically sourced and renewable, sugarcane fiber presents many benefits for the packaging and textile industries.
Sugarcane fiber is inexpensive, compostable and very versatile. It is used to produce food products packaging, tableware, paper, textiles, etc. It can replace the materials commonly used to make cardboard boxes. It’s the best alternate for cosmetic packaging, boxes, and tubes, for your branding coffee cups, branding pens, trays, and box for taking away food, and other plastic things.

So, there is no plan B.

Please feel free to contact me and let’s make our planet cleaner.
Cheers,
Inga