Sustainable Packaging: Eco-Friendly and Unbreakable

Besides plastic, which is the most frequently used packaging material in the world, conventional materials such as paper, cardboard, glass and metal (e.g. aluminum) are also candidates for a sustainable packaging strategy, as each of them offers its own individual advantages.

A study by the Dutch research institute DE Delft shows that paper and cardboard, for example, have a smaller carbon footprint than most other packagings, due to factors such as efficient production and lower transport emissions. The carbon dioxide equivalent of paper and related materials is 676 kilograms carbon dioxide per metric ton of material, whereas that of other conventional packaging materials is at least 1,000 kilograms.