OUR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS & SERVICES
A holistic strategy for sustainable packaging solutions
Our sustainability strategy focuses on pushing the sustainable packaging industry to new heights, whether it be promoting circular systems, optimizing packaging performance, or designing refill & reuse models.
As the world’s largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier, Berlin Packaging is not beholden to a specific material or process. We source components of all significant substrates thanks to our global suppliers’ network.
We partner with our customers to develop broad-based, factually grounded, and profitable packaging sustainability programs.
OUR c.o.r.e model
Circularity
We create closed loop systems for our customers in all aspects, whether it be selecting certain raw materials or designing for efficient recyclability. We actively promote and incorporate materials that support circularity, such as post-consumer recycled content (PCR) and bio-based materials.
Optimization
We focus on improving our customers’ packaging technical performance and functionality. We do so in a variety of ways, whether it be localized manufacturing, increased durability, or controlled dispensing. Doing so ensures that any packaging we design has a minimal environmental footprint.
Reuse & Refill
We design reuse & refill systems, offering our customers a sustainable business model that can attract consumer engagement. By designing reusable packaging and durable refill systems, we can reduce material usage and minimize environmental impact.
Environmental services
Our customers can leverage on our expansive suite of advisory services and tools to receive tailor-made expertise and guidance for their comprehensive sustainability needs.
Sustainability cases
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Vinolok
Circularity
Vinolok
Sustainability Attributes
Vinolok is a fully recyclable closure designed for disassembly:
The glass part is recyclable without loss of quality
– The EVA sealing ring is recyclable. Biobased EVA is also available
– The closure is glue-free, silicone, PVC and phthalates free
– The plastic part can be easily separated by the consumer
Design for Disassembly is a design strategy that considers the future need to disassemble a product for repair, refurbish or recycle.
Helium Mixology
Optimization
Helium Mixology
Sustainability Attributes
“100% Carbon Neutral”
For Helium mixology, in particular:
– timeless design
– compatible with Vinolok fully recyclable closure
– compatible with Bartop closures
– half-flint glass, up to 75% cullet
– Carbon –neutral (in partnership with Climate Partner)
Carbon Neutrality is achieved when “anthropogenic emissions of GHG are offset by an equal amount of reduced emissions, avoided or seized within a given time horizon”.
Foamy
Circularity
Foamy
Sustainability Attributes
Foamy is the first of its kind, a refillable foamer made from glass. This allows the container to be recycled, provides inert storage of sensitive formulas and is customizable in numerous ways. It is a sustainable alternative when compared with traditional plastic foamers and it can be disassembled, allowing the consumer to recycle all the components by material (glass, PP and PETG).
Design for Disassembly is a design strategy that considers the future need to disassemble a product for repair, refurbishment or recycling.
Elise Revive
Circularity
Elise Revive
Sustainability Attributes
Elise Revive contains 10% Post Consumer Recycled glass, certified by a 3rd party (Union).
PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled Content) means recycled content used by end-consumers and recycled into a container. PCR is used in the glass melt to lower the melting temperature, with benefits in terms of energy consumption. The higher the PCR%, the higher the risk of stones, impurities, contaminations in the glass melt, potentially leading to flaws, aesthetical defects such as bubbles and checks.
Airglass Jar
Reuse & Refill
Airglass Jar
Sustainability Attributes
The consumer can reuse the Airglass Jar several times – replacing the PP refill cartridge in two easy steps; Airglass Jar components are designed for complete disassembly, sorting and recycling of the different materials (glass, PP, PETG). The jar leverages airless technology that reduces product waste, protects the contents from contaminants, and dispenses precise product amounts. Compared to conventional glass jars, the Airglass jar exemplifies the concepts of reduce, reuse, and recycle. The heaviest and most energy-intensive part of the packaging—the glass jar—is meant to be reused, while the plastic insert can be recycled and replaced as needed.
Refillable solutions allow to minimize environmental impact with a significant reduction in Carbon Footprint and packaging material usage when sufficiently reused over time. Reuse-and-refill models can also improve the user experience, thanks to the design of beautiful containers made to last, and help build stronger brand loyalty.
Refilling means that packaging remains in the system and can be used again and again.
Duo-2 Piece
Optimization
Duo-2 Piece
Sustainability Attributes
This closure is made of detachable parts, making it easy to recycle – the wood from the head and synthetic material in the leg. It is compatible with the use of post-consumer recycled plastic raw materials, as well as polymers from a renewable source.
Recycling is the action or process of converting waste into reusable material.
In the European waste hierarchy, waste prevention is considered the best solution, followed by reuse, recycling, and recover.
Environmental services
We identify sustainability drivers, benchmark activities and provide insights and update that drive changes.
We can support our customers in defining their corporate sustainability strategy and building comprehensive circularity roadmaps.
We develop custom solutions thanks to our in-house design division Studio One Eleven.
We can source components made with any material available on the market via our global network of partners and we design simple tools to compare them by sustainability attribute.
We use Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), according ISO 14040 guidelines, to quantify the environmental impact of a product along the entire value chain, from sourcing and raw materials to the end of life.
We help our customers capture and retain the value of their sustainable solutions, by supporting them with substantiated and quantifiable sustainability claims.
We identify sustainability drivers, benchmark activities and provide insights and update that drive change.
We can support our customers in defining their corporate sustainability strategy and building comprehensive circularity roadmaps.
We develop custom solutions thanks to our in-house design division Studio One Eleven.
We can source components made with any material available on the market via our global network of partners and we design simple tools to compare them by sustainability attribute.
We use Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) according to ISO 14040 guidelines to quantify the environmental impact of a product along the entire value chain, from sourcing and raw materials to the end of life.
We help our customers capture and retain the value of their sustainable solutions by supporting them with substantiated and quantifiable sustainability claims.