Initial Research
Starting my research I have looked at a number of different gift packs, which have been done by other companies, and some of which are Eco friendly.
For my packaging I would like it to be Eco friendly but also to stand out when on the shelf the design to construct the pack also has to be fast and simple as the retailers in store construct them.
Also from this visit I Wye Valley have now started telling customers on the bottles which beer complements which food I would also like to incorporate that into my packaging as it could attract more customers.
Looking at recyclable material I think the product would have to be made out of cardboard some of the benefits of using cardboard are shown below:
Corrugated cartons and boxes plain or printed manufactured from approx. 75% recycled material and are 100% recyclable
New green packaging solutions that reduce environment impact to varying amounts are being created every day. Common green packaging characteristics often include the following:
· Made from recycled materials (100% or varying lesser percentages)
· Made from annually sustainable materials (ex: bamboo farms, corn, soya, cotton)
· Made from organic farmed materials (ex: organic bamboo, organic corn)
· Biodegradable materials (ex: clam shells, unbleached paper)
· Recyclable material (ex: cardboard papers, corrugated paper, glass)
· Reusable products (ex: glass bottles)
· Energy efficiency, such as achieved by reduction in packaging processes, packaging systems, manufacturing process or distribution savings (ex: using plastic bottles instead of glass bottles because of reduced carbon output in the shipping of a lighter product).
Popular green packaging supplies on the market include:
· Recycled Cardboard Boxes
· Compostable Food Containers (ex: biodegradable take out food containers, starch based biodegradable and disposable food containers)
· Biodegradable Products ex: biodegradable bags, biodegradable trash bags, biodegradable garbage bags, biodegradable plastics, biodegradable paper, biodegradable films, biodegradable green materials)
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Taking all this into consideration I think cardboard would be the best material it is also suitable to be printed on and assembled with out glue.
Shown below are some gift packaging designs done by other companies:
Many of the research images are made out cardboard with either cut outs or a clear plastic sheet to show what’s inside. I have also noticed many of the gift pack also come with handles to carry the many of which are built in with the cardboard design and some of which are plastic.
Useful early research Vishnu.. Tied-in with the eco-packaging thinking ongoing this promises much..
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