September 2022

Durability, function, and structure are critical considerations for any packaging, but savvy consumers shop with eco-friendly expectations and an eye for design. As we move closer to 2023, these three innovative packaging design trends are gaining traction in the beauty market.

1. Minimalistic Design

The app offers easy on-the-go account & product access for Inmark’s Life Science customers. The app contains access to Inmark’s public online store, as well as access to Inmark’s innovative private online portals. Within each private portal, these customers can streamline their workflow while calling on customers. User options include the ability to order customer-specific bio-medical packaging and/or create & print pre-paid shipping labels for in-stock packaging in accordance with ICAO & DOT.

Blond created reusable and refillable packaging that is both long-lasting and 100% recyclable at the end of its life cycle. Consumers can buy their essentials without any packaging waste by using the reusable pots. They then can be decanted, stored and later collected and washed by Dizzie.

Looking at the principles of the circular economy, Blond carried out holistic research into the packaging landscape and worked with Dizzie to design a packaging system that would ultimately save warehouse space and reduce the carbon footprint of deliveries.

Sustainability Management in Plastics Processing is intended to provide practical guidance to plastics processors, providing them with the knowledge and tools to improve their overall sustainability by showing how improvements can be made in key areas. Spanning over 400 pages, the advice and insights remain accessible and practical while providing an appropriate level of detail for professionals that are serious about finding ways to improve the sustainability of their organisation.

They have been working on producing the material for eight years and it has been designed to replace conventional plastic packaging. It is composed of polyurethane foam and dissolves in seawater and land-based composts. The researchers worked alongside marine biologists to test the material in natural nearshore ecosystems, which is where disposed plastic is most likely to end up.

Supermarket giant Tesco has announced it is launching a trial to address the issue of excess and unnecessary toothpaste packaging in the UK by selling tubes without cardboard boxes.

The trial is launching this week, and Tesco said it would assess how customers react when branded toothpaste is no longer sold in cardboard boxes.

The move follows on from the retailer scrapping the use of cardboard boxes on its own brand toothpaste in November last year, a move which according to Tesco could save more than 55 tonnes of cardboard a year.

The Food and Drug Administration will research and propose a standardized front-of-package labeling system to help consumers more readily understand nutrition information, the White House said Tuesday.

The proposed update to the existing setup, in which nutritional information is provided primarily on the backs of labels, is part of the Biden administration's effort to help consumers make healthy choices and “to shift our health care system away from just treating disease to preventing it,” a senior administration official told reporters on a call.

Needle-Trap is a particularly sustainable solution compared with conventional needle protection systems. It combines cost efficiency with environmental protection and therefore merits the “Integrated Sustainability” logo