sustainable packaging

Pakka Limited, started by K K Jhunjhunwala in Ayodhya in 1981, has transformed into a compostable packaging business, with a yearly production capacity of 50,000 tonnes. Their factory is powered by rice husk where they recover 95 percent of chemicals used!

Khushboo Gandhi runs ‘Go Do Good’, a Pune-based startup that repurposes agro-waste and finds innovative alternatives for single-use plastic.

Khushboo Gandhi runs ‘Go Do Good’, a Pune-based startup that repurposes agro-waste and finds innovative alternatives for single-use plastic.

Ardra Nair, a 29-year-old from Kerala, started Greenamor Ventures which manufactures plastic-like biopolymer using coir waste. This green packaging is biodegradable and compostable.

Only a small percentage of packaging waste is recycled and the rest goes to landfills, polluting the planet. To address this, global beverage brand Pernod Ricard is removing permanent mono cartons from their packaging as part of their #OneForOurPlanet initiative.

Here are five initiatives that have come up with innovative methods of making packaging sustainable, from seaweed to areca, bamboo, and more.

Surabhi and Chetna Shah’s eco-friendly packaging business Carragreen won funding on Shark Tank India last year. They explain how their sustainable packaging solutions are making a difference.

Pernod Ricard’s #OneForOurPlanet initiative focuses on the removal of permanent mono cartons from their packaging by June 2023.

Mahesh, Varsha, and Naman Agarwal, a Mumbai-based family, run EcoCushion Paper, a venture that makes and sells honeycomb paper packaging to offer an eco-friendly alternative to bubble wraps and plastic.

Bengaluru-based Vaibhav Anant quit his job to launch the eco-friendly startup Bambrew, which makes packaging with bamboo and wood pulp to replace plastic.