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2023
One Step Closer: Inaugural Packaging Innovation Award
When our client BAR-U-EAT came to us asking for a “BPI Certified KIND bar wrapper” we answered the call, winning the inaugural Packaging Innovation Award by One Step Closer with a plant-based BPI Certified compostable bar wrapper made from wood pulp from FSC-certified sustainably managed forests and corn, effectively raising the bar for the entire category.
2023
Nexty Award Finalist
Theo Chocolate was looking for plant-based packaging to compliment their new plant-based filled chocolate line and we had the perfect sustainable packaging solution for the look, feel, and brand alignment they were going for.
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![Ellen MacArthur Foundation - ELK Packaging](https://elkpackaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ellen-MacArthur-Foundation-ELK-Packaging-300x142.jpg)
2018
Ellen MacArthur Circular Materials Challenge Winner
We are deeply honored to have co-won this award with Full Cycle Bioplastics, collaborating on their pioneering method of PHA development and extraction to create a compostable high-performance packaging material from renewable materials, agricultural by-products, and food waste.
2016
Nexty Best Packaging: Alter Eco Compostable Pouch
It all began with our customer Alter Eco, whose uncompromising values allowed us to put the first compostable stand-up pouch on shelves in North America. We're honored to have collaborated on this incredible project, moving the industry forward in sustainable food packaging with the Gone4Good line of stand-up pouches.
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