We Are Packaging Innovators
We Are Packaging Innovators
What it is: Kraft Bag & Seals made with next-generation wheat straw fibers and recycled content. We are looking for brands to join our pilot program, test these bags, and provide feedback.
How you brought it to life: Constantly asking us for next-generation fibers.
What it is: PCR and recycle-ready flexible film stand up pouches for food, liquids, and more. We are looking for customers interested in 15,000+ eco-friendly pouches.
How you brought it to life: Constantly asking us for an eco-friendlier pouch.
What it is: Carbon-negative, black printing ink whose pigment is made with algae cells.
How you brought it to life: Taking a chance on this ink during R&D allowed us to test, improve formulations, and launch for paper and poly packaging.
What it is: A 100% recycled, curbside recyclable, naturally biodegradable, and paper-based alternative to the ubiquitous clear poly bag.
How you brought it to life: Constantly asking us how you can eliminate plastic from your inner packaging.
What it is: Durable mailer designed for reuse. Customers receive orders in these mailers and ship them back to be used again...and again.
How you brought it to life: Asking if reusable can be used for eCommerce packaging.
What it is: An upgraded glassine bag with no gussets, hidden vent slits instead of holes, strong resealable adhesive, and a sleeker design.
How you brought it to life: Sharing very honest feedback on the first version of our glassine bag.
What it is: A program to ensure our customers have access to plastic film recycling to keep their household polyethylene film out of the landfill.
How you brought it to life: Sharing feedback that many of your customers don't have access to thin-film recycling.
What it is: Constantly increasing post-consumer content. Our poly mailers have 50%, our bubble mailers have 10%.
How you brought it to life: Your collective buying power fuels our ability to push reclaimers and extruders to work with ever-increasing levels of PCW.
What it is: Stickers and shipping labels with 100% recycled, curbside recyclable release liners. Traditional liners are silicone coated, virgin, and landfill-bound.
How you brought it to life: Telling us how much you hated landfilling liners. We agreed - what a waste that was!
What it is: A thick, 100% recycled, curbside recyclable mailer for plastic-free brands who want durability and a great customer experience.
How you brought it to life: Letting us know you wanted to ditch plastic, but wanted a thicker, more premium option than our thinner paper mailer.
What it is: A paper-based, curbside recyclable alternative to a clear poly bag. Wrap this Kraft paper around your goods and seal with a sticker to keep them secure in transit or on shelves.
How you brought it to life: Asking us how to replace poly bags and being willing to test a paper roll wrap strategy.
What it is: Packaging from recycled content and wheat straw - our first investment in next-gen alternatives.
How you brought it to life: Communities like the Responsible Packaging Movement and organizations like Canopy stressed the importance of next gen paper inputs.
Become a Beta User and Packaging Innovator
What is a beta user?
Our objective is collective learning and development. We do this by partnering with brands of all sizes to test innovative packaging materials and products - in service to our overall goal to make packaging circular and regenerative. The role of innovators is critical to achieving this mission.
Our beta user program allows brands to partner with us to develop new, sustainable packaging solutions.
EcoEnclose’s position in the industry allows us to catalyze the packaging industry to be better - connecting sustainability research, disruptive brands, and the greater packaging supply chain itself. To make these initiatives happen, we need the help of brands to partner, test, and innovate with us.
Interested? Email sarah@ecoenclose.com to learn more and get started.
Current beta opportunities
What To Expect From Us
We meet with you to learn as much as possible about your brand, operations, and any unique circumstances in your operation.
A designated project manager at EcoEnclose works closely with you to problem solve, test, iterate, and answer questions.
EcoEnclose makes beta materials and products available to you at a steep discount.
We write a custom case study featuring your brand’s role as a packaging innovator, sharing the unique learnings from your test(s) with us.
What We Expect From You
You engage with us throughout the trial of beta materials to provide ongoing feedback.
Often, this comes in the form of pictures, videos, and written or verbal feedback from your team members and customers.
Most importantly, an open mind, collaborative spirit, and curiosity!
We don't know if new materials and products will always work, but trialing them together helps establish feasibility and ultimately moves the industry closer to packaging circularity.