With such stringent requirements to meet around ensuring food-grade packaging materials are fit for purpose, The Plant Base spoke to the experts about the path toward a planet-friendly packaging future.

A new initiative – The PaperFlex Consortium – has launched today, comprising six global consumer goods companies, aiming to accelerate the development of responsibly designed paper-based alternatives to flexible plastic packaging.

Swedish food-tech start-up Saveggy has introduced an additive-free, edible plant-based coating for fresh produce, designed to provide an alternative to plastic packaging.

Xampla, a UK-based start-up developing plastic alternative materials made from plants, has received $14 million in private capital.

Seaweed packaging company Notpla has completed a £20m Series A+ funding round to accelerate innovation and expansion into the US.