{"id":5805,"date":"2020-03-02T17:46:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T17:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchharvest.org\/hemp-tea\/biodegradable-packaging\/"},"modified":"2020-03-20T14:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T14:49:00","slug":"sustainable-packaging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dutchharvest.org\/en\/hemp-tea\/sustainable-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of our challenges when developing our sustainable brand: how to develop a real sustainable packaging? while at the same time, make sure that it would keep the hemp tea optimally fresh and preserve al its aromas? After a long search, we found two materials that could combine both requirements.<\/h4>\n

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Paper made of agricultural by-product<\/strong><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5131″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1570629738926{margin-top: -25px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”.tekst-onder-afbeelding”]Following its motto “Nature wastes nothing”, PaperWise<\/a>\u00a0makes paper from agricultural by-products. For instance the left-overs of sugar cane production. In this way, land is used optimally: one crop gives resource for food \u00e1nd for paper. Thereby the Paperwise paper has an even lower footprint than FSC paper or recycled paper. Moreover: we don’t have to cut down any trees for our packaging![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Cellulose-based bioplastics<\/strong><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5134″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1570629778783{margin-top: -25px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”.tekst-onder-afbeelding”]Next, we needed a plastic layer in the packaging to keep the hemp tea fresh and aromatic. \u00c1nd, to give you a sneak peak of what’s in the pack! But obviously, we didn’t want to use conventional plastic made of fossil fuels. Eventually, we found a ‘bioplastic’, based on cellulose, which is fully compostable. And we found a printer who was able to combine both materials into one sustainable packaging.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Plastic free and compostable<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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And the winner is…<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”.tekst-onder-afbeelding”]This packaging innovation helped us to win the HOW design award! Of course the funky design made by Arjan van Woensel played another important role in this.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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A tea with a mission<\/h5>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”.tekst-onder-afbeelding”]A super sustainable crop that can make so many products …[\/vc_column_text]