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OUR SUSTAINABLE
SOLUTIONS & SERVICES
A holistic strategy for sustainable packaging solutions
Our sustainability strategy focuses on pushing the sustainable packaging industry to new heights, whether it be promoting circular systems, optimizing packaging performance, or designing refill & reuse models.
As the world’s largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier, Berlin Packaging is not beholden to a specific material or process. We source components of all significant substrates thanks to our global suppliers’ network.
We partner with our customers to develop broad-based, factually grounded, and profitable packaging sustainability programs.
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SUSTAINABILITY CASE STUDIES
Al Andalus Bottle
Circularity
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Al Andalus Bottle
Sustainability Attributes
It is made from up to 100% post-consumer recycled PET (r-PET) material.
It is virtually indistinguishable from a conventional glass oil bottle, but it is significantly lighter. Al-Andalus combines innovation, design, and sustainability.
Recycled PET (r-PET) is plastic that has been collected and sorted from household waste, recycled, and turned into something new.
Vinolok
Circularity
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Vinolok
Sustainability Attributes
Vinolok is a sustainable closure designed for disassembly:
The core part is made of glass, a material that is fully recyclable without loss of quality
The sealing ring is made of EVA, a recyclable plastic material. Biobased EVA is also available.
The closure is glue-free, silicone, PVC, and phthalates free
The consumer can easily take off the plastic part for separate waste collection.
Design for Disassembly is a design strategy that considers the future need to disassemble a product for repair, refurbishment, or recycling.
Helium Mixology
Optimization
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Helium Mixology
Sustainability Attributes
Helium Mixology is the new bottle created with a sustainable mindset:
It is developed in lightweight and half-flint glass (up to 75% recycled glass). This choice ensures a fresh look to your product with no compromises on glass quality.
The simple round base shape makes it possible to create new designs via embossing and decoration.
Helium Mixology is compatible with both Bartop and Vinolok closures. Vinolok glass closures are the perfect match and are suitable for separate waste collection.
The carbon footprint calculation of the Helium Mixology glass bottles, the reduction of CO2 emissions, and the offset of unabated emissions are obtained through the support of certified carbon-offset projects by Climate Partner.
Carbon compensation is achieved when “anthropogenic emissions of GHG are offset by an equal amount of reduced emissions, avoided or seized within a given time horizon”.
Aurelia
Optimization
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Aurelia
Sustainability Attributes
Carbon-compensated bottle for the wine industry.
The plant uses energy from renewable sources, Eco Power certified.
The furnace is powered by biomethane (obtained from waste).
Carbon compensation: ClimatePartner, a leading German company in carbon accounting services since 2006, carries out the calculation of the Product Carbon Footprint, identifying high-level reduction potential, exploring different emission scenarios, and compensating the entire carbon footprint by supporting high-quality, certified projects.
Carbon compensation is achieved when “anthropogenic emissions of GHG are offset by an equal amount of reduced emissions, avoided or seized within a given time horizon.”
Airglass Refill & Go
Reuse & Refill
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Airglass Refill & Go
Sustainability Attributes
It is a collection of reusable/refillable cosmetic jars combined with airless technology
A simple click to insert a new refill, or to use several refills with the same body (e.g. for progressive treatments).
It is also perfect for traveling – the refills have a safety clip that ensures airtightness during transport.
Refill systems make it possible to use high-quality, durable, and “premium” materials for the long-term reusable container and lighter, reduced, recycled, or recyclable packaging for refills.
Sashi
Reuse & Refill
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Sashi
Sustainability Attributes
A collection of lightweight, flexible mono-material pouches in PE.
Refill systems for soaps, lotions, sanitizers, hair products and detergents.
Pouch refills have an optimal product/pack ratio. In addition, one truck with unfilled stand-up pouches is equivalent to 26 trucks with unfilled rigid bottles.
Double Glass
Reuse & Refill
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Double Glass
Sustainability Attributes
Ethical luxury: made of glass and with PP and PETG accessories, Double Glass is the perfect balance of sophisticated design and refillable innovation, the ideal solution for prestigious skincare and makeup products in 15 or 30 ml size.
Once the product is finished, the packaging can be reused up to 25 times. The consumer can easily disassemble and reassemble the packaging to insert a new glass ampoule with your beauty formulas. This will also allow easy recycling of the different components at the end of the packaging’s life.
Infusion Collection
Circularity
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Infusion Collection
Sustainability Attributes
Distinctive, timeless design in 100% PCR-PET
Infusion plastic packaging – a 250 ml jar and a 250 ml bottle – are available in 100% PCR-PET, material obtained from post-consumer recycled packaging that stands out for its natural smoky grey hue.
Infusion Refillable Collection
Reuse & Refill
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Infusion Refillable Collection
Sustainability Attributes
Infusion Fragrance collection: our iconic Infusion 100 ml FEA 15 bottle becomes refillable!
The Infusion bottle has a screw neck that allows the consumer, in combination with the refill set, to refill it once the packaging is empty.
The Refill Twist Cap has an automatic shut-off valve that stops the dispensing of the fragrance when the Infusion packaging is full.
The glass bottle can be separated from its accessories, helping the final consumer in the recycling process.
Miracle Refill Jar
Reuse & Refill
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Miracle Refill Jar
Sustainability Attributes
Recharge the model with glass as the primary substrate.
The refill cartridge fits perfectly inside the glass jar, making it easy to remove and place a new refill.
The refill cartridge is fully recyclable.
The beauty industry—like every other industry—is wrestling with the global single-use plastic crisis. The alarming rate at which we’re consuming and discarding packaging has become a problem. Brands that have long been making use of excessive packaging are treading in the sustainability space by exploring packaging that’s durable as opposed to disposable.
Foamy
Circularity
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Foamy
Sustainability Attributes
Foamy is the first of its kind, a refillable foamer made of glass. Glass is fully recyclable, provides inert storage of sensitive formulas, and is customizable in numerous ways. It is a sustainable alternative compared to traditional plastic foamers and can be disassembled, allowing consumers to dispose of components separately by material (glass and plastic).
Design for Disassembly is a design strategy that considers the future need to disassemble a product for repair, refurbishment, or recycling.
Elise Revive
Circularity
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Elise Revive
Sustainability Attributes
Elise Revive contains 10% Post post-consumer recycled glass, certified by a 3rd party (Control Union).
PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled Content) is glass that comes from products used by consumers and that is recycled to form new glass containers. But this is not the only environmental benefit – in fact, PCR is used in the glass melt to lower the melting temperature, with benefits in terms of energy consumption.
Airglass Jar
Reuse & Refill
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Airglass Jar
Sustainability Attributes
Airglass jar is a great packaging solution to help the environment and improve customer experience and loyalty. Customers can reuse the packaging several times and refill it with easy steps thanks to the innovative mechanism designed by Berlin Packaging.
Airglass jar leverage airless technology that reduces product waste, protects the contents from contaminants, and dispenses precise product amounts. The heaviest and most energy-intensive part of the packaging—the glass jar—is meant to be reused, while the plastic insert can be replaced as needed and, eventually, disposed of in separate waste collection.
Refillable solutions allow for to minimize of environmental impact with a significant reduction in Carbon Footprint and packaging material usage when sufficiently reused over time. Reuse-and-refill models can also improve the user experience, thanks to the design of beautiful containers made to last, and help build stronger brand loyalty.
Duo-2 Piece
Optimization
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Duo-2 Piece
Sustainability Attributes
This closure is made of separable parts – the wood from the head and synthetic material in the leg can be easily disassembled by the consumer and disposed of in separate waste streams. The leg is compatible with the use of post-consumer recycled plastic, as well as polymers from a renewable source.
Recycling is the action or process of converting waste into reusable material. Downcycling is the recycling of waste where the recycled material is of lower quality and functionality than the original material. Downcycling is not desirable because plastic, once downcycled, cannot go back to being used for higher-value applications. Separating components by material can facilitate mechanical recycling and help obtain high-quality products.
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