The Environmental Cost of Poor Packaging Choices

Every year, nearly 40% of the food produced worldwide goes to waste before it even reaches our tables. It’s a startling figure, and equally shocking is the impact packaging itself can have on this figure. Food waste doesn’t just hurt the environment, it hurts your bottom line and leads to increased costs for your customers. For brands that are serious about improving their environmental footprint and meeting sustainability and sales goals, these stats give new priority to the importance of selecting the perfect packaging for your product, a task that’s much easier said than done without the proper guidance.

The Problem

While packaging waste is a visible environmental concern, food waste’s hidden impact is far greater. In fact, studies show that more than 25% of residential food waste is directly tied to packaging design flaws. These flaws include food prematurely spoiling due to incorrect or unoptimized packaging, incorrect use of packaging materials, condiments sticking to the sides and bottoms of containers, and more.

Packaging innovations designed to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life could divert 280,000 tons of food waste annually, translating to $882 million in economic value. Creating those types of solutions are precisely what we specialize in at Teinnovations.

The Solution

Whether you’re still in the concept phase or your product is already on shelves, there are ways to ensure your packaging isn’t leading to unnecessary waste and environmental impact. With Teinnovations’ food science background, knowledge of packaging materials, and decades of expertise, we’ll thoroughly evaluate your product and create the perfect packaging solution that maximizes shelf life, freshness, visual appeal, and reduces waste – helping your brand do its part to protect the environment while enhancing your bottom line.

• Extending Shelf Life: Our advanced packaging materials, like our high-barrier films, industry-leading ES255 lidding film, PSM bioplastic, and custom containers, are designed to preserve freshness and reduce spoilage. We also provide oxygen and CO2 headspace analysis, pH testing, and microbiological evaluation to ensure your products stay fresh for longer.
• Seal Integrity Testing: Proper sealing is essential for maintaining product quality and preventing contamination. Our services include film seal strength testing, peel strength testing, and troubleshooting for stubborn sealing challenges to ensure your packaging performs under pressure.
• Custom Solutions: From custom trays, bottles, and pouches to tailored packaging designs, we provide solutions that meet your unique product needs. Our packaging machinery customization and automation services ensure your processes are efficient and scalable.
• Efficiency and Waste Reduction: By optimizing processes and machinery, we help brands increase throughput while reducing failure rates. Whether you need equipment customization or guidance on product characterization, our expertise ensures that your packaging meets the highest standards while minimizing waste.

Beyond Packaging: Meeting Sustainability Goals

By investing in smarter packaging solutions, your brand can achieve measurable environmental benefits while meeting consumer demand for sustainability. Packaging designed to reduce waste helps address global challenges like food insecurity, resource overuse, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Let’s Work Together

At Teinnovations, we believe that better packaging can lead to a better planet. By reducing food waste and enhancing packaging sustainability, we can help your brand make an impact that’s both meaningful and measurable.

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