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PE films pre-qualified for the How2Recycle store drop-off label.
Co-developmentIn marketSupplier
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Updated Sept 30, 2026
Sustainable packaging materials covers replacing a package that cannot be recycled with one that can. On Halo, the solutions cover recyclable mono-material structures, barrier coatings, compostable and bio-based films, and paper and board replacing plastic. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Recyclable mono-material structures
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A high-barrier OPP film with SiOx replaces the PET layer, cutting carbon 64%.
Co-developmentIn marketSupplier
A polyolefin film that survives retort sterilization and still recycles.
Co-developmentIn marketSupplier
RC
Nanoclay coating removes the coex and metallized layers from a PE laminate.
LicensingIn market
DO
Resins that let a film go thinner while the structure stays mono-PE.
Supply/purchaseIn marketSupplier
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An aseptic carton with full barrier and no aluminum layer in it.
In marketSupplier
A paper-based barrier offered in place of the aluminum foil in a carton.
In marketSupplier
Barrier coatings
Plastic-free recyclable barrier coatings for food, pharma and cosmetics film.
In marketStartup
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Barracuda Technologies Inc.
Nanocellulose coatings that are recyclable or home compostable, at low OTR.
In marketStartup
A graphene oxide dispersion against grease, moisture and gas at once.
In marketSupplier
Graphene Integrations
Few-layer pristine graphene blocking moisture and oxygen with less material.
In marketSupplier
A PFAS-free water-based barrier that is repulpable and takes high temperatures.
LicensingIn marketSupplier
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Sustainable packaging expertsAbout sustainable packaging materials
The barrier is the whole problem on Halo. Seven entries build a recyclable mono-material structure and eight more coat one, using nanocellulose, graphene oxide, nanoclay or a PFAS-free acrylic to replace aluminum and metallized layers. Compostable films and paper substrates make up a third route to the same place. On Halo it spans six groups, including recyclable mono-material structures, barrier coatings, and compostable and bio-based films.
Stage of development. Work on sustainable packaging materials on Halo comes mostly from companies. 35% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 58% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
Three trends in sustainable packaging solutions on Halo
Everything turns on the barrier. Fifteen entries exist because aluminum and metallized layers make a package unrecyclable. Seven build a mono-material structure that holds the barrier anyway, including one that survives retort, and eight coat it: nanocellulose, graphene oxide, nanoclay, a PFAS-free water-based acrylic. Two of the largest name an aluminum-free carton directly.
Drop-in, or it does not ship. Entry after entry promises to change nothing else. A nanocomposite that runs on existing PE, PP and HDPE lines, a barrier paper described as a drop-in for foil laminate, a biobased sizing agent sold as a drop-in for the fossil one, a film pre-qualified for the How2Recycle label. The converter's line is fixed, and the material has to arrive around it.
Compostable still fights its own mechanics. The compostable cluster is not selling compostability; it is selling what compostable films lack. Cellulose nanofibers go into PLA for barrier, an impact modifier goes in for ductility, coffee grounds cut density in a closure, and one film leads on price against fossil plastic. Certification is assumed; performance is the argument.
1,954organizations
2,560solutions listed
87%from startups and companies
35%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are sustainable packaging solutions?
Sustainable packaging materials covers replacing a package that cannot be recycled with one that can. It spans mono-material structures that keep their barrier, coatings that do the barrier job a metallized layer used to do, compostable and bio-based films, paper and board standing in for plastic, recycled content and the additives that make it usable, and the surface work that empties a pack properly.
What are examples of sustainable packaging solutions?
Five examples of sustainable packaging solutions on Halo include:
- PE films pre-qualified for the How2Recycle store drop-off label. (Amcor)
- Plastic-free recyclable barrier coatings for food, pharma and cosmetics film. (Melodea Ltd.)
- Home-compostable films that claim to match fossil plastic on price. (BZERO Materials)
- A heat-sealable paper offered in place of a plastic overwrap. (Little Rapids Corporation)
- Post-consumer recycled content with the seal strength and optics kept. (Dow)
Which companies and suppliers are developing sustainable packaging solutions?
There are 1,954 organizations with sustainable packaging solutions on Halo, 400 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are Amcor, Nova Chemicals, Dow, and SIG Group AG. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find sustainable packaging research partners?
Browsing sustainable packaging solutions on Halo is free. Sign up to search the full network and save the ones you want. Post your specific need to get exact matches. Organizations reply directly on the platform.
What are R&D teams looking for in sustainable packaging solutions?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these sustainable packaging solutions needs:
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