In the modern consumer goods sphere, businesses are under rising pressure to make their practices and products more sustainable. One of the simplest shifts towards sustainability is modifying product packaging. As more businesses turn to eco-friendly packaging, more options are emerging, offering businesses opportunities to create unique, customisable products that also reflect their sustainable mission.

In this blog from Fillcon, we outline a range of eco-friendly packaging options for liquid products, all of which are available as a part of our filling and packaging services. In addition to outlining packaging options, we also point out a handful of ways in which a product’s design can contribute to the foregrounding of eco-friendly values.

Types of Eco-Friendly Packaging

Sachets

Our selection of polypropylene sachets provides an ideal solution for single use cosmetic packaging. The recyclable nature of polypropylene as a material makes it perfect for use within eco-friendly business models. Our sachets can be recycled with plastic bags as a part of supermarket recycling schemes. Polypropylene is also lightweight, reducing emissions during transit – a serious bonus for your business’ carbon footprint!

Regardless of their smaller size, our sachets can be customised using high-quality printing technology so there’s no need to compromise on the look of your product.

Pouches

The popularity of pouches is soaring within the packaging industry. This reduced plastic, lightweight, space saving format offers a perfect packaging solution for a wide variety of products.

Spouted pouches offer the flexibility of sachet packaging whilst also offering more sizes and stand-up display.

While popular, pouches aren’t always recyclable, however. Luckily, we have eco-friendly pouch solutions that allow you to enjoy the benefits of pouches in a sustainable way.

Fillcon also offer an anti-microbial varnish that protects pouched products from harmful microbes such as MRSA.

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Bottles

Here at Fillcon, we offer eco-friendly bottle filling services, with volumes ranging from 2ml – 500ml. Within our bottle filling services, we include filling, labelling, coding, capping and even packing into retail cartons. Bottles are available in a range of recyclable materials, including glass, plastic and aluminium.

As well as using recyclable materials for our bottle filling, we are also able to fill jars and tins using recyclable materials! Our range of recyclable filling options offer an ideal solution for businesses looking to switch to eco-friendly packaging for their liquid products.

Tubes

Thanks to our state-of-the-art tube filling machine, we are able to offer a variety of environmentally friendly tube filling options. We produce tubes ranging from 10ml-150ml in volume, available in a range of eco-friendly materials. These materials include:

  • PE (Polyethylene) – which can be recycled easily using most council kerbside pickup services.
  • PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) – which is made using a percentage of recycled plastic and can be recycled once empty.
  • Sugarcane – This material uses a virgin plastic derived from sugar cane, without use of plastics from limited oil reserves.
  • Wood – Our services include a flexible wooden tube that is made from 95% renewable sources and features a lower carbon footprint that conventional tubes.
  • Aluminium – Aluminium can be recycled over and over without losing its quality, making it perfect for use within packaging.

Find out more: The Ultimate Guide to Tube Filling

Getting the Most out of your Eco-Friendly Packaging

In addition to the packaging structure, a product can also reflect its eco-friendly properties through well considered packaging properties and design. In the present-day consumer goods industry, many consumers shop exclusively for products with eco-friendly properties. As a result, it is vital to foreground the eco-friendly feel of your product in order to optimise appeal to this growing demographic of shoppers.

Design

The design of your packaging can really contribute to the eco-friendly feel of your brand. Packaging offers a host of opportunities for a branding team to incorporate assets, elements and fonts that nod to eco-friendly principles.

When it comes to eco-friendly packaging, simple designs are popular. Many businesses make this design choice due to the association between sustainability and minimalism. Many designs take inspiration from natural objects or features such as plants, water or product appropriate animals. Similarly, simple fonts often work well when creating packaging that foregrounds sustainability. All of the packaging options available with Fillcon are customisable depending on the needs and vision of your brand.

Material

Choosing the right material for your packaging is important for creating a look and feel in keeping with your brand. You might want to consider the way in which the finish of packaging contributes to their aesthetic and branding. Many brands choose to opt for matte finishes on their ‘eco-friendly’ packaging materials as to appear less airbrushed and visually enhanced.

Colours

Logo colours can really help send out a sustainable message. Research into marketing strategies and product perception have even identified an association between tones of blue, green and brown and environmentalism. Creating packaging design that is cohesive with the brand ethos is vital, strengthening brand identity. Earth tones allow products to acquire a close connection with more natural products and practices, while highly saturated bright hues pose a more ill-fitting contrast to environmental concepts.

Need more tips? Check out our blog on choosing the right packaging for your small business.

Eco-Friendly Packaging with Fillcon

Here at Fillcon, we specialise in offering high-quality, reliable filling and packaging services. With a range of eco-friendly packaging options to choose from, you are certain to find a solution that fits the needs of your business. Our expert team are on hand to advise on all things packaging whether that be customisation, size or even just selecting the right variety for your product. To speak to a member of our team, get in touch today or request a quote by filling in our online form.

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