Since 2020, the 4evergreen alliance has grown to more than 110 members from all parts of the fibre-based packaging value chain. Many professional connections have been established or have grown stronger through the alliance, and members are already using 4evergreen tools in their own circularity and sustainability projects.
In 2023, 4evergreen launched its ‘Circularity Success Stories’ initiative, collecting from member companies breakthrough projects – whether individual or collaborative -, that have been spurred by the alliance and can serve as inspiring examples to follow.
2024 Circularity Success Stories
In 2024, 4evergreen members were invited to submit projects in three categories:
- Products Designed for Circularity
- Effective Collection and Sorting
- Enabling Enhanced Recycling Processes
The submissions were assessed along the criteria of whether the project is already live or available, the level of collaboration between members, how innovative the project is, the use of 4evergreen tools and contribution to reaching the alliance’s targets.
A total of 11 projects qualified, and five were selected to present their project during 4evergreen’s 2024 annual conference, ‘New Horizons for Fibre-Based Packaging Circularity’.
Discover the 3 selected 'circularity success stories' for each category!
Mondi Group’s Protective Mailer
The Protective Mailers are made from Mondi’s strong but lightweight kraft paper and open-flute material, offering a unique combination.
The flexible design offers the possibility of customising the open fluting to the needs of the product, ensuring resilience and product protection to prevent goods from shifting inside the mailer and safeguard products in transit. The good printability of Mondi’s kraft paper enables customers to add effective branding and distinctive designs to each mailer.
The Protective Mailers are available in standard and customisable sizes – their height can be adjusted to best suit the size of their contents, thereby reducing average parcel dimensions, optimising material usage and facilitating lower shipping costs.
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AD Circular is a new Avery Dennison program for recycling used paper and filmic label liners in countries across Europe.
AD Circular’s web-based app makes scheduling pick up of used liners easy. It also provides useful data in the form of regularly updated analytics and certificates on the amount of liner material you’ve sent to be recycled, the amount of CO2 emissions you’ve avoided as a result, and more.
With AD Circular, you can help stem the tide of label waste and increase the supply of recycled label material. AD Circular also strengthens your own sustainability story and helps you achieve your goals for recycling, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and more.
The Paperpack Community is a unique community created for paper packaging professionals. It’s all about pooling science-based knowledge, challenging preconceptions, asking questions and discovering new answers.
Through networking, events and webinars, our community members seek to accelerate partnerships and collaborations – and so bring much needed innovations and new packaging solutions more quickly to market.
The project was presented by Sappi.
3D-printed products based on PolyAl (Tetra Pak)
This product uses the non-fibre fraction from used beverage cartons, a by-product of the recycling process in specialized mills.
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Nexplus Advanced (Koehler Paper)
Barrier paper with a functional layer for temperature-sensitive products.
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New Paper-Based Barrier (Tetra Pak)
An aseptic beverage carton featuring a paper-based barrier, protecting beverages while cutting the carbon footprint.
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Hug & Hold (Mondi Group)
A Paper packaging solution to wrap and transport PET beverage bottles, 100% recyclable.
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“Designed for recycling” paper-based tube (Sonoco, Kellanova)
Redesigned its paper-based tube packaging to make it widely recyclable by adopting a paper fibre-based bottom.
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Boardio™ Paperboard Canister (Graphic Packaging International)
A rigid paper container becomes the ideal solution for a wide range of products.
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Sustainable closed-loop programme (Mondi Group)
The closed-loop programme involves the supply, collection and reproduction of Mondi’s 100% recyclable corrugated packaging.
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Sustainable snack box (RdM Group)
A new board production run from previously manufactured, used and recycled-again material into a new board ready for the next life-cycle.
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