Nature has solutions to help solve our packaging problem

It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be more plastic from wayward packaging in the ocean than fish (by weight; Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastic Economy report 2015). Thanks to organisms like the Whitebark pine and poppy flower buds featured in our Slideshare, nature’s strategies can help us find solutions to our packaging problem.

Help fix the plastic system

A recently announced $2 million New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize is a perfect place to implement biomimicry to help fix the broken plastics system.

According to EMF, the prize sponsor, those who apply to the Prize are competing for up to $2,000,000 in grants and visibility of their solutions to major businesses, the innovator community and the public. Winners will enter a 12-month accelerator program offering exclusive access to industry experts, commercial guidance, feedback on user and scalability requirements, advice on performance expectations, and access to innovation labs for testing and development. The first winners will be announced later this year.

How would you use biomimicry to help innovate (and win!)? We know the success biomimicry has had so far in solving plastic packaging problems can help a team change the world with a new plastics economy. For more information and to apply, visit the New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize page.

Tackling the toughest packaging challenges

Learn more about the power of biomimicry and how Biomimicry 3.8 has helped transform how our clients do packaging with The Power of Biomimicry: Sustainable Packaging download, including five case studies. Click here to download.

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