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How We Practice What We Preach At Elevate Packaging, we have a firmly held consistent and sincere mission that is at the core of our purpose: Eliminate the need for landfills and the negative environmental impact caused by packaging. We focus on this by providing the world's most innovative sustainable packaging in every product category we offer. As the leading sustainability experts for over 20 years, we’ve consistently invested in researc …

Eco-Friendly Coffee Just Got Even Better: 100% Compostable Coffee Packaging with Compostable Valve At Elevate Packaging we’ve been working hard to develop a high-performance coffee bag made with certified compostable films. Our compostable coffee bags and pouches have a high barrier layer for oxygen and moisture, plus every component is compostable! Sustainable Coffee Requires Eco-Friendly Packaging The coffee industry has a complex supp …

The Problem of Food Waste Food waste has long been a problem in the US. A 2018 study by the USDA found that the average American wastes about one pound of food per day. Altogether that is enough to feed 2 billion extra people per year. Homes are not the only places where food is wasted. There are organizations throughout the country that focus on reclaiming wasted food from the supply chain and from businesses such as restaurants and other f …

The trend towards eco-friendly packaging is growing! Campaigns to ban single use plastics have continued gaining momentum - both consumers and local government are beginning to hold retailers and brands accountable for their impact on the environment. Every year, more products are sold via ecommerce. Consumers are turning their critical eye to wasteful packaging, and with good reason. Packaging represents almost two thirds of all trash in th …