The seven Best Packaging for 2019
Focus on sustainability for the 2019 edition of the now historic Italian Packaging Oscar, the contest organized by Packaging Meeting, and promoted by the Italian Packaging Institute in partnership with Conai.
Seven finalists, selected among the 23 candidates admitted to the competi-tion (to whom we gave ample feedback on the issue No. 5 of ItaliaImballaggio as well as on our websites, Ed.) presented last May 13 at the Feltrinelli Foundation during Talks on Tomorrow on “packaging of the future and envi-ronmental sustainability” (series of events organized by Repubblica and H-Farm).
For the occasion, on the stage, talking about the future, Anna Paola Cavanna and Giorgio Quagliuolo - respectively Presidents of the Italian Packaging Insti-tute and Conai - both passionate in advocating the “cause” of packaging as a motor of culture and civilization.
This was followed by Paola Fabbri (associate professor of materials sciences and technology at the University of Bologna), Roger Botti (designer and op-erations director, as well as partner of the Robilant Associati agency) and Carlo Alberto Pratesi (professor of Marketing, innovation and sustainability of the RomaTre University).
Among interesting insights on the meaning of “sustainability”, both from a technological and a social point of view, the talk show attracted the audi-ence to a fundamental need: that of an ever greater knowledge of the sub-ject and its wide sharing, given that packaging is the protagonist of a long process that involves an entire industrial chain, from design to domestic segragated collection, but also part of our lives.
Pratesi, also called as President of the Jury of Best Packaging 2019, then presented the winning products which, in addition to the lower environmen-tal impact, evaluated the innovative aspects in the use of technologies and materials, but also the functional ones, namely planning and design.
The winners
BEST PACKAGING AMBIENTE
ADERCARTA SPA | Eco barrier bag. The advantages identified included simplification of segregated collection, where even the food contaminated bag can be collected as bio waste, easier handling, optimization of the transport phase and raw material savings.
COOP ITALIA SOCIETÀ COOPERATIVA | Tray with lid for fruit and vegetables. Pro-duced in over 80% post-consumption PET, it represents the closure of the recycling circle. In-teresting in terms of the large amounts involved.
GOGLIO SPA | Monomaterial coffee pack. Innovative monomaterial multilayer, with bar-rier effect and integrated degassing valve. The packaging also allows raw material savings with positive effects on logistics.
PARMALAT SPA E TETRA PAK ITALIANA SPA | SANTAL Green Box project. A circular economy project, where the primary container processing waste is used in the production of secondary packaging, drastically reducing raw material waste.
PREMIO QUALITY DESIGN
FERRERO TECHNICAL SERVICES SRL | Estathé Glass Bottle. The iconic Estathè PET bea-ker has been updated and redesigned, switching to a glass bottle with a pull-off cap, while maintaining the characteristic decor of the traditional container.
NONNO NANNI | Biodegradable and compostable packaging for stracchino cheese. It facilitates segregated collection, enabling all the container components (tray and flow pack) to be collected as bio waste.
PREMIO OVER ALL
BARILLA G&R FRATELLI SPA | New biscuit display case. It combines various aspects, in-cluding optimization of shape and materials, structural redesign as well as operator service.
