Sustainable Branding: 8 Eco-Friendly Packaging Designs!

I’m a huge fan of being eco-friendly and sustainable. Slowly but surely, almost all the products in our house have been going the way of all-natural and organic. From our milk to our cleaning supplies, we make sure that nothing is toxic to us or our furry kids. Now we’re taking it another step forward – we’re trying to buy just items that are packed in eco-friendly material! And that’s the idea behind today’s blog post. So have an awesome showcase of how some companies are going earth-friendly with their branded packaging.

Now for the big question – will sustainable packaging mean a sustainable brand? What do you think?

The Sustainable Branding Showcase!

Earphones in Cardboard!

fuel-earphones

These Sennheiser CX 300 earphones come in a pretty cool looking cardboard package.
Source: Design Muse

Making Shipping Greener

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Now this is an amazing, innovative idea and one that would be easy to implement.
Source: Tuvie.com

100% Recyclable Notebooks

Duffy Myndology

I want to get me one of these. They look beautiful, don’t they? Beautiful and sustainable!
Source: Design Milk

Reusable (and Fun!) Paper Bags!

fuel-leebag

This is just genius. All paper bags should be like this.
Source: Lovely Package

Making Sustainability Pop!

fuel-popcorn

I love the sleep lines of this. Very different from the usual packing you see for popcorn.
Source: Packaging of the World

Organic Teas in Organic Packaging

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I love tea. I love organic tea even more. I love organic tea in organic packing the very best.
Source: Behance

Illustrative Seed Packets

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These are wonderful – fun, illustrative, colorful, and very useful.
Source: The Dieline

Shedding Light on Sustainability

fuel-lamp

Beautiful and functional and smart. Lightbulb moment!
Source: Randy Chiang

Be Sustainable!

Got anymore eco-friendly packaging designs you’d like to share with us? Is your brand eco-conscious? Do you think going the way of eco-consciousness is good or bad for brands? We’d love to hear your thoughts on this! Comment and let us know!

Nikki Jeske is an illustrator and web designer who doodles her life away in Austin, Texas. She blogs at Snailbird, designs at Design Coyote, and spends far too much time madly drawing the many animals that make up The Family Menagerie. You can also find her on twitter.

 

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