Smarter Packaging

Packaging Innovations for a Better Environment

Vivia Foundation is developing smarter packaging solutions for a better environment. Many millions of packages are opened each day, adding to environmental and toxic waste. Packaging waste is polluting the earth’s lands and waters at a rapid scale.

Several years ago, Vivia Foundation began its research and development activities focused on source reduction of packaging waste.  Now, through its innovations, the Vivia Foundation is creating more sustainable, recyclable, bio-safe packaging, resulting in less packaging and plastic waste. Alternative packaging solutions have already been developed and tested to replace bottles and cans. These innovations will result in a reduction of packaging materials and production costs, while increasing package recyclability, up-cycling and minimizing many types of plastic waste which are most harmful to the environment.

A key goal is the complete elimination of environmentally harmful rigid plastics, bottle caps, fitments and straws, with the “Smarter Bottle Project.”

Viva Foundation is creating viable, lower cost solutions.  Design engineering, manufacturing, polymer and film development is well underway to minimize the use of plastics for market-ready packaging that is applicable for many commercial and industrial products. These “next generation” packaging solutions are globally scalable and can result in a significant reduction of costs for a more sustainable value chain. They are innovative packages that are easily opened, accessible, and ergonomically designed, resulting in a reduction of harmful plastics used in bottles and containers.

Additionally, Vivia Foundation is developing innovative polymers, film and packaging technologies for recyclable, bio-friendly, flexible and semi-rigid packages used for food, beverages, health products and a variety of consumer and industrial products. Key goals of the Foundation include source reduction of packaging and designing post consumer packaging collection systems, recycling and up-cycling techniques facilitated through innovative technologies, with socio-economic incentives to benefit urban and rural communities.