A lid for covering a cup-shaped drinking container, a resin forming the lid being a biodegradable resin, 50% by mass or more of the biodegradable resin having a deflection temperature under load of 80° C. or more, 5% by mass or more of the biodegradable resin having a flexural elastic modulus of 3000 MPa or more.

A method of making a portion capsule that includes steps of: forming a metal material into a base element that includes: i) a wall extending around a central longitudinal axis to define a cavity, and ii) a rim having a top side and an opposing bottom side; filling the cavity with a beverage material; closing the cavity by attaching a foil cover onto the top side of the rim, the cover being dimensioned and configured to be: i) pierced by the mandrel of the beverage making machine in a piercing region, and ii) sealed by the seal of the beverage making machine in a sealing region; and providing an optically detectable identifier onto the metal material so that the optically detectable identifier results on the bottom side of the rim.

A thermal insulation article includes a thermally insulating pad shaped to be positioned in a cavity of a rectangular prism shipping container. The pad includes a solid compostable panel formed primarily of starch and/or plant fiber pulp that holds together as a single unit, and a water-proof or water-resistant film forming a pocket enclosing the panel. The panel includes a first section, a second section, and a third section connecting the first section to the second section, the first and second section each having a central portion and two flaps that extend from the central portion beyond the third section, and wherein the panel is foldable into an open box.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a moulded pulp material that is suitable for manufacturing of a packaging unit and such packaging unit. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: - preparing a raw moulded pulp material; - providing the raw moulded pulp material to an extruder; - extruding the raw moulded pulp material; - adding one or more additives; and - providing the moulded pulp material at the outlet of the extruder.

The invention relates to a capsule (100) for preparing a beverage in a beverage production machine. The capsule (100) comprises a capsule body (200) with a sidewall (210) delimiting a chamber (250) for containing a substance (500) for the preparation of the beverage and an injection wall (220) for injecting a fluid in the chamber (250) for preparing the beverage upon interaction of the fluid with the substance (500). The capsule (100) further comprises a delivery wall (300) that is connected to the capsule body (200) to close the chamber (250). The delivery wall (300) comprises, in a layered manner, a retention layer (320) for being opened upon interaction with opening elements under the effect of rising pressure of fluid being injected into the capsule (100) and a filter layer (310) for filtering out particles from the prepared beverage. Each of the filter layer (310) and the retention layer (320) is made of biodegradable material. The filter layer (310) is provided opposite to the chamber (250) with respect to the retention layer (320). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the capsule (100) and use of the capsule (100) for preparing a beverage.

Items may be packaged for shipping or storage using additive manufacturing techniques, also known as three dimensional (3-D) printing. Packages made by such processes may be referred to as 3-D printed packages and may include packing material printed at least partially around the item(s) and/or an outer cover printed about at least a portion of an exterior of the packing material and/or the item(s). A packaging system may include a 3-D printer and a computing device communicatively coupled to the 3-D printer. The computing device may obtain a packaging model describing a package for one or more items. A print module of the computing device may include instructions to print the package at least partially about the item(s) according to the packaging model.

An object is to provide a food container and a paper product which are water resistant, oil resistant, and recyclable. Provided is a food container obtained by mixing and stirring water, konjac mannan, and an alkali to liberate an acetyl group to obtain modified mannan whose swelling is suppressed, releasing suppression of swelling of the modified mannan by neutralization to obtain neutral or acidic modified mannan, solating or gelating the neutral or acidic modified mannan, applying the solated mannan sol or the gelated mannan gel to a paper food container, and drying the mannan sol or the mannan gel.

A reinforcement ring for capsules for obtaining beverages, for example coffee, comprising a side wall and a flat surface, preferably having a uniform thickness, protruding from the side wall. The reinforcement ring is characterized in that the side wall comprises a groove at the extremity opposite the flat surface, so as to reduce the thickness of the side wall at the extremity and to reduce the total amount of material used to produce the reinforcement ring. The reinforcement ring can be used to reinforce the body of a capsule for obtaining beverages for example made of a filtering material. A machine for welding the reinforcement ring to the capsule body and to a system for producing beverages comprising a container into which the capsule with the reinforcement ring is inserted during the step of supplying pressurized water.

Packaging devices such as bags, pouches, envelops, containers, and the like, can include an integrated heating system. The packaging devices described herein have multiple potential uses such as for the containment and heating of single-serving meals, drinks, massage oils, masks, body wax, anti-wrinkle eye creams, and the like, to be heated on the go. The packaging devices described herein can also be used for instant heating of food and/or beverages for backcountry use. In some embodiments, the packaging devices use fibrous natural materials (e.g., leaf skeletons and soft biomaterials like chitosan) along with silver nanowires to create completely biodegradable, and reusable self-heating packaging.

A design, material, and process of manufacturing an organizational apparatus, e.g., an organizational bin, made from expanding-foam. In some examples, the bin includes four walls and a base forming an interior cavity that is configured to receive items to be organized, stored, or transported, e.g., shoes, or dirty or wet items. In some examples, the material used is a plant-based or bio-based Ethylene-vinyl Acetate (EVA) expansion-foam.