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Packaging the Future: Edible Wrappers, Containers and Bags (Yum?)

12/05/2012
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  • Packaging the Future: Edible Wrappers, Containers and Bags
    Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/packaging-the-future-edible-wrappers-containers-and-bags-yum/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Chocolate Packaging Wrapper
    Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/packaging-the-future-edible-wrappers-containers-and-bags-yum/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Wikicell Edible Packaging
    Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/packaging-the-future-edible-wrappers-containers-and-bags-yum/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Molecular Gastronomy - Spherified Food
    Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/packaging-the-future-edible-wrappers-containers-and-bags-yum/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Wikicell Edible Packaging
    Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/packaging-the-future-edible-wrappers-containers-and-bags-yum/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Mochi Ice Cream
    Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/packaging-the-future-edible-wrappers-containers-and-bags-yum/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Wikicell Edible Packaging
    Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/packaging-the-future-edible-wrappers-containers-and-bags-yum/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Packaging the Future: Edible Wrappers, Containers and Bags

Here at Inhabitat we've been hoping for, and advocating, biodegradable packaging for years, but now designer entrepreneurs are thinking even bigger; how about packaging one could actually consume? Turning what was a waste product into something that could actually confer nutrition (and would degrade quickly if uneaten), could make litter a thing of the past. Several companies have been working on edible packaging over the last couple of years, and as the idea moves closer to reality, Time magazine even called it a 'game changer' for 2012....

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