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PackItBetter
Compostable packaging for modern brands

Biodegradable packaging engineered for performance and compostability

PackItBetter develops compostable packaging solutions that replace conventional single-use plastics while matching the performance demands of modern logistics and retail. Our products span compostable mailers, molded fiber inserts, coated paperboard, and flexible films formulated from certified compostable polymers or bio-based barrier coatings. We work with food brands, e-commerce retailers and logistics partners to design packaging that preserves product integrity, meets shelf-life needs, and returns safely to organic cycles through industrial or home composting where feasible.

Our engineering process balances functional requirements—moisture resistance, puncture strength, printability and sealing integrity—with end-of-life pathways. We evaluate supply chain implications, collection streams, and regional composting capabilities to recommend materials that will degrade in real-world conditions while enabling clients to meet sustainability targets and regulatory requirements. We also support private labeling, barrier upgrades for wet-food applications and recyclable compostable blends for mixed-waste environments.

Email: packitbetter@gmx.com • Address: Hinüberstraße 6, 30175 Hannover, Germany

About PackItBetter

Founded by materials scientists and packaging designers, PackItBetter focuses on creating packaging systems that are genuinely circular. Our multidisciplinary team evaluates feedstocks, manufacturing impacts, and downstream recovery systems to ensure materials chosen for packaging meet both performance and biodegradability criteria. Unlike superficial 'greenwashing' alternatives, our work begins with measurable end-of-life performance and a clear pathway to disposal.

We pilot materials at scale in lab and field settings, measuring disintegration rates under different composting regimes, tracking microplastic formation, and monitoring compost quality after degradation. Our R&D lab runs accelerated testing for barrier performance, mechanical durability and print adhesion; these data inform formulation improvements and manufacturing tolerance adjustments.

PackItBetter also assists brands with compliance and certification. We guide clients through EN, ASTM and local compostability standards, help prepare technical dossiers for certification bodies, and provide accurate on-pack guidance for consumer disposal.

R&D testing lab for packaging

Advantages of our packaging

Certified Compostability

We work with certified compostable polymers and paper-based substrates validated for industrial composting where required, and optimized for home-composting in many use-cases.

Performance-First Design

Barrier options, form factors and mechanical strength engineered to survive logistics while maintaining biodegradable end-of-life properties.

Supply Chain Practicality

We choose materials that fit existing converting equipment and provide implementation support so brands can transition without costly line changes.

Finished pack samples ready for shipping

We also provide lifecycle analysis, end-of-life routing plans and customer-facing disposal instructions. Our goal is to make sustainable packaging effective in the real world — not just in lab conditions — by understanding collection infrastructure, compost capacity and consumer behavior.

Services & Capabilities

Custom Material Formulation

Blend selection and coatings for moisture resistance, grease tolerance and printable surfaces using compostable chemistries that meet regulatory standards.

Prototyping & Small Batch Runs

Rapid prototypes, small pilot runs and quality checks to validate manufacturing parameters before scaling for full production runs.

Barrier & Lamination Solutions

Compostable barrier films and bio-based coatings for wet or oily foods without locking materials into recycling-resistant formats.

Branding & On-Pack Guidance

Design support for clear consumer disposal instructions, certification badges, and accurate sustainability claims to avoid greenwash risks.

Production line with compostable mailers

Work with PackItBetter

Email: packitbetter@gmx.com

Address: Hinüberstraße 6, 30175 Hannover, Germany