MEET THE 2026 WINNERS!

Packaging Projects

Ambient and Pantry Packaging

Gold 
Noirmoutier Sea Salt in Sonoco’s High-Fiber GreenCan®
Sonoco

Beauty & Personal Care Packaging - Recyclable Plastic

Gold 
AeroFlexx Innovative Liquid Packaging Technology
AeroFlexx

Beauty & Personal Care Packaging - Recyclable Plastic

Silver 
Exclusive Stick for Cut By Fred
Amcor

Beauty & Personal Care Packaging - Paper

Gold 
A revolutionary seaweed‑based high‑barrier coating for the world’s first fully circular paper sachet
Kelpi

Beverage Packaging (Alcoholic & Soft Drinks)

Gold 
300g Lightest Glass Wine Bottle
Ardagh Glass Packaging

Chilled & Frozen Food Packaging

Gold 
CRYOVAC® AutoWrap Lite
Sealed Air - CRYOVAC® Brand Food Packaging

Chilled & Frozen Food Packaging

Silver 
kp Elite Nova – The Lightest Recyclable MAP Tray for Chilled Protein
Klöckner Pentaplast

E-commerce & Home Packaging

Gold 
ELVIS, The Reusable Pallet Wrap
return2sender

E-commerce & Home Packaging

Silver 
AeroFlexx Innovative Liquid Packaging Technology
AeroFlexx

Fresh Produce & Foodservice Packaging

Gold 
Root Vegetable Paper Recyclable Flow Wrap
Parkside Flexibles

Fresh Produce & Foodservice Packaging

Silver 
GEN2 aluminium tray 2026
Coppice Alupack

Snacks, Confectionery & Pet Food Packaging

Silver 
PawPrint® Paper for Pet Food Bags
Ahlstrom & Fiorini International

Snacks, Confectionery & Pet Food Packaging

Bronze
Baileys Chocolate Truffles move to paper twist wraps
Lir Chocolate/ Baileys Chocolate

Business Performance Awards

Global Packaging Impact Award

Gold 
The EarthCoating Platform
COPAR UK

Global Packaging Impact Award

Silver 
AeroFlexx Pak
AeroFlexx

Recycler or Recovery Initiative of the Year

Gold 
The Flexible Plastic Fund - FlexCollect Project
Ecosurety

Sustainability Leader of the Year

Gold 
Trei Johnson
Accredo Packaging

Sustainable Innovation & Investment Award

Gold 
Circular Polymers
Amcor

Sustainable Innovation & Investment Award

Silver 
Go-Recycle
Go-pak

Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year

Gold 
Reflex Group
Reflex Group

Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year

Silver 
Ardagh Glass Packaging
Ardagh Glass Packaging

Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year

Bronze 
Midland Regional Printers
Midland Regional Printers

Sustainable Retailer of the Year

Gold 
Ocado Retail
Ocado Retail

Sustainable Retailer of the Year

Silver 
Waitrose & Partners
Waitrose & Partners

BRONZE

Food-on-the-go: Cups

Sponsored By

Splashstop, EP Group

Food-on-the-go: Takeaway

Sponsored By

RecyclaLite 3/4 Lined Wraps, Coveris

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

Sponsored By

100% rPET Berry Tray, Sharpak Aylesham

Household Goods

Trigger Spray Pouch, Lyte

Online Retail including Clothing

Movopack, RAJA UK

Personal Care

SEBASTIAN CARE Prestige Shampoo Bottle, WELLA Company

Personal Care

Material savings through lightweighting | Berry Global for Bulldog, Amcor

Snacks and Confectionery

Cadbury Sharing Bars 80% Recycled Plastic, Mondelez International

GOLD

Environmental Champion Award

Sponsored By

Raffi Schieir

Recycler of the Year

Biffa Waste Management

Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year

Sponsored By

Coveris

Sustainable Packaging Initiative of the Year

Loadhog's Commitment to Sustainability Through Empowering Employee Owners, Loadhog

Sustainable Packaging Initiative of the Year

Reflex Group Sustainability Initiatives, Reflex Group

Sustainable Packaging Initiative of the Year

Sustainability: No Such Thing as 'Too Much', EP Group

Sustainable Retailer of the Year

Sponsored By

Ocado

SILVER

Recycler of the Year

ReCover Paper

Sustainable Investment Project of the Year

Eco Flexibles

Sustainable Investment Project of the Year

Nitrogen Generation System, Coveris

Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year

Sponsored By

RAJA UK

Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year

Sponsored By

Elopak ASA

Sustainable Packaging Initiative of the Year

Colpac’s Pioneering SME Net-Zero Programme, Colpac

Sustainable Retailer of the Year

Sponsored By

Waitrose & Partners

BRONZE

Sustainable Brand of the Year

Marigold Health Foods

Sustainable Investment Project of the Year

Eviosys (a Sonoco Company) × FareShare Surplus Food Can Collaboration, Sonoco

Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year

Sponsored By

Sonoco

Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year

Sponsored By

Carlton Packaging