# Upcycled Edamame Packages These Healthy Snacks are Packaged Using Recycled Paper & Edamame Pods By Ady Floyd | Published 2015-08-26 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upcycled-edamame-packages-these-healthy-snacks-are-packaged-using-recycled- References: [packagingoftheworld](http://www.packagingoftheworld.com/2015/08/edamame-one-smart-bean.html) & [disturbance.co.za](http://www.disturbance.co.za/) The Hardy Boys design agency created this unique packaging to contain [edamame snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biena-crispy-edamame), which is made from recycled edamame pods. By using the bean's pods to remake the packaging, it creates an [eco-friendly product that reduces waste](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compostable-packaging-concept). The [Fair Food Company](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organic-salad-kit) aims to create healthy alternatives to junk food, which is exactly why it serves edamame. After steaming the beans and placing them in the edamame pod packaging, the beans are served to consumers during public events in South Africa. The company decided to seek an alternative packaging idea that would contain the delicious and tasty snacks while contributing little waste to the environment. When consumers dump the boxes of edamame into the trash, the Fair Food Company retrieves them and mills the boxes with the pods to make a sturdy paper-like package. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Eco-friendly Packaging:** Innovative packaging solutions that utilize recycled materials. - **Sustainable Snack Packaging:** Packaging specifically designed for healthy snacks that reduces waste. - **Circular Economy Packaging:** Creating a closed-loop system where waste becomes new resources. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food and Beverage:** Opportunities to reduce waste in production and packaging in the food and beverage industry. - **Packaging:** Disruptive innovation opportunities in the packaging industry to create sustainable solutions. - **Environmental Sustainability:** Innovations in reducing waste and utilizing recycled materials for a more sustainable future. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Upcycled Vegetable Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegetable-packaging1.md) - [Tubular Paper-Made Snack Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonoco-paper-can.md) - [Edible Snack Skins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodberry.md) - [Recyclable Apple Packaging Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superfresh-growers-1.md) - [Fully Compostable Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compostable-seed-packaging.md) - [Paper-Made Frozen Food Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recyclable-paper-bags.md) - [Compostable Snack Bar Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/date-energy-bars.md) - [Compostable Sauce Containers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-carp-packaging.md) - [Sustainable Snack Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amcor-and-lorenz-snacks.md)