Recycled cardboard, cornstarch peanuts, mushrooms or seaweed containers, minimal reusable mail-there are many sustainable packaging options that can limit your company's carbon footprint and increase environmental customer loyalty.

This is a list of sustainable packaging suppliers. There are inventory and customization options from leading packaging suppliers, ecological innovation from start-ups, and reusable subscription products.

EcoEnclose provides sustainable packaging boxes, inner packaging materials, shopping bags, paper, wrapping paper, twine, tape, stickers and labels. EcoEnclose strives to become an "ecological net positive" company by 2030.

Noissue provides customized, sustainable packaging for businesses of all sizes, such as recyclable and compostable mail, with a low minimum order volume.

Paper Mart provides boxes, shopping bags, mail and wrapping paper made from recycled and post-consumer cardboard and paper. Product printing uses water-based and algae inks.

Earthpack produces recyclable, stylish bags and boxes for environmentally conscious retailers. It offers a series of printed and stock e-commerce packaging products, including custom boxes (ie bloxes), mail, bags and tissues.

PakFactory is a global supplier of sustainable packaging options for any product, including kraft cartons, custom bags and sustainable food packaging. Choose from a range of stock packages and create your own design.

Tiny Box Company produces biodegradable packaging and environmentally friendly gift boxes and accessories. It offers a variety of post office boxes, recycled cardboard envelopes and bags. Tiny Box also has in-house printing facilities.

Air Sea Containers offers a wide range of air pillow products. Its Opus Air system uses biodegradable and recycled film. If moisture, microorganisms and oxygen are present, Opus Bio mats can be reused, recycled or composted and biodegraded within 12 to 24 months.

Sealed Air is a protective and food packaging company that provides materials and automation on a large scale. It provides recycled foam packaging and content pillows. Sealed Air's TempGuard is a brand of insulated box linings that can protect temperature-sensitive and perishable goods in transit for up to 48 hours. TempGuard pads are made of recycled paper and roadside materials.

Puffy Stuff provides an all-natural, high-density packaging of peanuts, which is completely biodegradable and static-free. Puffy Stuff peanuts will not shrink and dissolve under humidity after the first rain.

Rocket Industrial sells environmentally friendly packaged peanuts made from starch-based renewable resources, which can be decomposed in water without leaving a residue. The loose filler is dust-free, anti-static and wear-resistant, so even the most sensitive electronic equipment can be protected.

Uline offers a variety of sustainable packaging products, including recycling bins, bags and pillows. It also provides biodegradable packaged peanuts made from organic starch, which meets the standards of the US Food and Drug Administration.

Paradise Packaging grows and distributes certified mushroom packaging products. It also provides other inventory and customized packaging. The designer works with the client to create custom-shaped mycelium (fungal-based) packaging.

Notpla has created advanced packaging solutions made from naturally disappearing seaweed. Its Ooho products can be used flexibly in beverages and sauces. Products made from Notpla can degrade naturally within four to six weeks.

Botanical PaperWorks is a supplier and manufacturer of environmentally friendly seed papers made from post-consumer materials that can grow into wild flowers, herbs or vegetables. Its plantable packaging is very suitable for small boxes of light items, product packaging or chopped box fillings.

LimeLoop provides reusable packaging and transportation logistics for e-commerce brands. Merchants place orders on LimeLoop, with any carrier’s outbound label, and let LimeLoop's platform take care of logistics. The customer then takes out the product, flips the USPS return label, and leaves the empty LimeLoop package to USPS for pickup. The package is shipped to the merchant for reuse. The reusable packaging is made of upgraded recycled billboard vinyl, lined with recycled cotton, which is stylish and lightweight.

RePack provides online retailers with reusable packaging materials, and its customers mail prepaid empty packaging to RePack for reuse. For recurring leasing business, RePack is a simple and sustainable way to exchange packages with customers.

Returnity provides custom-designed, reusable boxes, bags and mail. Shoppers can exchange and return e-commerce products without printing, packaging, or personal contact. Returnity is also suitable for subscription business or customer samples.

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