GoGreen: THE SPROUT® PENCIL TO SUPPORT ACMI’S SUSTAINABLE COMMITMENT

GoGreen: the Sprout® Pencil to support ACMI’s sustainable commitment

Innovation, environmental sustainability and employee well-being. These are the three pillars that guide the activity of ACMI, a leading company in the packaging and bottling sector. A reality that has embraced the path of eco-sustainability also in research, developing the GoGreen by ACMI project which deals with the design of plastic-free packaging systems.
And what better testimonial for this project than Sprout® Pencil, the pencil with integrated seeds?

ACMI: Innovative packaging since 1984

Founded in 1984, ACMI has always had the goal of acting as a leading operator in the sector, focusing on constant research that would allow to offer high-performance bottling and packaging systems, in the name of maximum customer satisfaction. This is a goal that has definitely been achieved, with 5 production plants in Italy and 4 offices abroad, and which continues to be pursued today in the name of sustainability, with the GoGreen project to offer eco-sustainable packaging and bottling systems.

GoGreen by ACMI, a concrete effort to reduce the environmental impact

In the fight against pollution, packaging and consequently the companies that produce them play a key role. ACMI shows a complete understanding of this responsibility with the launch of the GoGreen project. It is an active and effective effort, which aims to create tray packers, cartoning machines, case packers and wrappers, all designed for plastic-free packaging. Among these, the Rocket E-500 rewinder stands out. Launched in 2021, it offers a plastic-free alternative for secondary packaging using Kraft paper, a special paper that has proven to be an excellent alternative to plastic packaging.

From Kraft paper to plantable paper: Paper is the new plastic

Robust and water resistant, but also recyclable and biodegradable, Kraft paper is one of the many examples of how modern production techniques allow us to work with paper in an increasingly performing way. This has made it possible to introduce more and more innovative types of paper on the market. In some cases, these types of paper are very innovative and even more sustainable, like, for example, the plantable paper, a special paper by iGreen Gadgets made by integrating in the paper a mix of seeds. It is entirely biodegradable, and it is sufficient to plant it in soil after use to see a colorful mix of seedlings sprout in a short time. Furthermore, the paper with seeds lends itself to the creation of greeting cards, but also of sturdy gift boxes or, exceptionally, of packaging for the Sprout® Pencil.

Plantable paper and Sprout® Pencil, together for GoGreen

Thanks to the collaboration with iGreen, which for years has supplied and customized original solutions for eco-sustainable communication for companies, ACMI was able to choose a truly surprising mini-testimonial: the famous Sprout® Pencil, enclosed in an original case made of plantable paper. The plantable Sprout® Pencil is also a multipurpose gadget, as it is sufficient to it plant in soil – taking care to supply sufficient water and light – to see a seedling sprout, thanks to the special biodegradable capsule integrated on one of its ends and which contains a variety of seeds, ranging from wildflowers to aromatic herbs.
An original idea to amaze and raise awareness, but also to remind us that you need a flower to make Kraft paper!