CINCINNATI, OH – October, 2022. Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 SPC Innovator Awards! The winners were announced live at the SPC Advance conference which took place earlier this week in Atlanta, GA. Trayak has been a proud sponsor of the SPC Innovator Awards since their inception. The SPC received over 70 submissions and carefully made selections with the help of the SPC Executive Committee and GreenBlue Project Team. The awards showcase the outstanding people and organizations behind extraordinary advancements in packaging sustainability. The award winners are:

• • FLÖTER Verpackungs-Service GmbH: AirWave PaperWave (air cushions made from recycled paper, Innovation in Responsible Sourcing)
  • WestRock: KD-Fold™ (E-commerce solution designed with sustainability in mind, Innovation in Design Optimization)
  • AMP Robotics (How AI and producer collaboration are influencing recovery and driving increased recycling rates, Innovation in Recovery)

New this year – SPC Innovator Award winners will have the option to develop a case study jointly with Trayak! This is an exciting new opportunity for all potential winners to collaborate with Trayak and support their environmental innovations with data using EcoImpact-COMPASS. We are extremely excited to join the sustainable packaging trailblazers and support them with data-driven and holistic sustainability solutions.

Trayak is passionate about seeking out, encouraging, supporting, and recognizing innovation in the field of sustainable packaging. Each organization who participated in the SPC Innovator Awards realizes the importance of measuring, quantifying, and documenting the sustainability benefits of their innovations. To all the participants and finalists, thank you for valuing innovation and submitting your applications for this award, keep up the good work. To all the winners, congratulations on a job well done!

Click here to find out more about the finalists and winners.