Category

Criteria

Beverages, Alcoholic

Beverages, Non Alcoholic

Cosmetics

Drug & Pharmaceutical

Electronics

Food, Frozen

Food, Refrigerated

Food, Shelf Stable

Health & Beauty Aids

Household Products

Industrial /Commercial

Medical Device

Promotional / Display

Other

Economics

• The package addresses a specific economic concern.
• The package design results in cost savings. Cost savings may be demonstrated by any or all of the following:
  • Distribution Improvements
  • Damage Reduction
  • Packing/Processing Efficiencies
  • Machinability
  • Material Standardization
  • Labor Costs
  • Warehousing/Storage costs
  • Material Costs
• This design addresses the package’s life cycle, as demonstrated by any/all of the following:
  • Reusability
  • Recyclability
  • Material Reduction
  • Improved Material Strength
  • Density Improvements

Environmental Impact

• The package successfully addresses current and appropriate environmental concerns.
• The package design has eliminated, avoided or reduced unnecessary materials.
• Design consideration includes reusable and/or recyclable materials/systems where available.
• The package uses recycled materials where possible.
• The design has considered end-of-life scenarios for the package.
• The design minimizes the potential negative effects the package and its components will have on the environment.
• The design has undergone a life cycle review.

Innovation

• The package demonstrates an application of a “new idea.”
• The package demonstrates a creative use of existing ideas.
• The package makes use of new design, material or technique.
• The design successfully transfers packaging principles from other industries.
• The package reflects important new marketing strategies.
• The package reflects new manufacturing advances.

Marketing

• The structural design contributes to product image or shelf impact.
• The package design improves or contributes to acceptance of the product.
• The package’s marketing appeal has been significantly improved by the redesign

Package Performance

• The package is easily filled, opened, dispensed, reclosed, stored.
• It can be run on existing packaging machinery.
• It is easily integrated into the existing distribution system.
• The package offers significant new benefits in handling, storage and warehousing.

Product Protection

• The package successfully protects the biological, chemical and/or physical integrity of the product.
• The original product protection requirements, as specified, are sufficiently addressed by this package design.
• The testing specified sufficiently addresses the need for protection for this application.
• The package successfully meets the test requirements expressed (evidence shown).

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Category

Criteria

Innovation

• The package demonstrates an application of a “new idea”.
• The package demonstrates a creative use of existing ideas.
• The package makes use of new design, material or technique.
• The design successfully transfers packaging principles from other industries.
• The package reflects important new marketing strategies.
• The package reflects new manufacturing advances.

Product Protection

• The package successfully protects the biological, chemical and/or physical integrity of the product.
• The original product protection requirements, as specified, are sufficiently addressed by this package design.
• The testing specified sufficiently addresses the need for protection for this application.
• The package successfully meets the test requirements expressed (evidence shown)

Package Design

• The package structure and package design are integrated to coordinate the product’s value
• The package improves the functionality of the product
• The package persuades consumers to think about the product/category in a new way
• The package showcases the product’s design benefit
• The package improves the findability of the product on shelf (is this enhanced merchandising?)
• The package motivates consumers to purchase
• The package improves the user experience (could be in both the supply chain and consumers)
• The package effectively uses materials to support the circular economy

Category

Criteria

Packaging that Saves Food: Agriculture/
Food Service
/Retail (Primary Packaging)

Innovation

• The package demonstrates an application of a “new idea.”
• The package demonstrates a creative use of existing ideas.
• The package makes use of new design, material or technique.
• The design successfully transfers packaging principles from other industries.
• The package reflects important new marketing strategies.
• The package reflects new manufacturing advances.

Product Protection

• The package successfully protects the biological, chemical and/or physical integrity of the product.
• The original product protection requirements, as specified, are sufficiently addressed by this package design.
• The testing specified sufficiently addresses the need for protection for this application.
• The package successfully meets the test requirements expressed (evidence shown)

Saves Food

• The package minimizes food loss?
• The package minimizes food waste?
• The package extends the product’s shelf life?
• The package improves the supply chain for food?
• The package enhances distribution efficiency

Category

Criteria

Innovation

• The package demonstrates an application of a “new idea”.
• The package demonstrates a creative use of existing ideas.
• The package makes use of new design, material or technique.
• The design successfully transfers packaging principles from other industries.
• The package reflects important new marketing strategies.
• The package reflects new manufacturing advances.

Product Protection

• The package successfully protects the biological, chemical and/or physical integrity of the product.
• The original product protection requirements, as specified, are sufficiently addressed by this package design.
• The testing specified sufficiently addresses the need for protection for this application.
• The package successfully meets the test requirements expressed (evidence shown).

Sustainability

• The package successfully addresses current and appropriate environmental concerns.
• The package design has eliminated, avoided or reduced unnecessary materials.
• Design consideration includes reusable and/or recyclable materials/systems where available.
• The package uses recycled, compostable, or biodegradable materials where possible.
• The design has considered end-of-life or circular economy scenarios for the package.
• The design minimizes the potential negative effects the package and its components will have on the environment.
• The design has undergone a life cycle review.