AI, digital labeling and “paperization” top the movements highlighted in the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s inaugural Packaging Innovation Trends Report.

Fiber, seaweed and machine learning are some of the “in” things for packaging in 2024, according to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s inaugural Packaging Innovations Trends Report.

The organization introduced this document — with insights into new designs, materials and consumer engagement strategies that are driving sustainable packaging innovation — at its SPC Impact conference in New Orleans last week.

The report contains information about innovations that SPC is seeing both from its member companies and the broader international packaging industry. It aims to highlight “the most promising and inspiring trends in the sustainable packaging space” to spur other companies to adopt these innovations.