Myco & CAMEA: Transition to sustainable packaging solution Myco 4Pack
CAMEA, a producer of specialized electronic devices in small series, sought an affordable, tailor-made packaging solution that would also meet sustainability criteria. It approached Myco, which proposed a complete packaging solution based on the Myco 4Pack system. This system uses paper pads filled with organic waste material (sawdust) that is infested with Reishi mycelium. This causes the originally loose material to bond together to form a biocomposite that is plastically deformed, thus providing the necessary protection against impacts and shocks. These protective pads, which replace commonly used plastic foams, are applied to a cardboard blank designed to the product’s specifications. The entire package is thus completely plastic-free, easy to store, light to handle, and meets the requirements for cleanliness and aesthetics of the solution. The current solution replaced 0.12 m³ of LDPE per sensor with 0.03 m³ of biodegradable material and paper. The price of the package has remained the same, but CAMEA now receives a complete package, which saves it the cost of the work it previously devoted to producing plastic fillings. CAMEA currently uses the Myco 4Pack system for most of its production.
