Designers Compete in Packaging Recycling Design Challenge The Paper and Packaging Board announced the return of the How Life Unfolds campaign. This summer, the two- part video series, Pack It! The Packaging Recycling Design Challenge new designers and judges meet for a the ulti- mate sustainability challenge for a chance to win $5,000. Given only 10 hours, the designers are tasked to create innovative designs using only paper-based materials and survive the ultimate test — the drop challenge.
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The video series, hosted by Netflix’s “Nailed It!” winner and art teacher Cassie Stephens will also include judg- es Danuelle Doswell and Mignon Hemsley, Co-Found- ers of Grounded, an online plant shop, and Rane Roatta, Co-Founder of Miami Fruit, a tropical fruit delivery service. The first episode, “Plant Delivery Package,” is rooted in the explosion in popularity of house plants and plant de- livery services during the pandemic. In a battle of wits and creativity, Stephen J. Works-Salley, Graphic Designer and Content Creator, faces You Zhou, Graphic & Packaging Designer, to create an innovative paper-based packaging solution that protects three fragile items: a money tree, ceramic pot and water crystal. Both designers will brace themselves for the highly anticipated drop test. The second episode, “Produce Subscription Box,” brings attention to the obstacles to safely ship delicate produce using sustainable and recyclable materials. In an- other competitive showdown, Zachary Weston, a recent graduate who studied Packaging Systems and Design at Virginia Tech, finds himself locked in a heated rivalry with Emma Dayton, an aspiring Packaging Engineering attend- ing Michigan State University, as they are tasked to con- struct a produce delivery box that keeps a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables organized and safe from damage. In the end, the seasoned competitors present two unique and creative packaging prototypes with safeguards for each specific fruit and see how well they stand up against the final drop test.
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