9. This cup may look like plastic, but it's actually made of plant starch.
10. Another fascinating packaging material is caramelized sugar, coated with wax. You open it like cracking an egg, and it melts when it comes in contact with water.
11. These are both environmentally friendly and adorable.
12. This one explains itself. So glad to see some companies take the extra step.
13. Origami pill cases made from recycled paper work just as well.
14. Single-use cutlery made from avocado seeds and completely biodegrades in 240 days (while plastic cutlery can take hundreds of years).