Oatmilk is a relatively new addition to the ever-expanding list of moo juice alternatives, and it has quickly surged in popularity thanks in part to its creamy consistency that rivals dairy.
There are sustainable advantages to oat milk over cow’s milk, too. A glass of oat milk generates the equivalent of 0.22kg of CO2 versus 0.8kg produced by cow’s milk. Oat milk also requires significantly less water than cow’s milk; a liter requires 1,050 liters of water versus 28 liters of oat milk.
Plant-based milk brand Milkadamia has appeared to further reduce the carbon footprint of oat milk with its Flat-Pack oat milk sheets. Instead of shipping liquid oat milk, the flat pack contains eight sheets, each making 8 ounces. Milkadamia describes the sheets as “2D printed,” cutting packaging waste by 94% and reducing weight by 85%.
The packaging follows the pleasant and artful design of the rest of Mikadamia’s range, with a monochromatic color palette and illustrations of oat straw along the top. At the top left corner, there’s a small green box reading, “Waste not. Want not,” a nod to the minimized packaging made possible by the 2D-printed sheets that customers add water to at home.
“Our ethos at Milkadamia, deeply rooted in regenerative farming and sustainability, originates from our humble beginnings as a small, family-owned macadamia farm, guiding us over the past decade in shaping a more sustainable trajectory for our planet,” Jim Richards, CEO of Milkadamia, said in the announcement for the Flat Pack. “With the launch of our Flat Pack line, we’re redefining industry innovation by significantly cutting packaging waste and carbon emissions, aligning with our commitment to responsible eco-stewardship.”
It’s impressive that Milkadamia continued to find ways to make oat milk, which is already a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional cow’s milk, more sustainable by innovating the packaging format. By omitting the liquid in oat milk and making it easy for consumers to add water at home, Milkadamia has drastically reduced packaging waste and carbon emissions.
