Global water-soluble pods packaging market is slated to top US $244.6 Mn in 2022, expanding at a healthy 16.4 % CAGR the market size is projected to total US $621.6 Mn by 2028. Increasing demand for sustainability and environment friendly packaging and growing concerns about the accumulation of nonbiodegradable waste and increasing demand for day to day products are believed to be driving the global water-soluble pods packaging market, surging utilization of water-soluble pods packaging in wide range of industries such as cosmetics, food, beverage, etc. These pods consist of concentrate product encapsulated in a water-soluble film, as concentrates contain less water than conventional products also cuts down on shipping costs and emissions and decreases the amount of plastic packaging that later becomes waste. The thin encapsulating film needs to stay intact holding the product together (liquids, powders, pastes, etc.) they dissolve quickly and completely in water (even in cold water). The material offering these properties that most films have is Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). For edible pods: Alginate polymer (it's obtained naturally from brown seaweed) or protein based edible polymers (rapeseed protein blended with gelatin). Pod films are 85-90 % hydrolyzed, fully soluble in hot as well as in cold water. These are biodegradable, odorless and completely soluble. Water-soluble pods are being widely used for detergents (liquids and powders), concentrated coffee products, shaving creams, etc.