Plastic Packaging Blog
Stay up to date on the latest innovations in the world of plastic packaging, and read perspectives from a wide array of leading industry experts.
Source reduction and reuse of materials are at the heart of WWF’s new Cascading Materials Vision initiative
Throughout this website we share ways plastics help packaging professionals use less, overall. Using plastics in packaging applications helps drive sustainability by reducing materials consumed, energy and waste. This is really at the core of sustainability—using...
Marine Litter: Let’s Stay Focused on Solid Waste Solutions
Originally published on Chemistry Matters, the official blog of the American Chemistry Council. Earlier this week Ihad the privilege of speaking at the German Mission during the United Nations’ “The Oceans Conference.” The conference was designed to advance...
Transitioning State Policy Toward Measuring Environmental Outcomes
You’ve probably been hearing about Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) lately. So, what does it mean for packaging and consumer goods companies? And more importantly, how do you do it? SMM is a holistic approach to evaluating and enhancing the sustainability of...
A fresh look at plastic packaging and circular economy thinking
With news out of the World Economic Forum that the use of plastics is expected to double in the next 20 years, it’s to be expected that major economic and environmental organizations would call for ways to use these valuable materials wisely. So I was encouraged to...
Recycling ocean bound plastic waste into useful packaging and other goods
With over 5 million metric tons of plastic waste, much of it packaging waste, entering the ocean from land each year, it’s clear that ocean pollution isn’t a problem limited to one country, or even one continent. But scientists now know that the largest sources of...
“Saving Our Seas Act” Could Help Nations Recycle More Plastic Packaging
On Wednesday a bipartisan group of Senators introduced S. 756, the “Saving Our Seas Act,” to reauthorize the NOAA Marine Debris Program and promote international action to reduce marine debris. One of the important features of this bill is increased investment and...
Consumers say convenience is the key to reducing food waste
If you asked consumers about their thoughts on why it’s important to prevent food waste, what do you think they would say? The money they would save? Their concern for the environment? Not wanting to feel bad about throwing food away? Think again. The truth is, most...
Helping You Find the Packaging Resources You Need
We've recently revamped the Plastic Packaging Facts Resource Center to better help you find studies and reports you need on key topics. Originally designed to house an array of research and industry reports about plastic packaging and how plastics enhance packaging...
Working Toward Better Recovery Options for Flexible Packaging
Originally published on Chemistry Matters blog, October 6, 2016. Have you ever stopped in an aisle at the grocery store and noticed how many items are now sold in flexible plastic packaging? From baby food to tuna fish, laundry detergent pods to pet food, many items...
The increasing role reduction plays in packaging sustainability
When talking about packaging sustainability, the focus is often recycling and recyclability. However, it’s important to think about packaging sustainability and responsible management of resources in terms of the whole waste hierarchy – the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse,...
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