Recycling in the United States started by generally accepting paper, glass, and aluminum. The rise of convenient, one-time-use packaging gave way to a new material for the recycling stream – plastic.
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Recyclable versus Recycling
Recyclable and recycling are not one and the same yet are often used interchangeably. What are the differences between the two words and why is it important to use them correctly?
Recyclable
Let’s start with recyclable. The Federal Trade CommissionShelf Life, Food Waste, and Sustainability
Sometimes it is more sustainable to use more packaging instead of less. This is due to the packaging’s ability to protect the product. When designed right, packaging can extend shelf life, protect the product, and decrease food waste. According to
Marine Plastics Litter and Packaging
One visible component of marine litter is plastic waste. The presence of this plastic waste in the world’s oceans has increasingly become a hot topic in the media. This has led to the Global Plastic Alliance, consisting of worldwide environmental
Inspiration and Education for Sustainable Packaging
Are you a packaging engineer, sustainability manager, or corporate sustainability officer? Sustainable packaging is always developing. Events, innovations, and policies can be overwhelming to keep up with. That is why we have compiled a list of organizations you should consider
Can Society Say Goodbye to Polybags?
While they have yet to receive as much public scrutiny as plastic grocery bags, polybags have a large environmental impact on our planet. They are a threat to human health as well as the environment. If littered, polybags have the
EcoImpact New Features
EcoImpact is the leading sustainability solution designed for product and packaging engineers/designers and sustainability professionals to manage environmental impact. This year we have been busy releasing new features on EcoImpact-COMPASS: roll up reports, circularity index, simple indicators, and a company
Composting and Biodegradability: A Packaging Breakdown
Composting and Biodegradability: A Packaging Breakdown
To meet consumer demand for less packaging waste, companies are investing heavily to find new sources of raw material as well as new ways of returning these materials safely to the environment. This has
Glass vs Plastic: The Facts
If you do your own grocery shopping, you’ve probably noticed that most food packaging is plastic. There are plastic jars that hold peanut butter, plastic tubes of tomato paste, plastic squeeze bottles of ketchup, plastic bottles of soda, and plastic
The Last Straw
Starbucks recently announced that they were planning to replace straws with recyclable plastic lids in all their stores by 2020. This decision has sparked a debate over what actions companies can take to reduce the plastic that flows into oceans