The right sustainability strategy will not only strive for environmental benefit but also enhance a company’s operations in the process. The only way to ensure measurable and lasting success is for sustainability to be mainstreamed into an organization’s current processes.
In previous blogs, we’ve explored many topics within sustainable packaging, such as the role of LCA, ways to implement recyclable materials, and source reduction strategies. While all ambitious reduction goals, none of them solve the inherent waste that occurs once
Consumers’ views on packaging are changing. Packaging is no longer seen as “essential waste,” but instead an opportunity for brands to improve their relationship with the environment and the consumers they serve. This shift has had a dramatic impact on
One of the biggest focuses of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s recent conference was a shift from end-of-life considerations to material management.
SPC Advance kicked off with Industry Leadership Committees tackling the topics of bioplastics, the value of forest certification, cold
Life-Cycle Assessment or LCA is a cradle-to-grave analysis that calculates environmental impacts associated with all stages of a package’s lifecycle including material sourcing, manufacturing, conversion, distribution, and end-of-life. The life cycle approach accounts for environmental impacts associated with the materials
By creating packaging that is able to be recycled, products become more attractive to consumers that are becoming increasingly environmentally aware. Recycling is the reprocessing of materials at the end of their primary lives, ideally for use in a similar
Every year, as the Earth cycles through its four seasons, a natural carbon cycle is also occurring. During the colder months that cause dormant plant life, carbon in the upper atmosphere grows. As the temperature begins to warm and vegetation
The UPS Eco Responsible Packaging Program is a cooperative sustainability effort between UPS and its customers. Created in 2010, the program provides a formal strategy designed to reduce packaging waste. Through this initiative, UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company,
Tech companies are relentlessly releasing new and improved models of their electronic products. As a result, a constant influx of electronic waste is being generated. E-waste is being produced at such a rapid pace that it has become the fastest