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Ask the Expert: Water Footprint with Emma Lawrence
What is a water footprint? According to ISO 14046, a water footprint is the “compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental ...
Assessing Packaging Recyclability: A Deeper Look Into California’s SB 54 Regulations
Most packaging is single-use, meaning it’s designed to be disposed of, but that doesn’t mean that it has to end up incinerated or in the landfill. And yet, tha ...
State-by-State Overview: 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility Reporting (EPR) Regulations
As more EPR legislation comes into effect over the next year, businesses will have to spend considerable time and effort addressing these new regulatory requir ...
Life Cycle Assessment in Oregon’s EPR Regulations
MASON, OH – February 3rd, 2026 As Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs continue to evolve, producers face increasingly complex reporting requirem ...
A Sustainable Guide to Gift Wrapping This Holiday Season
Are you wrapping gifts for the holidays this year? According to MarineBio, every year in America, 2.3 million pounds of wrapping paper end up in the landfill, ...
Quantifying Plastic Pollution: Closing the Micro- and Macroplastic Gap In LCA
Plastic Pollution According to the United Nations Environment Programme, 19 to 23 million tonnes of plastic waste are leaked into aquatic ecosystems annually. ...
What is Life Cycle Assessment, and Why Should You Use It?
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a standardized and reliable method that is used to calculate the environmental impact across the entire life cycle of a product ...
Balancing the Reuse Equation: Pinpointing Decision Criteria using Life Cycle Assessment
Reusable packaging seems like the ideal solution for a more circular economy, but without data, it's difficult to know for sure. To fully understand the impact ...
Top 5 Sustainable Packaging Trends for 2025
This year has demonstrated once again how the market is constantly evolving and changing. In only the past 5 months, Oregon, Colorado, and California have intr ...
Post-Consumer Recycled Content (PCR) in Packaging: Benefits, Challenges, and Industry Insights
Modern businesses continually seek ways to reduce their environmental impacts without sacrificing product quality or customer experiences. Many turn to sustain ...
PCFs and Sustainability: A Key to Transparent Carbon Reporting
What is a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)? A Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) measures the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with a product throughout its ...
Reporting Carbon Footprint with Scope 1, 2, and 3
History of Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions Reporting a company’s carbon footprint might seem like a concept from this decade, but carbon accounting dates back to ...