The market for sustainable packaging is being driven by brand-owners’, retailers’ and consumers’ needs to be socially and environmentally responsible. Consumers want to know what brand-owners and retailers are doing to:
+ Reduce amount of trash/waste -- Use easily recycled products -- Use more recycled content -- Use materials from renewable resources -- Use less packaging
As suppliers take on the responsibility to provide more sustainable packaging solutions, the 7 R’s of recycling will be the
principles used for decision making by Buyers:
7 R’s of Sustainable Packaging Principles
+ Remove Packaging -- Reduce Packaging -- Reuse Packaging -- Renew (able) -- Recycle (able)
7 R’s of Sustainable Packaging Principles
+ Remove Packaging -- Reduce Packaging -- Reuse Packaging -- Renew (able) -- Recycle (able)
+ Revenue (economic benefits- goal is savings or cost neutral) -- Read (education)
Today, the available renewable material product range for packaging is limited and currently cannot match the performance range of traditional materials for high oxygen barriers and moisture barriers. However, by utilizing better design, better materials and better applications, more eco-friendly packaging alternatives can be achieved. Product and package quality does not need to be compromised in order to deliver environmentally sustainable packaging solutions. Innovation and technology is needed to create environmentally responsible and sustainable packaging.
Renewable Resources: Crops with growth cycles of less than 1 year, converted to product, used, composted & returned to the soil. (In an industrial composter the material composts down to carbon dioxide and water alone, with no other residuals in 45 - 90 days (longer in a domestic compost heap).
Reusable and Recyclable Resources: Due to the effects of global warming and depletion of natural resources, we must find wayes to reduce the materials the amount of natural resources used, and recycle all items that are not renewable.
Most Desirable Plastic Packaging Materials
+ HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) --LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)
+ PET (Polyester) -- RPET (Recycled Polyester)
Desirable Plastic Packaging Materials
+ PP (Polypropylene) -- PS (Polyrstyrene)
Less desirable Plastic Packaging Materials
+ PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) -- PC (Polycarbonate)
Today, the available renewable material product range for packaging is limited and currently cannot match the performance range of traditional materials for high oxygen barriers and moisture barriers. However, by utilizing better design, better materials and better applications, more eco-friendly packaging alternatives can be achieved. Product and package quality does not need to be compromised in order to deliver environmentally sustainable packaging solutions. Innovation and technology is needed to create environmentally responsible and sustainable packaging.
Renewable Resources: Crops with growth cycles of less than 1 year, converted to product, used, composted & returned to the soil. (In an industrial composter the material composts down to carbon dioxide and water alone, with no other residuals in 45 - 90 days (longer in a domestic compost heap).
Reusable and Recyclable Resources: Due to the effects of global warming and depletion of natural resources, we must find wayes to reduce the materials the amount of natural resources used, and recycle all items that are not renewable.
Most Desirable Plastic Packaging Materials
+ HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) --LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)
+ PET (Polyester) -- RPET (Recycled Polyester)
Desirable Plastic Packaging Materials
+ PP (Polypropylene) -- PS (Polyrstyrene)
Less desirable Plastic Packaging Materials
+ PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) -- PC (Polycarbonate)
