Collaboratives are opportunities for SPC members to work together on specific areas within sustainable packaging and translate their discussions into actionable outputs. While each Collaborative has a different objective, their holistic goal is to help guide SPC members and the industry at large in navigating and identifying opportunities to address sustainable packaging challenges.
Innovation
Active Collaboratives relevant to SPC’s Innovation Pillar
REUSABLE PACKAGING COLLABORATIVE
Discussing reusable packaging fundamentals and challenges, while identifying opportunities where reusable packaging fits in the sustainable packaging space.
Compostable Packaging Collaborative
Sharing knowledge and best practices on labeling and composting infrastructure for compostable packaging, including both fiber products and compostable bioplastics.
PACKAGING DESIGN
Active Collaboratives relevant to SPC’s Packaging Design Pillar
PACKAGING DESIGN COLLABORATIVE
Focused on giving SPC Members the tools to translate best practices for the design of sustainable packaging across their organization, with a particular focus on marketing and R&D teams.
Retailer Collaborative
Focused on helping retailers advance their sustainable packaging goals with the help of their supply chain by tackling shared challenges to meeting PCR targets and gathering data to align efforts.
Paper Packaging Recyclability Collaborative
Focused on answering some of the most timely questions that companies are facing as they design innovative new paper-based packaging.
Policy
Active Collaboratives relevant to SPC’s Policy Pillar
Packaging Policy Collaborative
Exploring the complex legislative landscape of policy related to packaging sustainability and end of life.
Recovery
Active Collaboratives relevant to SPC’s Recovery Pillar
Flexible Packaging Recovery Collaborative
Advancing sustainable recovery solutions to enable flexible plastic packaging to be part of the circular economy.
Chemical Recycling Collaborative
Focused on making sense of the range of chemical recycling technologies and identifying where these technologies can be applied to advance circular and sustainable packaging systems.
Inclusion & Representation in Packaging
Our Collaborative dedicated to advancing scalable, equitable packaging solutions.
Inclusion & Representation in Packaging Collaborative
We’ll work toward solutions that advance equity in packaging through initiatives like scholarships, storytelling series, consumer research, and more.
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