This short resource provides a single point of reference for terminology and acronyms frequently used when discussing life cycle assessment, environmental trade-offs, carbon footprints, and related topics.
The principles of sustainable packaging aid the value chain in approaching sustainable packaging systematically, minimizing negative impacts, while improving performance and purpose.
Reduce food waste at the consumer and retailer levels by prioritizing food waste prevention and deploying the right packaging design.
Despite the benefits, flexible packaging is a challenge. Improved recovery is key to closing the loop for this material.
An introduction to paper packaging recyclability test methods & specifications to serve as a guide for overall packaging design.
Covering PCR Recycled Content, Chemical Recycling Legislation, EPR, Recovery and Policy.
Case studies of two quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains in Vermont & New York.
This resource evaluates the current state of the Store Drop-off program and explores potential solutions and strategies to address the gaps identified.
The SPC recommends a definition of greenwashing to enable more fruitful conversations about environmental marketing, on-pack eco-labeling, and consumer education.
To enable successful reusable packaging systems, the SPC believes in a holistic definition of reusable packaging that includes intentionality, system boundaries, and assured environmental benefit.
Chemical recycling refers to a spectrum of physical and chemical processes for transforming plastic or polymer waste into new products. Chemical recycling technologies fall under three main categories: purification, depolymerization, and conversion.
Increased transparency around impacts, green chemistry principles, and collaboration to strengthen the entire. recycling system are crucial to the successful implementation of chemical recycling.
The circularity of hard-to-recycle plastics benefits from design for recyclability, improved infrastructure for collection and sortation, and increased demand pull from end markets.
Applying the right solution to the appropriate packaging challenge will offer the best use of stakeholders’ resources.
Case studies leveraging Trayak’s screening LCA tool, EcoImpact-COMPASS, to measure environmental impacts associated with a packaging change.
