How Food Residue Affects Paper Packaging Recyclability
Takeaways from SPC’s research into food residue’s affects on paper packaging recovery.
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2026 Sustainable Packaging Trends Report
Insights into the compliance, innovation, and harmonization driving today’s sustainable packaging strategy.
SPC Research into Home Composting Behaviors
The latest findings on consumer perceptions of home composting and home compostable packaging.
SPC’s Guide to PCR Laws in the U.S.
A database of post-consumer recycled content laws passed in the United States.
Retailers’ Guide: Collecting Plastic Film Through Store Drop-off
Insights into best practices for Store Drop-off programs to improve plastic film collection.
Post-Consumer Recycled Content (PCR) in EPR
Explore EPR laws containing post-consumer recycled content (PCR) targets, eco-modulation, and source reduction.
How Material Recovery Facilities (MRF’s) Work
An overview of how Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) work, identifying the main challenges regarding acceptance of materials.
SPC Data on US Municipal Composting Programs
An update and expansion by SPC of its dataset of residential access to composting programs.
2025 Trends Report
An analysis of important shifts in policy and innovation trends that impact material health and selection, reuse implementation, and curbside collection of materials.
Evaluating Alt & Non-Wood Fiber Use in Packaging
Assesses myths and trade-offs around packaging from alternative fibers.
Chemical Recycling Q&A
A resource designed to explain chemical recycling technologies relevant to packaging.
Glossary of LCA and Environmental Trade-off Terms
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.
Composting and Compostable Packaging in State EPR Laws
Provide an overview of policy, industrial composting and compostables in the EPR programs across the five states that had passed packaging EPR.
Definition of Sustainable Packaging
The principles of sustainable packaging aid the value chain in approaching sustainable packaging systematically, minimizing negative impacts, while improving performance and purpose.
Designing Packaging to Prevent & Divert Food Waste
Reduce food waste at the consumer and retailer levels by prioritizing food waste prevention and deploying the right packaging design.
Intro to Flexible Packaging Recovery
Despite the benefits, flexible packaging is a challenge. Improved recovery is key to closing the loop for this material.