SPC Materials Decision Matrix
Key Considerations When Choosing Single-Use Packaging Materials.
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The Sustainable Packaging Coalition is a membership-based collaborative that believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable. Our mission is to bring sustainable packaging stakeholders together to catalyze actionable improvements to packaging systems and lend an authoritative voice on issues related to packaging sustainability. We have curated a diverse collection of resources to help you navigate the realm of sustainable packaging.
Here you can search or filter by topics and resource type to find a wealth of knowledge and practical tools to support your sustainability journey.
2025 Trends Report
In this second-annual Trends
Report, we focus on important shifts in policy and innovations that impact everything from material health and selection, reuse implementation, and curbside collection of materials.
Framework for Reuse
Designed to help companies drive successful, scalable reuse initiatives.
The Business Case for Reuse
Reuse is more than just an environmental option for sustainable packaging – refillable and returnable packaging will be a key strategy for lowering costs, complying with extended producer responsibility schemes, and driving business growth.
2024 Packaging Innovation Trends Report
This trends report calls attention to innovations we’re seeing from both our Member companies and the international packaging community.
The Reuse Innovations Directory
This Reuse Innovations Database showcases returnable and refillable packaging solutions from around the world.
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.
Can Packaging Help Divert Food Waste?
Case studies of two quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains in Vermont & New York.
Knowledge Library
Free SPC Member access to the Knowledge Library. To access courses for free, please follow the link to sign in to your member dashboard.
Evaluating Store Drop-off as a Pathway for Film Recycling
This resource evaluates the current state of the Store Drop-off program and explores potential solutions and strategies to address the gaps identified.
Greenwashing
The SPC recommends a definition of greenwashing to enable more fruitful conversations about environmental marketing, on-pack eco-labeling, and consumer education.
Reuse
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.
Compostable Packaging
Compostable Packaging explores the basics of composting, the current state of composting infrastructure, residential and commercial access, as well as best practices for compostable packaging design, labeling, testing, and certification.
Reusable Packaging
Reusable Packaging discusses the drivers for reusable packaging, examines the important life cycle considerations for reuse, shares case studies of new models, and provides tools for teams wanting to develop reusable packaging.
Life Cycle Assessments
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) explores how it can be utilized to better understand the environmental impacts of products and packaging, examine the important underlying assumption and limitations of LCA, and share best practices for communicating and using LCA results.
Bioplastics
Bioplastics explores the diverse family of bio-based and biodegradable plastics, covering sourcing and end-of-life considerations. It also explores the standards and certifications that are relevant to bioplastics marketing claims.