In 2016, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) decided to bring plastic packaging into the circular economy. The foundation’s message is clear: “The vision aims at ensuring that plastic never becomes a waste by 1) eliminating the plastic we don’t need; 2) innovating to ensure that the plastics we do need are reusable, recyclable, and compostable; […]
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The Environmental Footprint of Flexible Packaging
Learn how flexible packaging offers sustainability through environmentally friendly initiatives and reduced waste—proven through life cycle assessments. Consumers’ perspectives on sustainability is also a topic of discussion in these stories.
Flexible Packaging: An “Essential” Place to Be
Sustainability Remains Important as Opportunities Grow
It’s a great time to be in flexible packaging, especially if you’re a vertically integrated, domestic manufacturer like Plastic Packaging Technologies. I’m guessing many other leaders in this industry feel the same way.
Read MoreIs Safety the New Sustainability for Food Packaging?
The headline for this article—Is Safety the New Sustainability for Food Packaging?—probably is a pretty provocative question to anyone working in the packaging space.
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