Environmental challenges are complex and controversial — just take a look at the vastly different recycling and plastic legislative bills proposed each year across the country.
Sustainable cannabis packaging requires an honest conversation about trade-offs. It’s time to discuss where sustainable cannabis packaging stands and the top considerations for its future.
Here is the ugly truth: The cannabis industry produces billions of units of single-use packaging annually while consumers demand sustainable packaging containing quality products.
Unpacking Cutting Edge Trends in Packaging & Processing
August 29, 2022
In our third episode, we discuss improving sustainability in the packaging industry, specifically the operational and material changes that can make a meaningful difference.
To meet consumer expectations, package printing companies are adopting green practices, but the myth persists that going green comes at the expense of profit. The reality is that decarbonization and profitability can coexist and become key differentiators.
This episode of Packaging Perspectives is on location at Global Pouch Forum 2022. Here we continue the Design for Recyclability panel discussion on how collection methods are evolving and end market solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics.
Trends come and go across many product categories, but when it comes to packaging, sustainability is steadily gaining momentum. From electronics to personal and beauty care, pharmaceuticals to food purchased both at retail or online, consumers of packaged goods are paying attention.
During the month of September, my daughter took a well-balanced (and very organized) stainless steel Bento Box complete with a silicone seal closure. By October, I got lazy and stopped the daily cleaning and started shoving the sandwich into a ZipLoc bag before throwing it in a zippered lunch bag. When the guilt kicked in, I compromised and bought 100% compostable sandwich bags.