The journey to being more sustainable as part of the circular economy is continuing with a number of important areas from a packaging perspective, according to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC).
The US packaging industry must improve material recovery and not “bury its head in the sand and pretend the problem will go away” according to an expert.
US packaging body Ameripen plans to hammer out a raft of policy initiatives this year in a bid to establish itself as a leading voice on packaging and the environment, new president Gail Tavill told FoodProductionDaily.com in an exclusive interview.
A new packaging recovery label to be rolled out next year in the US will help industry comply with federal guidelines, boost recycling rates and ease consumer confusion over how best to recycle materials, said sustainability non-profit group GreenBlue.
