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Overwhelmingly, your customers want sustainable products and packaging. “Consumer awareness to packaging waste in oceans and landfills is driving change” - The drive toward sustainability in packaging, McKinsey & Company  In a 2020 survey by McKinsey, 75% of millennial respondents said that they considered sustainability when making a purchase. You already provide eco-friendly products. By choosing compostable packaging fo …

#EarthDayEveryDay Earth Day is a catalyst for real positive change. It contributes to education and outreach by spreading knowledge about environmental challenges. Earth Day unites people worldwide in a common cause, inspiring people to get involved by raising visibility and making environmental goals seem more achievable. More than just talk, Earth Day inspires hands-on action by providing accessible entry points to sustainability. Park cleanup …

Plastic revolutionized packaging with its low cost, durability, and versatility. These attributes allowed plastic to become the go-to material for cheap, lightweight packaging that could protect products throughout the entire supply chain. The same properties that make plastic packaging so practical and popular are the core drivers behind its catastrophic environmental, health, and economic impact. Low production costs have enabled a wasteful, d …

While single-use packaging has dominated recent decades, growing sustainability awareness is bringing refillable systems back into the spotlight. Consumers are increasingly recognizing the many benefits of refilling and reusing. Refill systems are a powerful way to break the make-take-waste economy of disposable products that clutter our landfills. These systems combine reusable containers with separately purchased refills. Reusable containers c …