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It is said that 80% of the impact generated by a plastic container focuses precisely on its design, since it is designed to be used only for a couple of minutes and then discarded.
If we add this to the fact that most countries do not have a good collection system, most plastics end up in the drains and, what is worse, in the ocean. Once there, this type of packaging is transformed into microplastics that are later ingested by the fish that we then eat.
It is said that a person consumes about 70 thousand pieces of plastic a year between drinks and food. In addition to the fact that this type of disposable materials affects more than 100 thousand marine animals and causes the death of one million birds a year.
This problem derived from plastic motivated companies and industries to rethink the design of their packaging and the materials they use for its production.
To date there are also five sustainable packaging developments to follow that can help companies achieve the goal of becoming zero waste or using 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025.
5 key points for sustainable packaging in 2021
1. A year of reckoning and opportunity
During September, Waste Management published a Chile Mobile Number List report identifying gaps in the plastics recycling system, in response to pressure from shareholders of As You Sow and Trillium Asset Management.
Nina Goodrich, director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and CEO of GreenBlue, said this report provided a small roadmap for 2021 because it helps understand the system, the supply chain and the role emerging technology will play.
Although it's a challenging time, with companies' sustainable packaging goals for 2025 and the recycling market in disarray, TerraCycle founder and CEO Tom Szaky said he believes 2021 will be an interesting year for recycling.
2. Reuse models will increase
Loop is one of the reusable packaging platforms that has gained greater strength in recent months. It allows consumers to buy products in durable packaging and return them to producers after use - that means opportunity.
This growth allowed it to raise $25 million last year and it is slowly moving into fast food restaurants like Burger King, McDonald's and Tim Hortons.
The big theme for next year is that retailers are starting to move into stores quite aggressively. Carrefour has already started in France. Many of the other 15 retailers Loop works with are beginning store rollouts in six countries in 2021.
Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle.
Although, Loop is not the only packaging platform that is growing and emerging. There's also Good Goods, a New York City startup that encourages customers to return their wine bottles to the point of sale.
For Kate Daly, CEO of Closed Loop Partners, we are in a stage of experimentation in which we must constantly ask ourselves what the consequences are and will be when migrating from one system to another and the impact of one design compared to another, and above all ensure that these are accessible.
We really want to make sure that sustainable options, like reusable packaging, aren't just limited to people who can pay more for their products.
It is also key to ensure that reusables have the longest shelf life and highest recovery rate, and that they are recyclable and recoverable at the end of their useful life.
Kate Daly, CEO of Closed Loop Partners.
To encourage learning about what works and what doesn't, Closed Loop Partners will publish a report this month on its 2020 pilot initiative with Cup Club, a NextGen Cup Challenge winner, and its experience marketing reusable cups at several Area cafes. of the Bay.
3. Compostable packaging finds a niche with food waste
Compostable and biopolymer materials are being positioned as an effective alternative to replace disposable packaging, but within this search to develop them a somewhat confusing range is being derived.
Some bio-based materials such as bio-PET are derived from biological materials, but are not biodegradable. Meanwhile, other bio-based materials such as PLA (polylactic acid), a natural polymer made from corn starch or sugar cane, is biodegradable, although not in the way a consumer might assume.
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To help brands and others understand the rapidly evolving landscape of bio-based materials, Closed Loop Partner launched “ Navigating Plastic Alternatives in a Circular Economy .”
In this and within Waste Management's research it is mentioned that compostable alternatives are not a miracle solution because there is not enough recovery infrastructure to recover their full value efficiently. Additionally, among the 185 commercial composting facilities in existence, many do not accept certified compostable packaging.
For experts in this matter, the challenge is that any format that is being recycled successfully is converted to a compostable format when the infrastructure is not possible.
4. Take off producer responsibility
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) and the Product Stewardship Association (PSI) issued a joint statement calling for greater end-of-life producer responsibility for flexible packaging and paper.
This statement focuses on eight policy elements that could be incorporated into legislation, such as the producer financing mechanism for packaging collection, transportation and processing, among other critical funding needs for municipal recycling facilities.
With this agreement, FPA member companies and ISP member governments, businesses and organizations have together embarked on a path to provide the fiscal relief that municipalities desperately need while fixing and expanding our national reuse and recycling system.
Scott Cassel, executive director of PSI. officer and founder.
For its part, the Recycling Association published “ Accelerating Recycling ,” a policy proposal outlining the fees that brands and packaging producers would pay that would help fund residential recycling infrastructure and education.
If we add this to the fact that most countries do not have a good collection system, most plastics end up in the drains and, what is worse, in the ocean. Once there, this type of packaging is transformed into microplastics that are later ingested by the fish that we then eat.
It is said that a person consumes about 70 thousand pieces of plastic a year between drinks and food. In addition to the fact that this type of disposable materials affects more than 100 thousand marine animals and causes the death of one million birds a year.
This problem derived from plastic motivated companies and industries to rethink the design of their packaging and the materials they use for its production.
To date there are also five sustainable packaging developments to follow that can help companies achieve the goal of becoming zero waste or using 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025.
5 key points for sustainable packaging in 2021
1. A year of reckoning and opportunity
During September, Waste Management published a Chile Mobile Number List report identifying gaps in the plastics recycling system, in response to pressure from shareholders of As You Sow and Trillium Asset Management.
Nina Goodrich, director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and CEO of GreenBlue, said this report provided a small roadmap for 2021 because it helps understand the system, the supply chain and the role emerging technology will play.
Although it's a challenging time, with companies' sustainable packaging goals for 2025 and the recycling market in disarray, TerraCycle founder and CEO Tom Szaky said he believes 2021 will be an interesting year for recycling.
2. Reuse models will increase
Loop is one of the reusable packaging platforms that has gained greater strength in recent months. It allows consumers to buy products in durable packaging and return them to producers after use - that means opportunity.
This growth allowed it to raise $25 million last year and it is slowly moving into fast food restaurants like Burger King, McDonald's and Tim Hortons.
The big theme for next year is that retailers are starting to move into stores quite aggressively. Carrefour has already started in France. Many of the other 15 retailers Loop works with are beginning store rollouts in six countries in 2021.
Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle.
Although, Loop is not the only packaging platform that is growing and emerging. There's also Good Goods, a New York City startup that encourages customers to return their wine bottles to the point of sale.
For Kate Daly, CEO of Closed Loop Partners, we are in a stage of experimentation in which we must constantly ask ourselves what the consequences are and will be when migrating from one system to another and the impact of one design compared to another, and above all ensure that these are accessible.
We really want to make sure that sustainable options, like reusable packaging, aren't just limited to people who can pay more for their products.
It is also key to ensure that reusables have the longest shelf life and highest recovery rate, and that they are recyclable and recoverable at the end of their useful life.
Kate Daly, CEO of Closed Loop Partners.
To encourage learning about what works and what doesn't, Closed Loop Partners will publish a report this month on its 2020 pilot initiative with Cup Club, a NextGen Cup Challenge winner, and its experience marketing reusable cups at several Area cafes. of the Bay.
3. Compostable packaging finds a niche with food waste
Compostable and biopolymer materials are being positioned as an effective alternative to replace disposable packaging, but within this search to develop them a somewhat confusing range is being derived.
Some bio-based materials such as bio-PET are derived from biological materials, but are not biodegradable. Meanwhile, other bio-based materials such as PLA (polylactic acid), a natural polymer made from corn starch or sugar cane, is biodegradable, although not in the way a consumer might assume.
IBM to launch data platform to map plastic waste
To help brands and others understand the rapidly evolving landscape of bio-based materials, Closed Loop Partner launched “ Navigating Plastic Alternatives in a Circular Economy .”
In this and within Waste Management's research it is mentioned that compostable alternatives are not a miracle solution because there is not enough recovery infrastructure to recover their full value efficiently. Additionally, among the 185 commercial composting facilities in existence, many do not accept certified compostable packaging.
For experts in this matter, the challenge is that any format that is being recycled successfully is converted to a compostable format when the infrastructure is not possible.
4. Take off producer responsibility
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) and the Product Stewardship Association (PSI) issued a joint statement calling for greater end-of-life producer responsibility for flexible packaging and paper.
This statement focuses on eight policy elements that could be incorporated into legislation, such as the producer financing mechanism for packaging collection, transportation and processing, among other critical funding needs for municipal recycling facilities.
With this agreement, FPA member companies and ISP member governments, businesses and organizations have together embarked on a path to provide the fiscal relief that municipalities desperately need while fixing and expanding our national reuse and recycling system.
Scott Cassel, executive director of PSI. officer and founder.
For its part, the Recycling Association published “ Accelerating Recycling ,” a policy proposal outlining the fees that brands and packaging producers would pay that would help fund residential recycling infrastructure and education.