Packaging
Do life-cycle assessments tell the whole story about disposables and reusables?
Developed to provide a blueprint for environmental action, LCAs often sow seeds of discord. What can be done to fix that? Read More
Pondering the packaging and food waste tradeoffs of meal delivery kits
In the choice between one waste stream or another, the circular economy envisions secret option No. 3: a world in which decisions aren’t made through a convoluted calculus weighing the lesser of two evils. Read More
How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste
Meat companies have a unique consideration when it comes to packaging: managing plastics contaminated by organic, biological material. Read More
Will recycled plastics survive tanking oil prices?
Ultra-cheap oil and COVID-19 are threatening companies' attempts to clean up their acts on plastic. Read More
Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals
The company's sustainability goals, part of the Ambition 2030 campaign, include making its packaging 100 percent recyclable or reusable in the next 10 years. Read More
Fungi-inspired companies could play a new role in sustainability
From packaging to ecosystem rehabilitation, mycelium — the root structure of mushrooms — has a lot to offer. Read More
Not just biofuels: Algae's next wave
Applications in packaging and other products are beginning to gain momentum. Read More
Can this app solve our coffee cup problem?
Startup Muuse is testing an alternative to disposable cups, hundreds of billions of which end up in landfills every year. Read More
Stores are essential for the Loop reusable packaging program
Getting empty containers back to TerraCycle for processing takes weeks, if not months, in the current online commerce model. Read More
Not pulp fiction: Absolut, Coca-Cola and the paper bottle project
The two brands are part of a ‘pioneer community’ that also includes Carlsberg and L’Oreal. Read More
