Let’s face it: by 2022, everyone knows that customers all over the world, and in every facet of life, are becoming more and more concerned with the environment and sustainability. In fact, a recent survey shows as many as one-third of consumers worldwide are willing to pay more for sustainable, environmentally friendly products. As many […]
Packaging And The Environment, Part IV: The Future Of Sustainability
In this series, we’ve looked at all aspects of the consumer packaging industry when it comes to the environment, from the scale of the problem, to what companies are doing about it, and how manufacturers and designers are responding with product innovation and aesthetics. But that’s not all there is to consider. In fact, there […]
Packaging And The Environment, Part III: Product Innovation
So far in this series on the environmental impact of packaging, we’ve looked at the scope of the industry, as well as some of the responses from companies, such as retailers and manufacturers, as well as governments to the problem. We’ve also seen how the packaging industry is holding itself accountable. In this article, we’re […]
Packaging And The Environment, Part II: Responding To Change
In the previous article in our series, we looked at the state of the packaging industry to get a sense of how truly enormous the market is for packaging, and therefore how much waste and impact it all has on the environment. In this article, we’re going to look at what companies and governments are […]
Packaging And The Environment, Part I: The Circular Economy
Consumer packaging is one of the basic necessities of modern life. It plays a key role in what packaged items you choose to purchase, it provides critical legal consumer information (as well as other important information, such as nutritional facts, guidelines for use, instructions on operation and assembly, etc.), and it brings essential products safely […]
