HomeBen MiyaresContributing Editor, Packaging WorldSustainabilityPackaging EPR: Idea Trending; Implementation MootExtended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging is trending. But it’s unlikely to work in the U.S. marketplace as we know it. Here’s why.Materials & containersCollaborations Expand Paper Packaging’s Potentials“Imagine that all plastic packaging in your store one day has disappeared, and eventually all glass bottles and metal cans; that all packages are made of renewable materials that can be recycled or returned to nature without harm.”SustainabilityInnovation/Supply in the Post-Pandemic Era (are we there yet?)Can the supply of/demand for recycled goods and bio-based materials replace geo-based packaging materials (metal, glass, plastics) without creating bio-based supply choke points?Package DesignAmped-up Paper, Other Materials Make Inroads on Rigid PlasticsIt’s too soon to say if all the anti-virgin plastic rhetoric from environmental critics will have a lasting impact on the packaging materials mix.
