Plastics

New guidelines developed for packaging suppliers and producers on both quality issues and opportunities to minimize or eliminate chemicals or concern in food packaging.

Plastics are a product of human innovation as they are lightweight, durable, decay resistant, inexpensive and moldable. Unfortunately, this innovation comes at a price for the environment.

Clearly, plastic packaging is a massive environmental problem. That also means it’s a massive opportunity — particularly for companies that want to hit sustainability goals.

When mitigating packaging waste from your supply chain, there are many stakeholders — both inside and outside of your company — that you may need or want to engage.

A brief, high-level list of resources available to help your company mitigate packaging waste.

If you wish to assess a product across the value chain with a focus on packaging and/or plastic waste, please consider the true environmental cost of plastic packaging.

How2Recycle® is the first and only comprehensive recycling labeling system for packaging in the US, designed specifically for consumers.

An online database of 100+ industry commitments aimed at improving packaging sustainability.

EDF's Theresa Eberhardt raises awareness of the plastic pollution problem and credits the companies that are actively doing something about it.

McDonalds exemplifies corporate sustainability leadership in 3 big ways. Learn how they plan to reduce their environmental impact across their supply chain.

Learn how McDonalds and EDF worked together to save ~$6 million a year and reduced the company's solid waste and food packaging disposal through innovative solutions.

How a tenacious NGO and the world's largest retailer found environmental success.