There are four main topics to consider when designing packaging for your products

Welcome to Anytown, USA, where grocery store checkout options have shifted from paper or plastic to reusable or nothing. Bans on single-use plastic bags in favor of reusable bags are on the rise.

Consumer demand for sustainability is leading ecologically aware small and mid-size manufacturers to look for eco-friendly packaging alternatives. An increasingly popular solution is compostable packaging.

Designed to break down into carbon dioxide, water and biomass, compostable films effectively disintegrate into non-toxic organic compost in approximately 6 months.

As lawmakers and consumers continue to call for environmental sustainability and reduced landfill waste, business owners are looking to flexible plastic packaging (FPP) to safeguard natural resources and meet customer demand.

Traditional FPP delivers some environmentally friendly benefits (fewer natural resources used in manufacturing, cheaper transportation-related costs and reduced landfill discards, among others), but they are not typically considered sustainable. Consumers instead are being greenwashed into thinking all standing plastic pouches and film options are Earth-friendly, but often they are not.