The article highlights the pressing environmental issue of plastic and paper waste from product packaging, which significantly contributes to landfill and ocean pollution. Despite consumer demand for sustainable options, many companies struggle with achieving a balance between eco-responsibility, cost, and branding. Elizabeth Corbett of AE Global, who possesses over 25 years of experience, discusses the potential for sustainable packaging solutions across various industries, emphasizing that aesthetics and functionality need not be sacrificed for environmental responsibility. The discussion touches on regulatory initiatives like New York's recycled paper bag law as a catalyst for broader change in packaging practices.
Plastic and paper waste from product packaging remains an environmental crisis, with millions of tons of packaging ending up in landfills and the ocean every year.
Elizabeth argues that businesses don't have to choose between aesthetics, functionality, and environmental responsibility-they can have it all.
She suggests the best way to get sustainable packaging widely adopted is to establish rules that require post-consumer materials be used in new packaging.
Innovations in reusable, recyclable, and compostable packaging can help brands achieve sustainability without sacrificing cost-effectiveness.
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