12 articles
The eco-friendly packaging landscape has more options than ever: here's how to distinguish between them, what bioplastics distinctions matter, and why the Loop model represents the endpoint.
Seventh Generation has been building sustainability into its household product formulas since 1988. Here's what their specific targets, Climate Fingerprints methodology, and Unilever acquisition mean for the model.
Which sustainable packaging innovations are commercially viable at retail scale: PHA bioplastics, high-barrier papers, and the reusable container economics that are actually working.
GOT Bag turns ocean plastic collected by Indonesian fishermen into backpacks and bags. Here's how the supply chain model works and what makes it replicable.
Recover Brands turns plastic bottles and cotton waste into dye-free apparel fiber. Here's how the process works and why the local supply chain model matters.
Retailers are primary distributors of single-use plastic. Here's how to conduct an audit, prioritize what to replace, and choose alternatives that actually work in existing recycling infrastructure.
Green restaurant kitchen practices that reduce costs as well as environmental impact: equipment efficiency, water conservation, and disposables that comply before the ban.
How retailers can reduce their environmental footprint, starting with a packaging audit, targeting the highest-impact material changes, and extending waste reduction beyond packaging.
How retailers can switch to genuinely recyclable packaging: material specs, design-for-end-of-life principles, and communication strategies that hold up to scrutiny.
Fast fashion accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. Here's what that actually means, why polyester is the hardest problem, and what retailers and consumers can do.
Six sustainable materials retailers should use more: honest assessments of what each one actually costs, who it works for, and what the tradeoffs are.
Five plant-based packaging alternatives for retailers: an honest look at the tradeoffs, applications, and where each one actually works.