1. Sustainable Packaging
Diane Jones
Recycling Coordinator
Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board
Sustainable Packaging

2. Definition of Waste: Given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure
No Waste No Problems

3. Packaging containers account for almost 45% of materials landfilled in the United States.(1)
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4. Plastic bags: begin as crude oil and used for a few minutes; many are discarded to pollute the earth for years.
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5. 5 trillion bags produced annually.(2)
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5 trillion bags produced annually.(2)
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6. 4/26/18 Drilling Gas Wells

7. Reduce Environmental Impact by use of Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Thinking

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9. Material Production starts with natural, raw material

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12. Common Sustainable Packaging Trends
Increased use of renewably sourced materials
Downsizing / light weighting (use of concentrates)
Increased Recycling Content
Increased Recycling and Waste Recovery
*When renewed as quickly as it is used, a resource can last indefinitely.

13. Materials are defined as renewably sourced when they contain a minimum of 20% by weight of renewable plant source or biomass ingredients verified by 14C dating (ASTM definition) (4)
“ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards developing organizations in the world... not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for the development and publication of international voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems and services.” (5)

14. Renewably sourced materials
Teflon™ EcoElite™
finish is the first renewably-sourced, plant-based
and non-fluorinated fabric treatment for durable water repellency. (6)

15. Mushroom Based Packaging(7)

16. Newton Shoes packaged in
biodegradable molded pulp packaging (8)
(L) Food tray made (below) car charger mold made from 100% sugarcane fiber/pulp (9)

17. Future Visions of Sustainability and Packaging

18. To minimize its environmental impact, the concept tire is made from bio- sourced and biodegradable materials, including natural rubber, bamboo, paper, tin cans, wood, electronic and plastic waste, hay, tire chips, used metals, cloth, cardboard, molasses and orange zest. (10)

19. Plastic-less water bottle (11)
It is 100% made of Plants & Seaweed 
Biodegradable in 4-6 weeks, just like a piece of fruit
Edible, can be flavored and colored
Fresh (shelf life of a few days)
5x less CO₂, 9x less Energy vs PET
Plastic-less water bottle (11)

20. Make Your Own Edible Bottle(12)
Brown Seaweed Calcium Lactate
Make Your Own Edible Bottle(12)

21. HOPE Increased Recycling and Waste Recovery
One triumph in recycling was the harvesting of ocean plastics by major companies. By collecting plastics from beaches that have washed ashore from the sea, Procter & Gamble is harvesting these plastics to use in ¼ of all Head & Shoulders bottles in the future. (13)
Jan 2017
Further more, it can be used in actual products like the Adidas x Parley sportswear collection

22. The limited edition bottle is made from 90% PCR plastic and 10% ocean plastic © P&G UK (2018) (14)

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