What package material is best for recycling? Is it paper? Plastic? Maybe it's metal? Paper-based packaging has certainly become popular in recent years as end consumers demand more sustainable...
In the summer of 2024, our flexibles team in Morristown, Tennessee became the first packaging facility in Sonoco's North American portfolio to earn the International Sustainability and Carbon...
At Sonoco, we've set aggressive carbon reduction targets to meet the growing demands of climate change. Particularly for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Our goal has been to reduce those emissions by...
At Sonoco, our commitment to Better Packaging, Better Life™ goes beyond the products and materials we use. We also consider how we manage waste during our production and how general operations may...
The right packaging materials protect our food from damage and contamination from a foreign substance. And, regulatory compliance departments like ours make sure the packaging is in fact safe once in...
Whose responsibility is it to help reduce waste and increase the amount of packaging that gets recycled? For the most part in the US taxpayers finance waste management. But that is starting to change. A growing number of states have considered legislation known as extended producer responsibility or EPR laws.
Life-cycle assessment quantifies the resources taken from the environment and the emissions put out into the environment. By taking a holistic approach rather than focusing only on end-of-life, Sonoco captures the environmental impact of every stage in the life cycle.
Can you believe only about 9% of PET thermoforms are recycled today? There’s a lot to consider when it comes to this packaging format. In this episode of Sustainability Unpacked, we discuss how we make PET thermoforms easier to recycle and reclaim to make into new packaging.
It can be tough finding a package that not only protects your products, but also offers that fly-off-the-shelf pop with a sustainable message. Is it even possible? Check out our new myth busting series, Sustainability Unpacked, to see if it can be done.
Plastic packaging offers numerous benefits in manufacturing and on the shelf. As the need to promote circularity grows, Sonoco continues to explore both chemical and mechanical recycling processes. Find out which method has stood the test of time as well as the benefits of new recycling methods.
Can black plastics be recycled? Learn how Sonoco uses a special colorant to detect and properly sort black pigmented plastics to prevent them from ending up in a landfill.
Depending on where you live and the product type in question, the process for recycling paper-based products varies. See how the industry thinks through technical challenges, economic realities, and consumer behaviors to keep more unique paper products out of landfill and into productive post-consumer recycled content.
