This week, the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) released their Guide to Increasing Recycling Supply, comprised of case studies and strategies to increase the quantity and quality of residential #recyclable #materials — paper, cardboard, glass containers, plastic packaging, aluminum containers, and steel cans. Peruse the Guide: https://lnkd.in/eqaHz2FD #Recycling #Recycle #RecyclingSupply #RecyclableMaterials
Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC)
Environmental Services
Bringing sustainable packaging stakeholders together to catalyze action through events, collaboratives, news & resources
About us
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition, a project of GreenBlue, is a membership-based organization that believes in the power of industry to advance sustainable packaging, through education, collaboration, and action. As the leading voice on sustainable packaging, we are passionate about creating packaging that is good for people and good for the environment. Our mission is to bring sustainable packaging stakeholders together to catalyze actionable improvements to packaging systems and lend an authoritative voice on issues related to packaging sustainability. We do this by engaging the entire packaging supply chain - whose focus spans a range of materials - through events, Collaboratives, pilots and studies, research and resource creation, and education.
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https://sustainablepackaging.org/
External link for Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC)
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- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
Employees at Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC)
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Save the date 🗓️ SPC Impact is headed to Seattle in 2025!! SPC Impact is open to all, offering attendees from across the #value #chain a forum to learn, connect, and #collaborate around sustainable packaging. With over 850 attendees in 2024 representing diverse industry backgrounds, SPC Impact offers a great opportunity to jumpstart partnerships and projects with the common goal of advancing #sustainability in #packaging and making an positive #impact on climate. Tours commence on April 28th, followed by a dynamic conference program on April 29th - May 1st. Mark your calendar for another impactful week! https://lnkd.in/dqmg3pn #SPCImpact #SPCImpact2025 #SPC
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Fresh off the press: We're sharing the latest issue of Unpacked! In this newsletter, you can learn more about sustainable packaging updates, like: 📄 Our new Paper Packaging Recyclability Collaborative, where we’ll work to answer to some of the most timely questions around paper-based packaging. 🌎 Our first SPC Impact 2024 Event Sustainability and Carbon Emissions Report, where we've tracked everything from average attendee emissions to the event's total carbon impact. 📚 Three new Knowledge Library topics: E-commerce Packaging, Reusable Packaging, and Chemical Recycling. ⏩ The Countdown to SPC Advance, where we'll gather with SPC members in Chicago to explore moving Further and Faster to reduce carbon with better packaging. Check out the newsletter to learn more about these plus more on packaging policy, federal sustainability initiatives, and SPC Collaborative news! #Sustainability #SustainablePackaging #SPCAdvance #Recycling
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Throughout each phase of its lifetime, a product leaves a trail of #environmental #impact. Life Cycle Assessment helps us to understand the full extent of this impact, helps to avoid unintended #greenwashing, and more. Whether you're new to #LCA or looking to better understand its nuances, our course is here for you: https://lnkd.in/gcGD3NpS
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BPI is #collaborative 🤝✔️ BPI's approach is systemic, involving collaboration with a diverse network of members and organizations beyond product companies to include composters, municipalities, restaurants, government officials, academic scientists, and consumer groups. This cross-section of the value chain creates informed positions so that items can be composted in practice and, in the future, composted at scale. Read our press release regarding Beyond Plastic's report here: https://bit.ly/3y1ZBqW . . . #PressRelease #Transparent #MissionDriven #ScienceBased #FutureForward #ZeroWaste #CompostableProducts #CompostablePackaging #CompostIndustry
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As part of attending #SPCEngage, you'll have the unique opportunity to take part in one of a number of tours highlighting #history #innovation and #sustainability in Amsterdam. Come together with your fellow attendees to learn and network in the days leading up to the main event. Learn more about our tours and register today! https://lnkd.in/g9h84CEC? #Explore #Engage & #Collaborate #harmonizingaction
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Familiar with the United States Postal Service's sustainability goals? This summer, GreenBlue Executive Director Paul Nowak and SPC Director Olga Kachook met with U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to discuss and support the agency's sustainability targets. Earlier this year, USPS shared their ambitious goals to divert 75% of waste from landfills, increase recycled content in packaging to 74%, and increase packaging recyclability to 88%. We were happy to hear that they've already made progress on these and other goals—and that their efforts were recognized with a Presidential Federal Sustainability Award. As USPS participates in both the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) and How2Recycle® (H2R) programs, we look forward to working with the agency to accelerate a Postal Service powered by sustainable packaging practices. Want to learn more about the USPS and its progress? ✉️ Check out the USPS' sustainability goals: https://lnkd.in/eYVkgKn6 📈 Read more about the agency's recent progress: https://lnkd.in/edFB-ttA ⏩ Look out for USPS's Jennifer Beiro-Reveille's Fireside Chat at SPC Advance: https://lnkd.in/edYwUPUM #Sustainability #USPS #SustainablePackaging #SPC #How2Recycle
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Policy changes and EPR implementation continue to play a major role in North America with more states announcing new bills and updates to existing ones, EPR on the horizon for a growing number of states, and the next phases of EPR implementation and the role of PROs. At #SPCAdvance 2024, we will hear the latest happening in Oregon, as well as how brands can get more involved and what happens to EPR enforcement in the different channels. Register today! https://lnkd.in/eVyVpQa9 #SPCAdvance #epr #policy #sustainablepackaging #northamerica
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"Does PLA create persistent microplastics?" A common bioplastics question that hasn't had a straightforward answer - until now 🌏 A new peer reviewed meta-study by Holland Bioplastics and HYDRA Marine Sciences found that in the presence of water or humidity, #PLA will fully hydrolyze, and no persistent nano- or microplastics will remain or accumulate in the environment. Read the full study: https://ow.ly/eFUs50SBMCr Interested in building on this knowledge? Find our #Bioplastics Course in the SPC #Knowledge #Library, where you can dive even deeper: https://lnkd.in/gcGD3NpS
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In order for #reuse to work, it has to be easy for #consumers. Reuse as the default is exactly what the city of Petaluma, CA is implementing in their reusable cup pilot study this summer. Making reusables ubiquitous within their small community, from locally owned coffee shops to busy fast food establishments, will (hopefully) simplify the process enough for consumers to engage and succeed at this new program. Coincidentally, our SPC team is hard at work developing a 10-step #roadmap to reuse that will explore how to activate reuse as the default, advance supportive policies, and deliver value to consumers - stay tuned for the new resource launching in November! https://ow.ly/BSS550SAoEQ
In Petaluma, California, to-go cups will now be reused all around town
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