Deep Dive: PCR in Sustainable Packaging – A Closer Look at Post-Consumer Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging

DEEP DIVE, Sustainability in Packaging

Updated September 29, 2025 Originally published June 18, 2024 If you’ve been in the conversation about sustainable packaging at all in the last few years, you’ve seen the rise in use of recycled content in plastic packaging. But what exactly is post-consumer recycled...

DEEP DIVE: Best Uses of Compostable Packaging

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Updated August 22, 2025 Originally published Jul 28, 2023 In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how the term “bioplastics” can refer to many different things, including (but not limited to) biodegradable or compostable plastics. In Part 2, we dove into the difference...

DEEP DIVE: Composting, Compostability, and Certifications

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UPDATED July 11, 2025  Originally published July 4, 2023  In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how the term “bioplastics” can refer to many different things, including (but not limited to) biodegradable or compostable plastics. But what do “biodegradable” and...

DEEP DIVE: The Bioplastics Landscape

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UPDATED June 27, 2025 Originally published Jun 14, 2023 Over the past few years, you’ve probably seen a spike in bioplastics, biodegradable or just “degradable” packaging, and compostable packaging. While these terms are often used interchangeably, they refer to...

Deep Dive: When to use Store Drop-Off Recyclable Materials

DEEP DIVE, Sustainability in Packaging

Also, check out our Sustainability Terms Glossary, where we’ll add key terms from each of our Deep Dives over time. Bookmark this page for future reference! In Part 1 of this Deep Dive, we gave an overview of store drop-off (SDO) programs for plastic films. In Part 2,...

Deep Dive: What is Store Drop-Off Recycling?

DEEP DIVE, Sustainability in Packaging

Updated July 24, 2026Originally published Oct 23, 2024 From packaging food to online shopping, we commonly encounter flexible plastic packaging and films in our lives. Despite its abundance, flexible plastic packaging is not easily recycled. In our previous two-part...