• Materials used: According to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, sustainable packaging is packaging that:
• is beneficial, safe & healthy for individuals and communities throughout its life-cycle;
• meets market criteria for performance and cost ;
• is sourced, manufactured, transported, and recycled using renewable energy;
• maximize the use of renewable or recycled source materials;
• is manufactured using clean production technologies and best practices;
• is made from materials healthy in all probabel end-of-life scenarios;
• is physically designed to optimize materials and energy; and
• is effectively recovered and utilized in biological and/or industrial closed loop cycles.