Our Commitment

Sustainable Packaging

More now than ever before, brands in all categories are being challenged to use packaging and processes that reduce emissions, minimize waste, and consume fewer natural resources.

We help brands do this by advancing our Purpose and Philosophy through the Four Ps:

People, Plants, Products, and Partnership as it relates to sustainable packaging.

View Our Sustainability Brochure

Consult with Printpack for the latest sustainable packaging technology:

High-performance materials and re-close technologies
Rigid containers made from curbside PCR
Recyclable pouches, rollstock, and containers

New and emerging biomaterials
Source-reducing package design
Industrially compostable packaging

People

There is one crucial component that has attributed to more than 60 years of success at Printpack — our people. Our associates work closely with customers to develop sustainable packaging that will safeguard their products in the most responsible way possible.

Printpack helps customers achieve their packaging goals. This vision is brought to life by dedicating sustainable packaging thought leaders to the full-time pursuit of packaging innovation.

Plants

Printpack is committed to developing and using sustainable systems in our daily manufacturing operations that ensure the highest possible standards in plant emissions, waste reduction, and consumption of natural resources.

Coming Soon – Printpack Sustainability Goals for 2030

Printpack Preserve™ is our commitment to:

developing and supplying sustainable structures that use post-consumer recycled (PCR) content
maximizing opportunities for source reduction

reducing greenhouse gas emissions
designing for optimal end of life options such as recyclability and compostability

Sustainability Benefits of Packaging

Flexible and specialty rigid packaging offers a number of sustainability benefits throughout the entire life cycle of the package when compared to other packaging formats including:

Reduced

GHG emissions
Materials to landfill
Food waste
Packaging materials

Improved

Resource efficiencies
Storage footprint
Product-to-packaging ratio
Transportation benefits

BEGINNING OF LIFE PACKAGING

Renewable Content

Reduce dependency on petrochemicals
USDA biobased product
Demonstrated commercial success

PCR

Increased demand for recycling and drive the circular economy
Packaging contains recycled plastics (primarily PET, HDPE, PP)
Developing commercial structures

Recyclable

Today’s most viable circular solution
How2Recycle certified packaging
Demonstrated commercial success

Industrial Compostable

When recycling is not an option or to meet legislation requirements
Utilize to help meet food waste goals
Developing commercial structures

NEXT LIFE PACKAGING

Flexible Packaging Compared to Other Packaging Formats

Carbon Impact

A rigid PET container for laundry detergent pods emits +726% more greenhouse gases than a flexible pouch with a zipper.

Fossil Fuel Usage

A rigid pail for cat liter packaging consumes +1,429% more fossil fuel than a flexible bag.

Water Usage

An HDPE bottle for motor oil packaging consumes +513% more water than a flexible pouch with a fitment. A steel can for packaging coffee consumes +1,605% more water than a flexible pouch.