Definition of Sustainable Packaging:

• Is beneficial, safe, and healthy for individuals and communities throughout its life cycle;
• Meets market criteria for both performance and cost;
• Is sourced, manufactured, transported, and recycled using renewable energy;
• Optimizes the use of renewable or recycled source materials;
• Is manufactured using clean production technologies and best practices;
• Is made from materials healthy in all probable end-of-life scenarios;
• Is physically designed to optimize materials and energy;
• Is effectively recovered and utilized in biological and/or industrial closed-loop cycles.