Kyla Fisher, corporate sustainability director at paper converter PaperWorks, Philadelphia, discusses some of the innovative materials and processes driving the recycling of paperboard packaging.
Over the last decade, the paperboard industry has seen sustainable practices go from the occasional application to the industry standard, achieving new benchmarks in packaging innovation. As bakers and snack food manufacturers deliver on the broader promise of sustainability, the industry is manufacturing packages that reduce the product-to-package weight ratio, increase shipping efficiencies and launch more environmentally friendly materials.