Forming a Better Future

Whether you have established sustainability objectives or are just beginning your sustainability journey, we are here to help you define achievable targets.

Common goals may include:
– Material Reduction
– Maximize PCR Content
– Design for Recycling
– Minimize GHG Impact
– Eliminate Materials of Concern

We evaluate design and material choices, analyzing their environmental impact to ensure optimal sustainability. With our deep expertise in design for recyclability, we have integrated these principles into every stage of our assessment process.

Life Cycle Assessment
With our LCA tools, we analyze the environmental impact of various design and material choices. By examining the entire life cycle of our customers’ products, from raw material extraction to end-of-life, we help our customers make informed decisions that align with their sustainability goals.

We leverage the EcoImpact-COMPASS LCA Platform and our Plastic Ingenuity Custom Product Carbon Footprint Calculator to comprehensively analyze sustainability metrics such as our products’ embodied carbon, water usage, fossil fuel usage, and energy consumption.

Design for Circularity Assessment
We thoroughly analyze the current package’s design and material choices and compare them against the APR Design Guide, How2Recycle Framework, and other stakeholder-specific frameworks.

We conduct a comprehensive gap analysis to identify discrepancies between a package’s current state and our customer’s desired sustainability goals. Then, we design a practical, actionable roadmap to bridge the gap, including clearly defined next steps and recommended timelines, providing a clear pathway for implementation.

Designing recyclable thermoforms is complex, yet promoting circularity remains a core tenet of our ReDesign Services. Through our specialized design-for-recyclability consulting, we help customers create packaging that is not only functional but also recyclable in practice, allowing materials to re-enter the supply chain efficiently.

– Plastic Ingenuity engineers utilize the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Design Guide on every design to develop packaging solutions optimized for real-world recyclability.

– Our team has experience navigating the Association of Plastic Recycler’s Critical Guidance program to certify recyclability for complex material structures.

We understand that sustainability means something different based on package and product needs, and we are dedicated to collaborating with our customers on their sustainability journeys. We work closely with our customers to identify innovative materials and design strategies that minimize virgin material usage through downgauging and incorporating recycled or bio-based materials. Our goal is to guide our customers through the complexities of sustainable packaging design and material choices, ensuring their products utilize materials efficiently and minimize environmental impacts.

Plastic Ingenuity provides expert advisory services to help customers navigate environmental regulations, such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation. We guide compliance with recyclability mandates, source reduction goals, and LCA reporting while offering strategies to optimize packaging design. Our support ensures accurate data collection, reporting, and alignment with evolving regulations, empowering customers to meet standards and advance sustainability goals.

With a stringent focus on circularity, we work with our partners to create customized solutions to divert waste from landfills. We tailor plans to take back materials by either integrating them back into the original product (closed-loop recycling) or using the material in other products (open-loop recycling). This program works by partnering with local recyclers to collect trays from end-user locations, clean and grind the material into flake, and send this material to Plastic Ingenuity for use in new trays. This streamlined approach diverts waste from landfill, reduces virgin plastic use, and strengthens the circularity of plastic products.

Our ISCC PLUS certification allows us to incorporate circular plastics from advanced recycling technologies and bio-based feedstocks into our products through a mass balance approach, which ensures credible and verifiable solutions. This certification provides guidance on allowable marketing claims to help maintain transparency and integrity throughout the value chain, ensuring a complete and unbroken chain of custody. Our team is here to support our customers throughout the ISCC certification and licensing process for incorporating circular materials.