Towards sustainable food packaging – Six sustainability criteria developed by Package-Heroes

The European Union wants food packages to be recyclable and reusable Europe produces nearly 30 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, and the amount is increasing. Food packaging accounts for almost 60% of the plastic waste produced. The European Union’s (EU) 2018 plastics strategy sets a target that all plastic packaging used in the Union will be either reusable or easily recyclable by 2030. The same objective is also included …