Sustainability

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Producers focus on minimizing waste, reducing costs, increasing product quality, and maximizing plant efficiency. Wasted efforts are certainly a drain on resources, in addition to wasted product, creating the need to evaluate and implement lean manufacturing principles.

Berry Global Group, Inc. recently announced that it has set science-based targets that reinforce the company's commitment to a circular economy in alignment with the worldwide goal of a net-zero economy by 2050.

Looking ahead, sustainable packaging represents an important opportunity for the print and paper industry. This comes as consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies increasingly seek to make their products more sustainable, along with the packaging they use.