The Future of Sustainable Packaging in the Cannabis Industry
Sustainable cannabis packaging requires an honest conversation about trade-offs. It’s time to discuss where sustainable cannabis packaging stands and the top considerations for its future.
Here is the ugly truth: The cannabis industry produces billions of units of single-use packaging annually while consumers demand sustainable packaging containing quality products. The cannabis industry needs to develop a circular packaging model that reduces the impact of single-use packaging. Every sustainable cannabis packaging business must strive to help the industry mitigate the impact of single-use packaging for our customers and end consumers.
For decision-makers at cannabis brands, sourcing sustainable packaging requires an objective assessment of a material’s impact throughout the value chain. A sustainability assessment includes data on a packaging material’s upstream and downstream environmental effects. These ecological impacts must be equally evaluated while sourcing from a sustainable packaging company.