CPP CPP Sustainability & Environmental Packaging 2

Question 1

Which sustainability framework ranks packaging strategies from most to least preferred, starting with 'Refuse'?

Accepted Answer

The Waste Hierarchy (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Dispose)

Answer

The Waste Hierarchy places prevention and reduction at the top, guiding packaging decisions toward the most environmentally beneficial options first.

Question 2

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations require which party to fund end-of-life packaging management?

Accepted Answer

Producers / brand owners

Answer

EPR shifts financial and operational responsibility for post-consumer packaging to the producers who place that packaging on the market.

Question 3

A packaging engineer switching from virgin plastic to a bio-based plastic should verify what before making sustainability claims?

Accepted Answer

Whether the bio-based material is also recyclable or compostable in existing US infrastructure

Answer

Bio-based origin does not automatically make a material recyclable or compostable; end-of-life fate must be confirmed against real US collection and processing infrastructure.

Question 4

Which metric measures the amount of greenhouse gas emissions associated with producing a unit of packaging?

Accepted Answer

Carbon footprint (CO₂e per unit)

Answer

Carbon footprint expressed in CO₂ equivalent per unit quantifies the greenhouse gas impact of packaging production and is a key sustainability KPI.

Question 5

What is 'lightweighting' in the context of sustainable packaging?

Accepted Answer

Reducing a package's mass while maintaining required performance

Answer

Lightweighting involves engineering a package to use less material per unit while still meeting structural, barrier, and marketing performance requirements.

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CPP CPP Sustainability & Environmental Packaging 2