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Sustainable Packaging Patch

Discover how you can create a more sustainable future by teaming up with packaging professionals in their pursuit of impactful innovations! The Sustainable Packaging Patch equips Girl Scouts with knowledge about diverse packaging materials, recycling practices, and crafting personal sustainability plans, all while inspiring them to explore careers and strategies that address our most urgent environmental challenges.

This patch is made possible by SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals through a partnership with the Institute of Packaging Professionals.

We are grateful to our sponsors who help us deliver STEM Education for a Sustainable Future to Girl Scout Councils around the country.

Explore the Sustainable Packaging activities:

Know Your Packaging with a packaging scavenger hunt
Packaging System Levels
Linear vs. Circular Economy
Bioplastics
Compostable Packaging
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover with activities
Waste Hierarchy
How Recycling Works
Sustainable Labeling
Sustainable Packaging Design
Packaging Careers and College Degree Programs

To bring this program to your council, contact Mark Richardson at mrichardson@4spe.org.

SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals

84 countries and 85.6k+ stakeholders strong, SPE unites plastics professionals worldwide – helping them succeed and strengthening their skills through networking, events, training, and knowledge sharing.

No matter where you work in the plastics industry value chain-whether you're a scientist, engineer, technical personnel or a senior executive-nor what your background is, education, gender, culture or age-we are here to serve you.

Our members needs are our passion. We work hard so that we can ensure that everyone has the tools necessary to meet her or his personal & professional goals.