Field Notes

Being part of a sustainable future has never been more critical for brands. Here at A New Earth Project, our every waking moment is spent helping brands make the shift to more sustainable packaging solutions. We’re extremely proud to be the sustainability initiative of Atlantic Packaging, North America’s largest privately...

As awareness of California's landmark Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) bill starts to spread among producers, a significant shift looms for those involved in producing packaged goods. With nine additional states considering similar legislation in 2024, the momentum for change is unmistakable. For businesses engaged in the sale of packaged goods,...

Here at A New Earth Project, we're very proud to be powered by the amazing team at Atlantic Packaging, the largest privately held packaging solutions company in North America. Their expertise on all things packaging is truly next level, but what really inspires us is their commitment to cleaning up the very...

  It's hardly news that our global reliance on single-use plastics is a pressing problem. Since the 1950s, humanity has produced over 9.1 billion tons of this stuff, and more than half of that has been in the past decade alone. Today, the damage to our environment and our health...

It's been a big week for Cruz Foam, the Santa Cruz, California, based company aiming to revolutionize the sustainable packaging world with their new earth-friendly alternative to foam products. Every year, an astounding 380 million tons of plastic waste is generated globally, of which over half is single-use. This startling...

For every person on earth today there's a ton of plastic waste that's been created. Sadly, that waste will outlast most of us for hundreds of years. But what's worse, plastic production is rising exponentially, because it's woven its way into the very fabric of modern life. As a result, our world...