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The , a consortium dedicated to promoting a circular economy for plastics, has awarded its first “Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award” to . The award showcases companies that are eliminating problematic and unnecessary plastic packaging while taking actions to ensure that 100% of plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. Smile was recognized as a ´óÏó´«Ã½ making strides to advance sustainable packaging solutions that contribute to a circular economy.

Smile’s coffee pods are a convenient replacement for standard PP coffee pods, compatible with Keurig or Nespresso brewing machines. While some PP containers recently became eligible for “widely recyclable” status in the US, meaning that they have passed a 60% threshold, PP coffee pods remain a challenge to recycle because of their small size and composite structure.  

Smile was chosen by a panel of expert judges in circularity and packaging engineering from leading retailers and sustainability organizations. Criteria were the improved environmental impact of the product, likelihood of commercial viability and the level of potential impact in moving the industry towards circularity.

The compostability category judges how well a product meets the 's composting certification requirements, which include passing standards ASTM D6400 and D6868.