(Robertson, 2024) Customers want “eco-friendly” packaging but these three words get mixed up all the time. The result: good intentions, wrong disposal, and packaging that sounds  green but doesn’t perform well in real waste systems. Here’s the practical, no-fluff guide to what each term means (and the myths to avoid). The 30-second definitions Recyclable Packaging is recyclable  if it can be collected, sorted, and reprocessed into new material in real-world recycling systems