Sustainability Watch September 2010

Sustainability in 
Personal Care Packaging

ARLINGTON, Va.—Sustainability concerns are impacting personal care product packaging in a variety of ways, according to a new study from PMMI, "2010 Personal Care Package Market Assessment."

The study reports that the market for personal care packaging in North America is expected to total between $70 and $80 billion in 2010. Currently, plastics (59 percent) and bottles (41 percent) dominate package materials and formats, respectively. However, PMMI researchers expect to see increasing rates of growth in tubes and pouches over the next five years.