MATERIAL SELECTION WORKSHEET

Choose material direction by the packaging job.

Compare the component, product contact, process, use, route and end-of-use questions before asking which material direction deserves a closer review.

This worksheet prepares questions. It does not decide suitability, compliance, recyclability or food-contact scope.

PREPARE YOUR QUESTIONS

Define the material job before comparing a material name.

Start with the component and what it needs to do. A general question is enough; add details as you learn them.

Fill in what you know. Leave open questions for the conversation. Entries stay on this page until you copy them; nothing is sent.

Component

Which tray, insert, lid or outer-pack part are you asking about?

Product contact

What might touch the product? Add time or temperature if known.

Process

How is it filled, closed, assembled or handled?

Use

What should it support, protect, display or make easier to open?

Route and end-of-use

Add any known destination, transport or disposal questions.

Questions or documents

What would you like to ask about the material or its supporting documents?

HELP FOR YOUR COMPONENT

Use these prompts if you are unsure what to put in your note.

01Formed primary pack

02Support or insert

Where should the insert support or separate the product, and will it touch the product?
How will it be placed and removed without getting in the way of the primary pack?

03Printed or outer component

Will the component display, group or ship the product, and what moisture or stacking will it face?
Which print, coating, adhesive or assembly details need to be discussed?

The worksheet does not return a material recommendation. Confirm applicability and document scope for the identified component and project.

Tell us which component you are asking about and what it needs to do. Copy any useful notes above, or start with the question you have now.