HP’s packaging strategy centers on eliminating unnecessary and hard-to-recycle packaging material, using packaging materials with higher recycled and renewable content, and prioritizing easily recyclable packaging materials. Our fiber based packaging is derived only from material that is recycled or certified. 

In 2019, we introduced a goal to eliminate 75% of single use plastic packaging by 2025, compared to 2018.¹ In June 2025, we achieved a 75% reduction in single-use plastic packaging, from an average of 221 grams/unit in 2018¹ to 61 grams/unit in 2025², marking a major milestone on our journey. Due to changes in our product mix during the second half of the year, we recorded a full-year average reduction of 72%. 

Since 2016, HP brand paper has been derived from recycled or certified sources, and since 2020 this has also been the case for paper-based packaging for home and office printers and supplies, PCs, and displays.^3,4 95% of fiber in HP-brand paper, by weight, was Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)-certified⁵ or from controlled sources in 2025.

HP’s Paper Sourcing Policy was the first forestry policy published by an IT company. We require our suppliers and licensees to follow this policy for the paper, packaging, and wood incorporated into HP products that they provide.

Furthermore, suppliers are required to follow the manufacturing process standards outlined in the HP General Specification for the Environment (GSE), which requires suppliers to restrict substances of concern in our packaging, and requires 100% of materials used in HP packaging to be recyclable, except where specifically approved by HP. 

To see a copy of the HP Paper Sourcing Policy, please go to https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/c05352448.pdf.

To learn more about the HP General Specification for the Environment program, see http://www.hp.com/go/sustainability_gse. 

More information is available in the 2025 HP Sustainability Progress Report at www.hp.com/go/report.

¹ Calculated as the percentage of primary plastic packaging (by weight) reduced per unit shipped. Excludes secondary and tertiary packaging components. Includes HP personal systems and printer hardware packaging. Does not include packaging for the following: Graphics Solutions hardware other than PageWide XL and DesignJet printers; 3D printing hardware; print supplies; refurbished products; and accessories such as third-party options, drop-in box, and aftermarket options. 

² HP achieved a 75% reduction in single-use plastic packaging elimination rate in June 2025 and remained at that level, on average, through the remainder of the year.

³ Fiber by weight will be certified to third-party standard, with preference to FSCs, or recycled.

⁴ HP-brand paper and paper-based packaging for home and office printers and supplies, PCs, and displays are derived from certified and recycled sources, with a preference for Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification. Packaging is the box that comes with the product and all paper-based materials inside the box.

⁵ HP trademark license code FSC-C017543; see fsc.org. Not all FSC certified products are available in all regions; look for logo on pack.