Design your pouch for sorting and recycling to help avoid incineration. Choose mono PE or mono PP, including zipper, valve and label in the same material family, and avoid metallic layers and mixed films where possible. Use as little ink as possible, choose water based adhesives and add clear sorting instructions on the packaging. Keep formats compact and test the thinnest film that still seals well and protects. If you use paper, go for 100% paper and indicate paper recycling, or use paper with PVA if you need heat sealing and it can still be accepted with paper locally.