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Recycling
Could EPR Smooth PCR Price Volatility, Boost Investment in Recycling Infrastructure?
After decades of price swings that stifled recycling investment, EPR’s cost-sharing model could be the key to reliable feedstock for circular packaging.
October 16, 2025
Jeff Fielkown (left), CEO of the Circular Action Alliance, and Lynn Dyer, Executive Director of AMERIPEN, agree that when EPR is done carefully, with adherence across brand producers, recycled material end markets can look a lot more stable and attractive.
Package Design
Live from London Packaging Week: Microsoft Embeds Inclusive Design
Microsoft’s Kevin Marshall discusses how a focus on inclusivity and accessibility has reshaped the company’s approach to packaging, driving both innovation and empathy in global product design.
October 16, 2025
Microsoft's Kevin Marshall speaks at London Packaging Week about how inclusive design principles are transforming the company’s approach to packaging.
Digital Transformation
Community Poll: AI-powered Sortation Technology
See where your peers think AI-powered sortation technology will reshape CPG priorities and investments.
October 15, 2025
Recycling
AI-Powered Recycling Tech Gains National Spotlight in Time’s Top 100 List
AMP, Glacier, and Greyparrot’s inclusion on Time’s list brings AI-powered sortation technologies to a wider audience.
October 13, 2025
A stream of recycled waste, mostly packaging, enters Glacier's AI-supported robotic sortation equipment.
Recycling
Aptar Beauty, Werner & Mertz and Mondi, and Great Galleon design packaging for recyclability
ThePackHub
See a few examples of recyclable packaging from Aptar Beauty, Werner & Mertz and Mondi, and Great Galleon from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
October 13, 2025
The pump is manufactured entirely from polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE), including a polypropylene spring, making it suitable for recycling in existing polyolefin streams.
PACK EXPO
Seven Machines from PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025 You May Have Missed
From automatic pallet unwrappers for variety pack lines to plug-and-play palletizers, here are seven standout technologies co-man/co-pack operations should keep an eye on.
October 10, 2025
The Polypack Unwrapper helps copackers and brands automate while avoiding safety hazards during manual unwrapping.
Controls & Machine Components
End Users Give OEMs Food Safety Machine Design Considerations
Food and beverage industry professionals note several machine design needs for original equipment manufacturers to help end users better comply with food safety and sanitation regulations.
October 10, 2025
Food and beverage machine end users provide valuable insights for builders to enhance food safety and sanitation compliance.
Recycling
Q&A: Recycling Partnership VP Calls CPGs’ Attention to Polypropylene Recycling
The VP of Material Systems at non-profit The Recycling Partnership outlines why CPGs should invest in polypropylene recycling and shares strategies and benefits of doing so.
October 8, 2025
The Recycling Partnership's Polypropylene Coalition, which includes 20-plus companies working together to capture and recycle more #5 plastic, has awarded roughly $20 million in grants, which has resulted in promising case studies.
Package Design
DataLase, KilianDruck GrĂĽnstadt Dinges, and EcoCortec Design Packaging for Enhanced Functionality
ThePackHub
See a few examples of packaging designed for enhanced functionality from DataLase, KilianDruck Grünstadt Dinges, and EcoCortec from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
October 8, 2025
The innovation enables packaging to transition from clear to black or white using a pulsed fiber laser, offering a label-free solution for inline coding.
Digital Transformation
The Rise of Connected Packaging
Jenny Stanley, founder of Appetite Creative, talks with Packaging World about the power of connected packaging to drive data, engagement, and sustainability.
October 7, 2025
Jenny Stanley, founder and managing director, Appetite Creative
Digital Transformation
Report: Agentic AI Moves From Vision to Value
Deloitte’s latest report reveals agentic AI is more than an automation tool, promising smarter design, resilient supply chains, and new aftermarket revenue streams—while keeping people at the center of production.
October 6, 2025
Agentic AI can help companies capture value that’s often lost in the handoff between disparate systems.
Operational Excellence
End Users Reveal Use of Most Common Sanitation Methods
Food and beverage professionals provide insight into the most common food safety sanitation methods they use and reveal they primarily use a combination of solutions.
October 3, 2025
Food and beverage companies are taking an integrated approach with their sanitation methods.
Recycling
Mars, Mopack, and Catarina Café e Amor Design Packaging for Recyclability
ThePackHub
See a few examples of recyclable packaging from Mars, Mopack, and Catarina Café e Amor from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
October 2, 2025
This packaging, made from polypropylene (PP), is reported to reduce the carbon footprint of the previous format by 46%.
PACK EXPO
Community Poll: Sustainable Innovations at Pack EXPO
Find out what area of sustainable packaging innovations your peers were most excited about at Pack EXPO.
October 1, 2025
Digital Transformation
Humanoid Robots in Packaging Part 3: An Integrator’s Viewpoint
An integrator describes what it would take for humanoid robots to be a viable automation option, and whether they have seen any interest in the technology among CPG customers, in part three of our series exploring humanoid robots in packaging and processing.
September 30, 2025
A packaging line integrator would assess humanoid robots' performance in the context of surrounding equipment before deciding if they’re the right solution.
Workforce
How to Make the Most of an OpX Work Product: Spectrum Brands' Story
Learn how leaders at Spectrum Brands used the OpX “Voices of Women in Packaging and Processing” work product as a springboard for team development, and what other CPGs can learn from their approach.
September 29, 2025
The OpX 'Voices of Women in Packaging and Processing' work product aided Spectrum Brands leadership as they discussed gender and communication, business acumen, and networking with team members.
Operational Excellence
Three Regulatory Challenges End Users Face in Sanitation
Food and beverage professionals note top challenges they face in food safety sanitation operations, with employees, collaborators, and updates top of mind.
September 26, 2025
Food and beverage professionals need to stay on top of employee training, be on the same page as stakeholders, and stay updated on regulations to counter challenges.
Digital Transformation
Humanoid Robots in Packaging Part 2: Cautious Curiosity Among CPGs
Some CPGs are evaluating humanoid robots as an automation solution, but interest isn’t translating to adoption quite yet in part two of this three-part series exploring the potential for humanoid robots in packaging and processing.
September 25, 2025
Humanoid robots can perform repetitive tasks like moving case-like containers, but adoption in CPG manufacturing will require more certainty around aspects like safety and ROI.
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