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Bagging & Pouching

Prestone Debuts Pouch to Serve New Cohorts, Cut Plastic

A flexible, child-resistant pouch joins the iconic yellow jug, answering top-off use cases and Gen Z expectations with 60% less plastic than the legacy bottle and little secondary packaging.

September 10, 2025

Prestone’s legacy 1-gallon HDPE jug (left) remains in the market for full flush-and-fill use cases, while a new 1-quart flexible pouch (right) enters the lineup to address top-off needs. The pouch, which uses 60% less plastic, is designed to be self-standing without secondary packaging and features a child-resistant spout.

Five Ways Sustainability Has Shifted in Just Two Years

A comparison of PMMI's 2023 and 2025 Compass Reports on sustainable packaging reveals how real-world conditions tempered some of the optimism around new solutions.

September 9, 2025

2025 The New Material World Compass Update Final

Reusable/Returnable

PepsiCo Kicks Off Reusable Cup Program at 49ers Stadium

PepsiCo launched its first reusable cup project with an NFL franchise this preseason at the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium, with an estimated waste savings of tens of thousands of disposable single-use cups.

September 9, 2025

The reusable cup program at Levi's Stadium is PepsiCo's first for an NFL franchise, but the company has implemented similar programs at other venues.

Ten Billion items of single-use plastic to be replaced, following $14m investment in Xampla

Xampala's Morro Coating maintains the recyclability of cardboard without compromising on grease, oxygen and moisture barrier properties.

September 8, 2025

Xampla Lab 8 236497

Digital Transformation

How Wakefern Uses Off-Pack Data to Serve Wellness-Driven Shoppers

By transforming product packaging into a source of structured, searchable data, Wakefern Food Corp. is helping health-conscious shoppers find items that align with their specific wellness goals, both in-store and online.

September 8, 2025

Coding & Marking

Sunrise 2027, Amazon’s Transparency Program Rewrite Product Packaging Rules

How 2D barcodes are giving CPGs a powerful edge in brand protection, supply chain visibility, and ecommerce integrity.

September 8, 2025

Nick Viskovich (left) and Michael Manley (center) of Amazon detail how on-pack 2D barcodes underpin anti-counterfeiting and validation efforts used by the company’s Transparency initiative in a panel moderated by GS1 US’s Andrew Moorhead (right).

Bridging the Gap: Building the Future Workforce of U.S. Manufacturing

The U.S. manufacturing sector is facing a widening talent gap, driven by an aging workforce and a perception that industrial jobs are "dirty, dark, and dangerous," despite the industry's shift toward advanced, digital technologies.

September 8, 2025

PRS 2025 Captures Pivotal Moment in Circularity

Packaging World’s 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit marked a turning point in circularity, as brands, policymakers, suppliers, MRFs, and industry organizations move from intention to implementation across systems, formats, and policies.

September 7, 2025

At the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit, produced by Packaging World magazine and held in Dallas in June, the focus was on how to make recycling work through innovation and collaboration.

Baby Food Brand Tests Flexible Pouch Mail-Back Program

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Once Upon a Farm shared how its mail-back pouch program is helping the brand test recovery strategies, build partnerships, and gather real-world data on flexible film recycling.

September 6, 2025

Madeline Tien, sustainability specialist at Once Upon a Farm, and Ryan Smith, CEO of Recyclops

Reusable/Returnable

Louis Vuitton, Graza, and Charles Beaudouin Design Reusable Packaging

See a few examples of reusable packaging from Louis Vuitton, Graza, and Charles Beaudouin from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

September 6, 2025

The debut collection centers on LV Rouge, a lipstick range consisting of 55 shades, symbolically aligning with the Roman numerals “LV.”

Operational Excellence

Two Ways End Users Measure Food Safety Sanitation Compliance

Exclusive data reveals how food and beverage processing and packaging end users measure sanitation compliance in their operations.

September 5, 2025

Contamination testing and adherence to third-party standards play a significant role in sanitation compliance.

Tums Switches to Bio-based Bottle

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Haleon and partner Pretium shared how a switch to bio-based resin is helping Tums cut carbon while keeping its iconic bottle—and consumer experience—consistent.

September 5, 2025

Lisa Huett, director of sustainability for Pretium Packaging, and Nate McCrary, director of business development for LyondellBasell

Case/Tray Packing

Soules Foods Serves as Proving Ground for Breakthrough Robotics

When the packaging team at Soules Foods saw its new case packing system in action for the first time, the reaction was unanimous: this was not just another automation upgrade. According to the company, it was something different—more compact and more intelligent than anything they’d seen before.

September 4, 2025

Soules Foods’ line features Delkor’s compact EVO at the center of an integrated, end-to-end system.

Danone’s Holistic Approach to Packaging Innovation

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Danone’s Kory Nook shared how the company is cutting carbon, improving recyclability, and designing packaging that makes it easier for consumers to recycle the right way.

September 4, 2025

Kory Nook, VP of packaging research and innovation for Danone

Contract Packaging

Radienz Living Adopts Paperboard Carton for Laundry Pods

Radienz Living and GPI will debut an all-paper, child-resistant carton for laundry pods, aiming to cut plastic, boost pallet efficiency, and meet safety standards in club-store and perhaps e-commerce channels.

September 3, 2025

Interior view of the CleanClose carton showing the specialty fold-and-glue structure and audible “click” closure for child resistance.

Community Poll: AI's value in Waste Management

Learn where your peers stand on the benefits of AI in waste management.

September 3, 2025

FFRA Tackles the Flexible Film Recycling Challenge

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Kurt Kurzawa of the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance shared how the group is teaming up with other industry organizations to boost flexible film recycling through better data, smarter labeling, and a whole lot of collaboration.

September 3, 2025

Kurt Kurzawa, senior director, sustainability and packaging at the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance

Avery Dennison, Marks & Spencer, and Credo Beauty Launch Packaging Designed for Recyclability

See a few examples of packaging designed for recyclability from Avery Dennison, Marks & Spencer, and Credo Beauty from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

September 3, 2025

The RFID label maintains the functional benefits of RFID technology, such as inventory visibility, product traceability and loss prevention, while aligning with recycling infrastructure requirements.