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Sustainable Packaging
Alliance Works to End Plastic Waste
Packaging World delves deep into the work of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste in this exclusive interview with the organization’s president and chief executive officer, Jacob Duer.
January 3, 2024
Sustainability
How Advanced Recycling is Trying to Address the Plastic Waste Problem
Learn how used plastics are recaptured and remanufactured into new plastics and products through advanced recycling. And learn how this method produces materials that are indistinguishable from virgin plastics.
January 3, 2024
Sustainable Packaging
Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Castrol Introduce Recycling Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Castrol from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
January 2, 2024
Contract Packaging
Illinois Meat Processor Recalls 3.3 Tons of Ground Beef for Possible E. coli Contamination
The recalled beef was shipped to distributors in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan for further distribution to foodservice customers.
January 2, 2024
Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray
Automated Inspection System for Pre-Rolls
Weighpack Systems Inc.
WeighPack System Inc.'s automated Vision360 Inspection System boosts productivity, reduces manual inspection time and improves quality control for pre-rolls manufacturers.
January 2, 2024
PMMI News
Columbia Machine Mourns the Loss of Fred Neth Jr.
Columbia Machine, Inc.
Fred Neth Jr., whose father founded the company, was with Columbia Machine for nearly six decades before retiring as Chairman of the Board in December of 2019.
January 2, 2024
E-commerce/D2C packaging
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 1: Walmart Reducing E-Comm Packaging Waste
Our most clicked upon article of 2023 broke the news, last June, that Walmart was taking several steps to cut back on e-commerce packaging waste, from recyclable paper mailers to electric trucks. When Walmart makes a move, our industry wants to know.
January 2, 2024
Operational Excellence
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 2: WestRock and Smurfit Kappa to Merge
Big news in 2023 was that WestRock, Smurfit Kappa plan to merge create company with combined value of roughly $20 billion. Announced in September, the merger is not yet complete today.
January 1, 2024
Filling, Capping & Closing
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 3: Scent-Flavored, Refillable Drinking System
The Air Up system comprises a refillable water bottle and flavor pods, sold in 3-ct pouches, available in a range of colors and flavors, respectively.
December 31, 2023
Package design
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 4: Soda Brand Redesigns Reflect a Cultural Shift
In the pantheon of big brands that have made indelible visual imprints on the national consciousness, Coke and Pepsi have to rank at or near the top. Evolution of their look and design both anticipates and reflects larger cultural changes.
December 30, 2023
Sustainability
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 5: Coca-Cola Bottler Swaps Plastic for Paper
This Coca-Cola bottler says it will replace 200,000 lb. of plastic a year with the addition of a paper-based mulitpack solution. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages partnered with WestRock to replace plastic multipack rings with paper in this application.
December 29, 2023
Multipacking
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 6: Filler, Seamer Lets Contract Brewer Keep D.O. Low
To contract craft brewer The Brutalist and its owner King State Beer, dissolved oxygen is four-letter word. A new filler and seamer combo keeps D.O. low and the beer quality high, while paperboard multipacks help to make an impact on the shelf.
December 28, 2023
Package design
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 7: Four Packaging Design Trends that Permeated the Year
Here are some of the approaches that packaging designers took in 2023 to better connect with their target audience via packaging.
December 27, 2023
Reusable/Returnable
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 8: Refill-at-home Packaging Taking Off Across All Categories
2023 may have bene the year of the at-home refill solutions. From D2C startups, reusable/refillable packaging has found its way into retail, in markets that include household cleaning, personal and oral care, lawn care, and luxury brands, to name a few.
December 26, 2023
Sustainability
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 9: Paper or Plastic for Produce? Controversy Continues
In a contentious topic from earlier this year, founder of Postharvest Hub Shay Zeltzer says the move toward paper packaging for produce will not only result in massive waste, but will place a huge toll on the planet.
December 25, 2023
Bio-based
Top 10 of 2023 – No. 10: Absolut Commercializes Paper Bottles
Join us as we look back at Packaging World’s most popular articles of 2023. At No. 10 is a paper bottle project by Absolut, who says it’s the first global spirits brand to sell single-mold paper-based bottles commercially in the UK.
December 24, 2023
Sustainability
Refillable Package for Skincare Driven by Consumer Preferences
Junoco engineers a refillable/reusable packaging system with interchangeable refill pods for its skincare products to address its consumers’ requests for refillable packaging.
December 22, 2023
Home
Top 10 of 2023 - #10: Women-founded Startup Pilots Sustainable Rx Packaging
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2023. Ten independent pharmacies piloted Parcel Health’s 100% paper-based, FSC-certified, compostable medication packaging. Third-party child-resistance testing is underway.
December 22, 2023
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