Ben MiyaresHomePACK EXPO International: Follow-ups Transform the FutureWhat will your packaging operations look like in 2032?October 27, 2022Sustainable PackagingConsumer Preference, not EPR, Driving U.S. PackagingAccording to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a circular economy “reduces material use, redesigns materials to be less resource intensive, and recaptures ‘waste’ as a resource to manufacture new materials and products.”August 12, 2022SustainabilityInsider Column: Market Challenges Trigger Creative ResponsesThese tough times are a laboratory for packaging innovation as brands and CPGs look for creative solutions to unprecedented hurdles.May 26, 2022Sustainable PackagingMore Cheering than was Warranted…The clapping and cheering of delegates attending the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024 was, if understandable, unwarranted.April 1, 2022Sustainable PackagingBold but Implausible Plan Pinpoints U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic WasteAmericans, we are told, generate more plastic waste both by weight and per person than any other country—42 million metric tons (MMT) yearly—or 287 pounds per man, woman, and child, at least as of 2016.February 10, 2022Sustainable PackagingSustainability by the NumbersIndustry veteran Ben Miyares shares a column that numerically maps the world of packaging, old and new, as it pertains to sustainability.December 1, 2021Sustainable PackagingPackaging EPR: Idea Trending; Implementation MootExtended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging is trending. But it’s unlikely to work in the U.S. marketplace as we know it. Here’s why.October 4, 2021SustainabilityCollaborations Expand Paper Packaging’s Potentials“Imagine that all plastic packaging in your store one day has disappeared, and eventually all glass bottles and metal cans; that all packages are made of renewable materials that can be recycled or returned to nature without harm.”July 29, 2021Sustainable PackagingInnovation/Supply in the Post-Pandemic Era (are we there yet?)Can the supply of/demand for recycled goods and bio-based materials replace geo-based packaging materials (metal, glass, plastics) without creating bio-based supply choke points?May 18, 2021SustainabilityAmped-up Paper, Other Materials Make Inroads on Rigid PlasticsIt’s too soon to say if all the anti-virgin plastic rhetoric from environmental critics will have a lasting impact on the packaging materials mix.March 26, 2021Previous PagePage 2 of 3Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingThrough the Line: Palm-Sized Carton Delivers 180 Doses of Skin CareHow can skincare and beauty packaging be more sustainable? Nwär Skin’s Seid skin care products are encapsulated in tiny, dissolvable strips packaged in a paperboard carton.Package DesignBeer Label Lessons: A Masterclass in Visual EngagementBio-basedCompostable Capsules for Nespresso Original Line SystemsRecyclingCadbury, Kimberly-Clark, and Greiner Packaging Use Recycled Materials in PackagingSponsor ContentStainless Steel Liquid Mixers for Demanding Sanitary Applications
