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Paper continues to dominate today’s packaging mix, while planned changes over the next 12 months show a cautious approach: about half of respondents expect no changes, but among those adjusting materials, paper and bio-based/compostable options lead anticipated additions, alongside modest shifts across plastics, metal, and glass.
Recycling
Top 15 of 2025, #10: Consumer Demand for Recyclability Leads to Paperization
The #10 most clicked article of 2025: Driven by consumer demand for more sustainable packaging, CPGs turn to new materials such as paper and bio-based/compostable plastic, but higher costs, material complexity, and other limitations may slow adoption.
Tide’s polypropylene caps undergo LaserSharp marking on two sides. On the left, we see an inverted bottle where Tide’s blue detergent is completely filling the dosing cap. Fill-level guidelines are visible both when detergent is in the cap as pictured, and when the cap is empty. On the upper right, we see the OXI logo on the other side of the cap. This branding/logo was also marked on the cap in the LaserSharp process.
Coding & Marking
Top 15 of 2025, #11: P&G’s Tide Laser Marks Cap for Better Dosing Clarity, Recyclability
Assuming the format is the same as or very similar to previous commercial rollouts, it's functionally bag-in-box. In this case, the “box” portion begins as a die-cut and geometrically creased blank of printed paperboard.
Recycling
Top 15 of 2025, #12: Target Launches Paper Bottle in 1200 Stores with Own-Brand Wine
Changeover on the cartoner from 4-count to 12-count takes about 40 minutes.
Filling, Capping & Closing
Top 15 of 2025, #13: New Canning, In-house Shrink Sleeve Labeling, Distinguish Craft Brewer
Side-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks
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