Dr. Julie Rice

Sustainable Packaging
The ‘airplane mode’ effect and sustainable packaging
Consumer testing finds that for shoppers, noticing and understanding sustainability claims on packaging on-shelf is as difficult as navigating a new city with your phone GPS in airplane mode.
May 27, 2018
Dr. Julie Rice, Research Director for Package InSight
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Top Stories
Teams compete with their packaging machinery at PACK EXPO International after a semester and a half of building.
PACK EXPO
How The PACK Challenge Builds Tomorrow’s Packaging Workforce
The PACK Challenge offers high school students hands-on experience in packaging, fostering industry interest and providing CPGs with opportunities to support future talent.
Each can of Nialis non-alcoholic beer depicts silhouetted hikers or explorers bearing flags—a symbolic nod to Summit’s entry into the NA segment.
Package Design
Package Design Plants a Flag for Non-Alcoholic Craft Beer
The blister pack has achieved an HTP-Cyclos recyclability rating of 87% within the rigid HDPE stream and 73% within the mixed flexible polyolefin stream.
Recycling
Amcor, Mondelez Norden, and Borealis Design Packaging for Recyclability
Paper’s widespread recyclability enables CPGs to incorporate post-consumer materials and reduce use of virgin resources.
Recycling
CPGs Embrace Paper’s Circular Properties, but Shelf Life and Barrier Hurdles Remain
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