Detergents/cleaners

A full load of laundry detergent packaging innovation

Flexible pouch packaging with a child-resistant zipper for pods, a shaped stand-up pouch with carry handle and integrated tap dispenser for liquid detergent, and a shapely rigid bottle with measuring cap for water-activated bleach crystals are among the innovations spotted recently in the household cleaning products aisle.

March 20, 2017

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Contract Packaging

Clone 2 of A Philadelphia Story: Another Successful PACK EXPO East

The three-day event received rave reviews from exhibitors and attendees alike. clone

March 10, 2017

Contract Packaging

A Philadelphia Story: Another Successful PACK EXPO East

The three-day event received rave reviews from exhibitors and attendees alike.

March 9, 2017

Sustainability

Lotion for dogs in 60% PCR-content tube

Burt’s Bee’s for Dogs Paw & Nose Relieving Lotion uses a laminated tube that ups the post-consumer recycled material content to 60%, versus the traditional zero percent for such packaging.

March 8, 2017

Flexibles

Keeping kids safe from single-dose detergent packets

U.S. single-dose detergent pack sales are growing at 15% per year, and with them, accidental ingestion by children. New CR pouch packaging from P&G and Boulder Clean reduces that risk.

March 6, 2017

Sustainability

Dell adds ocean plastics to its packaging

Dell plans to keep 16,000 pounds of plastic out of the oceans by developing the first commercial-scale global ocean plastics supply chain for its laptop packaging.

March 4, 2017

Flexible packaging

New cat litter pack spotted at PACK EXPO East

Clorox brand Scoop Away cat litter now comes in a convenient new format: four flexible-film brick packs in a shrink-wrapped corrugated tray holding a total of 38 lb of cat litter.

February 27, 2017

Sustainability

Dehumidifier fits car cupholder

A plastic cup with paperboard label holds desiccant and room for collected water for a car cupholder-friendly disposable humidifier. Cup cuts plastic material by 50%.

February 11, 2017

PMMI News

Get Ready for a Great Show

How to make the most of PACK EXPO East 2017

February 10, 2017

Contract Packaging

Contract Packaging Sourcing Center at PACK EXPO East

The Contract Packaging Association returns as program partner.

February 6, 2017

Flexibles

Drop-in bioplastic for pet-food bag

A Canadian provider of organic and non-GMO cat and dog foods extends its commitment to accountability to its packaging, with flexible bags made from bioplastic for a new product line.

January 12, 2017

Closures

Package uncaps laundry product fragrance

A new flip-top closure and overcap assembly for an in-wash scent booster allows consumers to sample the fragrance before purchase without opening the package.

October 1, 2016

Sustainability

Bio-based label at Labelexpo

Among the containers featured at the September 13-15 Labelexpo in Chicago was a 1-L bottle of floor cleaner with a bio-based label made entirely from sugar cane ethanol.

September 15, 2016