Conveying & accumulation

Filling powdered soap 'by ear'

ABVI installs vacuum conveyor and auger 
filler to fulfill government contract 
for bio-based soaps.

October 4, 2012

Detergents/cleaners: Page 11

Detergents/cleaners

Children ingesting detergent pods: should it have been foreseen?

Detergent pods are an example of how packaging can leverage brands through new product forms but are they also an example of oversight vis-à-vis child safety?

September 10, 2012

Containers & Closures

New Concentrated Clorox Results in Smaller Bleach Bottle

Clorox introduces a slimmer, smaller bleach bottle for its concentrated product, reducing the amount of plastic and water used by the brand.

August 15, 2012

Flexibles

Are laundry packets being ingested by children?

New packet or “pod” packaging has been hailed as a game-changing innovation in laundry detergent, but that innovation has unwittingly shone light on the increasing use and potential danger of food-style packaging and formulations in non-food categories.

June 1, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Method expands recycling program to all cleaner packaging

The household cleaning products company expands its collection program to include pumps, triggers, refill pouches, and other packaging, regardless of brand.

May 21, 2012

Plastics/resins

New package washes away dishwashing brand’s identity crisis

Switch to clear PET container and pressure-sensitive label enhances brand image, promotes packaging efficiency, and increases sales for Chinese dishwash detergent.

May 16, 2012

Flexibles

Pouch with spine is upstanding innovation for refills

Making the product refill experience more palatable for consumers, the new Method Laundry & Dish Refill Pouch (with Spine), supplied by Innovative Packaging Solutions, Inc., has been awarded Gold by FPA for Technical Innovation.

February 23, 2012

Sustainability

Packaging powers P&G's sustainability plans

The CPG releases its 13th Annual Sustainability Report, with packaging changes and material reductions playing an important role in near and short-term goals.

October 18, 2011

Sustainability

Method unveils bottle made from ocean plastic

Plastic retrieved from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch makes up 25% of Method’s 100% PCR-content polyethylene bottle.

October 4, 2011

Tamper-evident machinery

Induction sealer secures products & contracts

Green cleaning-products company squelches leakers and lands more business by incorporating induction seals for certain distribution channels.

August 31, 2011

Sustainability

Petite pouch for ironing board cover/pad brings big savings

A simple solution has yielded big sustainability benefits for Household Essentials LLC, Hazelwood, MO, which now adds a Gold award from DuPont for Innovation and Sustainability to the Greener Package Award it was honored with in 2010.

August 23, 2011

Sustainability

Molded-pulp bottle disrupts laundry detergent category

The Seventh Generation container consists of a molded-pulp outer shell made from 70% recycled cardboard (OCC) and 30% old newspapers (ONP) that can be recycled up to seven times.

August 5, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

A twist on concentrated cleaner packaging

SC Johnson launches cleaning concentrates in cartridges that snap into a handheld sprayer that can accommodate three products at once.

August 5, 2011