Flexibles

Flexibles enter a whole new category

For Life Products of Miramar, FL, won a Gold Award for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging in the FPA competition with its launch of Rejuvenate Marine products in standup pouches.

March 19, 2018

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Sustainability

P&G dish soap bottle comprises 10% ocean plastic, 90% PCR plastic

Procter & Gamble to launch 320,000 Fairy Ocean Plastic bottles in the U.K. to raise awareness of ocean plastics and encourage consumers to clean up beaches and recycle.

October 9, 2017

Containers

P&G detergent packet tubs are now child-resistant

With the introduction of the Child-Guard tub, all packaging formats for Procter & Gamble’s Tide PODS and Gain Flings liquid laundry detergent packets are child-resistant.

August 1, 2017

Flexibles

Salon disinfectant gets makeover after 70 years

New pre-measured disinfectant in a pod for salon tools makes it easier for beauty professionals to mix a safe disinfectant every time and reduces the environmental impact of disinfectant packaging.

June 17, 2017

Consumer packaged goods

Household cleaner packages pop with effervescence

New packaging graphics across the full line of Lemi Shine’s cleaning products include vibrant colors, retro typography, and an effervescent bubble pattern to convey a powerful and safe solution.

April 9, 2017

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

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

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

Sustainability

Seventh Generation embraces bioplastics

Its 100-oz HDPE bottle for laundry detergent is now made entirely from recycled materials combined with a drop-in bioplastic made from sugarcane.

September 3, 2016

Consumer packaged goods

Design group answers question: ‘Can your eyes make your nose happy?’

Refreshed graphics for Gain Laundry Detergent focus on the fresh scents for which the brand is known, delighting consumers with playful images and vibrant colors.

June 20, 2016

Consumer packaged goods

How to control shrink distortion

Unilever’s Comfort Intense brand of laundry freshener has a new look thanks in part to the package designer’s use of Shrink and Shrink Correction technology.

June 2, 2016

Flexibles

Seventh Generation Introduces Recyclable, Flexible SUP

The new pouch is a multilayer PE structure that provides functional and aesthetic advantages comparable to a mixed-material structure, but solves the recycling challenge.

January 16, 2016