Sustainability

Barilla, Tesco, and Landliebe Molkereiprodukte Offer Recycling Innovations

See a few examples of packaging adjustments for improved recyclability and recycled content from Barilla, Tesco, and Landliebe Molkereiprodukte from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 26, 2023

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Podcasts

Sustainability Short: One Last unPACKed Question for PepsiCo

The unPACKed podcast probed Pepsico's Pat Finlay for the food and beverage giant's latest sustainability developments.

February 24, 2023

Flexible packaging

Refill-at-Home Packaging Takes Off Across Categories

Beginning with innovative at-home refill solutions from D2C startups, reusable/refillable packaging has found its way into retail, in markets that include household cleaning, personal and oral care, lawn care, and luxury brands, to name just some.

January 24, 2023

Operational Excellence

Plastic Considered Least Sustainable Material by Consumers

Consumers across global regions ranked plastic as the least sustainable packaging material, and their self-reported habits reflect this.

February 22, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola, Kyocera, and Ocean's Halo Adjust Packaging Material to Increase Sustainability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of material adjustments for sustainability from Coca-Cola, Kyocera, and Ocean's Halo from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 19, 2023

PMMI News

EXPO PACK Guadalajara Poised for Strong Return this June

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Registration is now open for EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2023, which returns in-person after four years to feature solutions for over 40 vertical markets.

February 15, 2023

Sustainability

Perfume, Spirits Brands Lighten the Load of Heavy Packaging with Refills

Luxury Brazilian brands O.U.i. eaux de parfum and Beg Distilaria artisanal gin offer product refills in aluminum bottles to minimize the weight of their packaging and preserve the consumers’ original investment in their premium packaging.

January 24, 2023

Conveying & accumulation

A&E Conveyor Systems Announces Strategic Merger With Bieffeco Inc.

A&E Conveyor Systems Company

The merger of the two companies brings together two globally focused organizations that will be greatly beneficial to all their current and future clients.

February 15, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Doubles Down on Scaling Up Reusable Packaging

PepsiCo commits to growing its percentage of refillable/reusable packaging options, including expanding its SodaStream in-home and in-office sparkling water systems.

January 24, 2023

Flexible packaging

BAR-U-EAT First to Offer BPI-Certified Compostable Bar Wrappers

The film structure is a lamination of a cellulosic-based film and a compostable sealant web with LLDPE properties. The commercially compostable plant-based materials come from a wood cellulose from FSC-certified, sustainably managed forests and corn.

February 9, 2023

Operational Excellence

The Cost of Shrinkflation Adds Up for Manufacturers

The process adjustments and considerations involved with product downsizing extend far beyond what consumers see on store shelves.

January 11, 2023

Operational Excellence

Plastic Use Grows Slightly in 2024 Projections

Plastic packaging is here to stay across global categories and is even expected to increase in use by 2024.

February 7, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Listerine Advances More Sustainable Oral Care Packaging

New Listerine Cool Mint Zero Alcohol Concentrate Refills in a 100-mL PET bottle use 60% less plastic when compared to a standard 500-mL bottle of Listerine while providing the same benefits.

January 24, 2023