Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Testing, Sustainability, and the New Supply Chain Reality

What new demands is automation placing on packaging performance and testing? Packaging World Editor-in-Chief, Matt Reynolds, sits down with  IBM's Bill Green and ISTA's Eric Hiser to discuss how e-commerce, automation, sustainability, and data are reshaping packaging design. Meanwhile emerging automation requirements for the Walmarts of the world are raising the stakes for pack testing and performance.

June 30, 2026

Sustainability

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: Recycling Economics, FSMA 204 Traceability, and Prospector Popcorn's Growth Story

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

June 29, 2026

Recycling

Absolut Vodka, Looye Kwekers, and THAMMA Natural Products Adopt Paper and Recyclable Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging from Absolut Vodka, Looye Kwekers, and THAMMA Natural Products from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 29, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Highlights from the 2026 Packaging Recycling Summit

What were some of the biggest takeaways from the summit? Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with representatives from Google, Nestlé, Kenvue, and Just Born Quality Confections to discuss paperization, sustainable design, and AI as EPR preparation tool.

June 23, 2026

Recycling

Packaging’s Part in the Ultra-Processed Food Debate

They are a convenient, comforting, innocent indulgence, say the defenders of so-called ultra-processed foods. Critics trash them as health threats. Packaging is caught in the middle.

June 22, 2026

Reusable/Returnable

Starbucks, YesStyle, and Limppano Design Reusable and Refillable Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of reusable and refillable packaging from Starbucks, YesStyle, and Limppano from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 22, 2026

Bio-based

New Liquid Milk Pouch from India Converts to Bioavailable Wax

Following four years of development, Indian dairy company Mother Dairy has introduced a pouch for liquid milk that microbes in soil can fully consume, leaving no plastic residue.

June 19, 2026

Bio-based

Community Poll: Best Use for Compostable Packaging

Answer to see where your peers stand on the best uses for compostable packaging.

June 19, 2026

Sustainability

Community Poll: Balancing Sustainability, Functionality, and Compliance

Answer to see which demand your peers find hardest to balance with sustainability.

June 19, 2026

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Refine Packaging Launches Packaging Optimization Initiative to Help Ecommerce Brands Reduce Fulfillment Costs and Improve Customer Experience

Refine Packaging

Refine Packaging's expanded offerings combine packaging design, logistics optimization, and sustainability considerations to support long-term ecommerce growth.

June 18, 2026

Workforce

Jane Chase, CPPL, to Retire After More Than 30 Years of Service to IoPP

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

The PMMI Hall of Famer is retiring as executive director of the Institute of Packaging Professionals on July 31, after over 30 years of supporting the packaging industry.

June 17, 2026

Recycling

Live at PRS Day Three: Circularity Insights from WM, BPI, and ThePackHub

WM talks ideal packaging for MRFs, BPI highlights compostable packaging at venues, and ThePackHub emphasizes how sustainable innovation follows regulation at PRS day three.

June 17, 2026

Sustainability

CVS Pharmacy Swaps Plastic for Aluminum in OTC Product Packaging

The company will introduce the new package format on select wellness essentials.

June 17, 2026