Sustainability

Optima Looks Back on a Successful Anniversary Year

In 2022, the Optima Group celebrated its 100th anniversary and is reflecting on an anniversary year full of highlights and exciting developments as well as on a century of innovation, expansion, partnership, and responsibility.

December 16, 2022

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Flexible packaging

Melodea Enters U.S. With Plastic-Free Packaging Solution

Melodea, Ltd.

Melodea, Ltd.’s new U.S. plant will boost production of its paper sidestream-sourced barrier coating to serve the Americas.

December 15, 2022

Sustainability

GPI Poll Shows Consumers Value Glass’s Sustainability

Glass Packaging Institute

The results of a poll GPI commissioned to measure attitudes toward glass sustainability found that U.S. consumers prefer glass packaging due to its environmental benefits, and are inclined to shape their purchasing behavior accordingly.

December 15, 2022

Sustainability

Alliance to End Plastic Waste Awards Nextek Its Alliance Prize in Circular Solutions for Flexibles

Nextek Ltd

Alliance awarded Nextek’s COtooCLEAN proprietary waterless cleaning process for polyolefin films its Alliance Prize in Circular Solutions for Flexibles.

December 15, 2022

Sustainability

GE Technology to Use Honeywell's Advanced Plastics Recycling Technology At New Facility in South Korea

Honeywell

GE Technology will transform end-of-life plastic waste into Honeywell Recycled Polymer Feedstock (RPF) that can be used to create new plastics using Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology.

December 14, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola’s ‘Recycled Records’ Connects Music Sampling, Recycling

The Coca-Cola Company teamed up with two legendary names in music sampling, Mark Ronson and Madlib, to bring a bold musical experiment to life with the launch of “Recycled Records.”

December 14, 2022

Sustainability

Sabic, Cabka Collaborate to Create Next Generation Transport Packaging Solution

SABIC

Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, and Cabka, the market leader in sustainable and reusable transport packaging, launched the CabCube 4840 sustainable foldable large container.

December 13, 2022

Sustainability

User-Friendly Packaging Innovations by Haleon and Microsoft, ASUS, and Canyon Europe

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging designed for ease of use by Haleon and Microsoft, ASUS, and Canyon Europe from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 12, 2022

Sustainability

Graham Packaging Earns Widely Recyclable Designation

Graham Packaging

Graham Packaging announced its ThermaSet PET technology has been pre-qualified for the How2Recycle® Widely Recyclable label. It provides a sustainable, lightweight, and shatterproof solution for use in challenging hot-fill applications.

December 7, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Tru Earth’s Detergent Strips Eliminate the Weight of Water

Tru Earth’s Eco-Strips dissolvable laundry detergent strips eliminate plastic detergent containers, reduce transportation emissions and costs, and ensure consumers use the right amount of product.

December 7, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Refillable and Reusable Packaging Innovations by Walmart, Ball, and Bravo Sierra

ThePackHub

See a few examples of refillable and reusable packaging solutions from Walmart, Ball, and Bravo Sierra from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 6, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Global Commitment Signatories to Miss 2025 Plastic Reduction Goals

A new progress report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation confirms that the 1,000 signatories to its Global Commitment will not meet their 2025 plastic reduction goals.

December 5, 2022

Flexible packaging

Glenroy’s STANDCAP Meets Critical Guidance from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)

Glenroy, Inc.

Glenroy announces that after a two-year development process it received critical guidance recognition from APR for its 100% PE recyclable STANDCAP, a completely eco-friendly alternative to rigid plastic and glass bottles.

December 1, 2022