Sustainable Packaging

Packaging for the Planet

How can food companies come up with a blueprint to integrate sustainability into product and material choices, and drive systems-level change?

March 4, 2021

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Companies Form Alliance to Launch Circular Packaging Solutions for the BIO Dairy Sector

Jokey Group

The Spanish multinational Repsol reached an agreement with rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Jokey Group and Spanish organic dairy company Cantero de Letur to launch new packaging circular solutions for cheese products.

March 4, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Rice Race Intensifies: FEI Foods' Rice "First to Market" with Microwavable Mono-Material PP Pouch

The pouch size, shape, and function remain the same as the legacy multi-material packs, and the design continues to provide food-safety, ease of use, and convenience functions, only now more recycle-friendly.

March 3, 2021

Sustainability

Placon Certified by SCS Global Services for 75% Recycled Content

Placon

Placon was certified by SCS Global Services for its RPET-F75 PET material, Fresh n’ Clear Bowls & Trays, GoCubes, CrystalSeal reFresh product lines as recycled content certified.

March 2, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Pasta Brand Switches Oil- for Plant-based Film

The new PBR material is RIC1 approved so it is identified as PET in typical sorting processes; it can be recycled along with the PET without issue.

March 1, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Czech Craft Brewer Adopts Paperboard Can Handle System

This version of Smurfit Kappa's TopClip paperboard can handle product range targets small to mid-sized brewers and craft beverage brands, making it just the right size for Czech beer brewer Pivovar Clock.

February 27, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Unilever Japan's Lux Luminique Joins Mono-Material Movement

The company chose this PET mono-material, which comes from the GL Barrier range of films by Toppan Printing, after successfully collaborating with the converter on quality tests.

February 25, 2021

Flexible packaging

Pregis to Open Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facility

Pregis

Pregis is opening a 300,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Bethel, Penn., to produce lightweight, recyclable all-paper cushioned mailers to support demand in the Northeastern region of North America.

February 25, 2021

Sustainability

Ardagh Metal Packaging to Combine with Gores Holdings V

Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group S.A. and Gores Holdings V entered into a definitive business agreement under which Gores Holdings V will combine with Ardagh’s metal packaging business that will be held by Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. to create an independent public company.

February 24, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation Update

Nearly a dozen proposals for packaging producer responsibility have been brought forth already this year. Learn how they differ and how they are alike in their strategies.

February 23, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Another Brand Adopts Post-Consumer Recycled Packaging

Founded in 1953, green-minded home improvement and construction brand HAGA specializes in natural and organic building materials, such as lime or clay plaster.

February 22, 2021

Sustainability

2021 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award Call for Entries

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) announced a call for entries for the 10th annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. This year RPA added an award category for Business-to-Consumer Reusable Transport Packaging.

February 22, 2021

Sustainability

Novolex Adding Recycling Instructions Labeling to Plastic Products

Novolex

In addition to expanding its capacity to recycle store drop-off items, Novolex is adding How2Recycle instructions to a variety of plastic bags.

February 18, 2021