Containers & Closures

SIG InnoVentures and Optima to Join PulPac’s Owner Group as Strategic Investors

Investment fuels the expansion of PulPac's Dry Molded Fiber technology.

May 12, 2025

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Reusable/Returnable

SC Johnson Brings Refill Station to new New Sustainability-Focused Store

A new concept store from Canada’s London Drugs features a hand and dish soap refill station from SC Johnson that advances the retailer’s commitment to reducing plastic waste through reuse.

May 9, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

Scotts Grows Greener with Paper Sack

Scotts revives heritage brand O.M. Scott & Sons with a recyclable paper sack that’s built for performance, rooted in sustainability, and ready for modern lawn care.

May 8, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

New Origins Sample Pack Swaps Foil for Paper

Estée Lauder brand Origins debuts a recyclable 80% paper sample sachet, replacing foil with a more sustainable format that meets repulpability standards and cuts plastic use by 76%.

May 7, 2025

Sustainability

Community Poll: Commercializing Sustainable Packaging

Learn how effectively your peers are able to commercialize their sustainable packaging and innovations.

May 7, 2025

Recycling

Packaging Recycling Summit 2025: Charting a Circular Future

The third annual Packaging Recycling Summit, June 25-27, 2025 in Irving, TX, features a multi-day educational program for all stakeholders in packaging's circular supply chain.

May 7, 2025

Recycling

H2R Launches Cal SB 343-compliant Store Drop-Off Label

The transition to the new label design is scheduled for August 2025, aligning with H2R’s upcoming July Guidelines for Use, which will incorporate findings from CalRecycle’s SB 343 Material Characterization Study.

May 6, 2025

Recycling

SWANA Partners with U.S. Plastics Pact

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

In an effort to foster connections among stakeholders, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the U.S. Plastics Pact have announced a new partnership.

May 5, 2025

Recycling

Mondelez International, Nestlé Dessert, and Blue Heron Botanicals Utilize Paper-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from Mondelez International, Nestlé Dessert, and Blue Heron Botanicals from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 5, 2025

Plastics/resins

Amcor Completes Combination with Berry Global

Amcor

Amcor's all-stock combination with Berry Global expands its capabilities in consumer and healthcare packaging to advance product development and sustainability efforts.

May 2, 2025

Labeling

UPM Raflatac Offers Product Footprints in Customer Quotes

UPM Adhesive Materials

The company is providing label converters with transparent environmental data, including Scope 3 emissions information, directly within customer quotes through their product passport prototypes.

May 2, 2025

Wrapping

Mars' Kind is Next in Line with Curbside Recyclable Paper Wrapper

The repulpable paper used to flow-wrap these bars is a curbside recyclable, How2Recycle pre-qualified paper film supplied by Printpack. The move is more evidence of a growing global, now national trend toward paper films able to run on existing equipment.

May 1, 2025

Sustainability

Amazon and Microsoft Redesign Packaging for a Circular Future

At SPC Impact 2025, Amazon and Microsoft share how they’re transforming packaging systems through curbside-friendly materials, automation, and cross-functional design.

April 30, 2025