Recycling

Q&A: Recycling Partnership VP Calls CPGs’ Attention to Polypropylene Recycling

The VP of Material Systems at non-profit The Recycling Partnership outlines why CPGs should invest in polypropylene recycling and shares strategies and benefits of doing so.

October 8, 2025

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Recycling

NEXTLOOPP Receives U.S. FDA Approval for 100% Food-Grade Recycled Polypropylene

NEXTLOOPP

NEXTLOOPP's project received a Letter of No Objection (LNO) from the FDA, confirming that its proprietary process for producing recycled polypropylene (rPP)meets the requirements for use in direct food-contact packaging at levels up to 100% across all food types.

October 8, 2025

Recycling

Every Can Counts U.S. Celebrates 75,000 Cans Collected for Recycling During Spring and Summer Festival Season

Every Can Counts

The Every Can Counts U.S. program collected and recycled over 75,000 aluminum beverage cans across four spring and summer events, demonstrating the potential for significant away-from-home recycling at festivals and large gatherings.

October 8, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: "Tattooed" Fruits Save Plastic with Laser Date Coding

Laser etching directly onto suitably thick-skinned fruits like mangos and avocados lets Westfalia Fruit eschew plastic price look-up tags with date codes, while standing out on the shelf. Possibilities for unique designs, even 2D codes, abound.

October 7, 2025

Flexible packaging

Morris Packaging LLC and UFlex Packaging Inc. Forge Strategic Partnership to Deliver Innovative & Sustainable Woven Bag Solutions

Morris Packaging

Morris Packaging LLC and UFlex Packaging Inc. are enhancing their product portfolio in the woven bag marketplace to deliver next-generation, sustainable flexible packaging solutions.

October 6, 2025

Recycling

Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc. Receives APR Design for Recyclability Recognition for ADMER RA105A Recycling Agent

Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc.

Mitsui Chemicals America's ADMER RA105A is a compatibilizer that helps different plastics blend better during recycling to improve the quality of the resulting recycled films.

October 3, 2025

Recycling

Expert-Led Extended Producer Responsibility Academy Provides Practical Path to Packaging Compliance

Signalfire Group

Washburn Consulting Sustainability and Public Affairs launches The ERP Academy, an online training program that provides expert-led resources and tools to help companies understand and comply with the, growing number of state-level EPR packaging laws.

October 3, 2025

Recycling

Mars, Mopack, and Catarina Café e Amor Design Packaging for Recyclability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging from Mars, Mopack, and Catarina Café e Amor from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

October 2, 2025

Bio-based

Pregis Opens Illinois Manufacturing Facility

Pregis

The facility is expected to divert an estimated 33,000 tons of waste from landfills as brands transition from plastic alternatives.

October 1, 2025

PACK EXPO

Community Poll: Sustainable Innovations at Pack EXPO

Find out what area of sustainable packaging innovations your peers were most excited about at Pack EXPO.

October 1, 2025

Recycling

APR Unveils New Tool for Full Packaging Recyclability Assessment at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)

The APR Design Assessment Tool Powered by Recyda will help companies prepare for new EPR and labeling laws.

September 30, 2025

Sustainability

Recyda

September 30, 2025

Sustainability

Game-Changing Technologies Recognized at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Technology Excellence Awards spotlight innovations redefining packaging and processing in five categories.

September 30, 2025