Sustainability

The Compass Steering P&G

Of course packaging is essential to the way P&G goes to market, but packaging is always designed and evaluated in terms of how it meshes with four other key business drivers.

December 4, 2019

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Sustainable Packaging

Report: 37% of Consumers Willing to Pay More for Eco-Friendly Products

Of 1,000 U.S. consumers surveyed, 37% are seeking out and willing to pay more than 5% for environmentally-friendly products—a trend is expected to continue to grow.

November 6, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Sweden Moves to 100% rPET for All its Bottles

The move is set to eliminate the use of 3,500 tons of virgin plastic each year in Sweden, with a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions over pre-transition levels.

November 26, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Chlorophyll Water’s Bottle Designed to be 100% Landfill Biodegradable

A proprietary organic additive integrated into the bottle mold accelerates the natural biodegradation of the bottle in biologically active landfills and anaerobic digesters

November 6, 2019

Operational Excellence

PET Leads Beverage Pack Type, but Sustainable Options Still a Growing North American Trend

Though bottled water’s continued growth in the North American beverage market boosts PET dominance in the region, manufacturers are looking at other, more sustainable pack types too.

November 20, 2019

Sustainability

More Sustainable RRP Format

Morrisons Supermarkets of the UK has re-launched its Best Bacon product in an improved Retail Ready Packaging (RRP) format.

November 19, 2019

Contract Packaging

Plastic Bans: A Threat or an Opportunity for Contract Packagers?

As the war on single-use plastics heats up, are you ready to help your contract packaging customers find new and innovative options?

November 6, 2019

Flexibles

Recyclable pasta bag

Italian pasta maker Girolomoni has launched its organic Graziella Ra ancient wheat spaghetti, farfalle, and penne rigate in what is described as a fully recyclable paper stand-up bag with a window that allows consumers to clearly see the product inside.

November 15, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Lush Cosmetics Gets Naked

Lush Cosmetics uses several strategies to lower the impact of its packaging, including Naked, or packaging-free, products, as well as recycled-content and recyclable packaging, and reusable options.

November 14, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Ellen MacArthur: Reuse as an Area of Business Opportunity

In its mission to ensure plastic never becomes waste, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation presents reuse of packaging as a business opportunity that involves rethinking current models.

November 13, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Lawmakers Propose Radical Legislation to Address Global Plastic Waste

Legislation would make plastic producers responsible for collection and recycling of materials, put a moratorium on new plastic facilities, and require nationwide container deposits.

November 6, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Top Beverage Brands Commit to Getting ‘Every Bottle Back’

Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper, and PepsiCo make significant investments to initiate a four-part program to improve the collection of plastic bottles so they can be made into new ones.

November 2, 2019

Flexibles

Kellogg, Bear Naked’s Stand-Up Pouch Takes Circular Route to Recyclability

Confronted with questions around sustainability, the flexible packaging industry is working to make recyclable pouches a reality in support of a more circular economy, using the How2Recycle label.

November 1, 2019