Sustainable Packaging

Loblaw announced as first Loop retail partner in Canada

Loblaw will launch the Loop program to Toronto in early 2020, allowing consumers to order a variety of products in durable, reusable packaging delivered in a specially designed tote.

June 8, 2019

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Sustainable Packaging

Olay to test refillable moisturizer packaging

A three-month pilot by P&G will test consumers’ acceptance of Olay Regenerist Whip moisturizer sold with a refillable pod, designed to significantly reduce plastic waste.

June 5, 2019

Flexibles

Biopolymer potato bags are ‘Tater Made’

Wada Farms uses a bag made partially from potato starch for its Idaho Potatoes that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, the use of petroleum-based plastics, and excess film gauge.

May 26, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Stars Align for Loop Launch

At a celebratory event in May attended by luminaries of the CPG world, the official launch of the Loop pilot in the Mid-Atlantic region was announced, as well as the platform’s founding U.S. retail partners.

May 21, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Amazon’s Vendor Incentive Program, nine months in

With the August deadline for Amazon’s incentive program looming, CPG suppliers struggle to bring their packaging into compliance while developing their overall e-commerce strategy.

May 19, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Asia Pulp and Paper: Compostable carryout container

Asia Pulp & Paper’s Bio Container is constructed of folding boxboard and is an ideal biodegradable and compostable solution for carryout containers, trays, and other direct food contact items. It is suitable for both microwave and freezer use.

May 15, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

It’s a material world Part 2: Tackling the plastics problem through package design

With help from Charlotte Warren from Equator Design’s Nottingham, England, studio, we examine how packaging designers can lead the change to save our oceans from plastics overuse.

May 13, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

It’s a material world, Part I: How alternative materials can address the plastics problem

What do langoustine shells, nut shells, banana peels, and plastic waste have in common? They are all being trialed for use in packaging as an alternative to plastic.

May 12, 2019

Protective/transport packaging

Compostable, water-soluble shipping materials used by meat delivery service

E-commerce meat company Crowd Cow ditches the EPS insulation for a shipping material that is home-compostable and meltable, and can be safely disintegrated in water.

April 27, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

P&G Fabric Care makes plastics reduction commitment

If successful, the reduction in plastic packaging by P&G Fabric Care in Europe by 2025 will be equivalent to one line of detergent bottles around the earth.

April 25, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Creating sustainable aluminum

In case you missed it: catch up on the sixth in a series from the 2018 Sustainability in Packaging Europe conference.

April 25, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Albertsons pledges to reduce the use of plastics in its 2,300 stores

Goals around 100% recyclable, reusable, or industrially compostable packaging, the use of recycled content, and a decrease in plastic usage, among others, will begin with its own brands packaging.

April 22, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

FlexPack Recovery Challenge winner announced

Winner selected from among a number of start-ups from across the globe presenting recovery technologies for a fast-growing category of hard-to-recycle flexible plastic packaging.

April 21, 2019