Sustainable Packaging

New resource reviews global packaging frameworks, standards, and definitions

As more and more brands commit to packaging goals around reusability, recyclability, compostability, etc., it is becoming more important to clarify and align definitions.

January 12, 2019

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Sustainable Packaging

Top 10 Greener Package stories of 2018

Efforts at home and abroad to curb the use of plastic packaging was a popular topic in 2018, especially those that involved innovative new solutions.

December 31, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

CPGs: Do you know the size of your fiber footprint?

More than 45 million acres of working forests are at risk of fragmentation or conversion for other uses, threatening the future of the paper packaging supply chain, jobs, and the environment.

December 15, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Nestlé Waters North America to achieve 25% recycled plastic by 2021

Beverage firm plans to continue expanding its use of recycled materials, with the aim of reaching 50% recycled plastic by 2025.

December 13, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Cannabis packaging, PCR material availability to be examined at The Packaging Conference 2019

The Packaging Conference, produced by PTI and SBAcci, has a decade-plus reputation as the must-attend event for the debut of new technologies and other key industry announcements.

December 5, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Specialty pharmacy transitions to ‘green’ shipping coolers

While focusing on patient safety, Diplomat Pharmacy moves to environmentally friendly coolers for its temperature-sensitive medication shipments.

December 4, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

At J&J Consumer, packaging is a team sport

Millennials, sustainable packaging, speed to market, e-commerce, and keeping up with nimble competitors—packaging professionals at J&J Consumer are laser focused on all of the above.

December 3, 2018

Sustainability

PET recycling rate sees increase, despite challenging market

A new report on U.S. postconsumer PET recycling activity cites a 2017 rate of 29.2% for PET bottles, reflecting a slight increase over the 2016 rate of 28.4%.

November 25, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability labeling helps in purchasing decisions

With consumers skeptical about green product marketing, it’s critical that companies adopt rigorous and reputable labeling systems to build consumer awareness, understanding, and trust.

November 17, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

How one major CPG is taking steps to be part of a sustainable solution

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

November 15, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

London supermarket introduces Plastic Free Zones

Supermarket creates a plastic-free aisle where more than 1,700 products—including meat, cheese, and fresh fruits and vegetables—are packaged in materials other than plastic.

November 14, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

An e-comm first from P&G

The Tide Eco-Box is the first product launch from P&G Fabric Care’s eCommerce Innovation Group. ‘We have designed a package eComm-back.’

November 14, 2018

Flexibles

Now Plastics: Recycled PET films

Now Plastics offers post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET films made from 60 to 90% PCR PET resin. They are designed with a high content of recycled PET materials that have been sanitized and reconfigured into film grade resin, making them environmentally sensitive and 100% compliant with sustainability requirements.

November 14, 2018