Recycling

Minnesota Becomes 5th State to Approve EPR Packaging Law

Under the new law, all packaging in Minnesota must be reusable, recyclable, compostable, or collected by an approved alternative collection system by 2032.

May 22, 2024

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Bio-based

PulPac Partners with Plastisud to Expand Dry Molded Fiber Tooling

PulPac

Collaboration combines PulPac's dry molder fiber technology with Plastisud's high-precision molds to accelerate the development of eco-friendly packaging solutions worldwide.

May 22, 2024

Containers & Closures

Zotefoams Partners with Südpack to Make ReZorce® Mono-Material Barrier Packaging

Zotefoams

Agreement enables rapid scale up of sustainable beverage carton technology, adding up to 100 million carton capacity annually.

May 21, 2024

Sustainability

Biomimicry in Packaging: 6 Points to Ponder

Dr. Dayna Baumeister: “Maybe a misconception is that you get to keep doing the status quo. If you really want to do innovation, you’ve got to be willing to expand the possibilities of what might come out of it at the end of the day.”

May 21, 2024

Containers & Closures

Origin Materials Partners with IMDvista on First PET Cap and Closure Manufacturing System

Origin Materials

Origin’s manufacturing system is expected to produce the first commercial-scale PET caps and closures.

May 20, 2024

Coding & Marking

Markem-Imaje Achieves Top Sustainability Ranking to Lead the Industrial Coding Industry

Markem-Imaje

The marking and coding systems provider's U.S. facility in Keene, NH, earns EcoVadis Platinum rating, placing it among the top 1% globally for sustainable business practices.

May 20, 2024

Recycling

5 Lessons in Eco-Modulation

There’s still time to develop EPR packaging laws in the U.S. that address some of the shortfalls found with established systems and encourage eco-modulation.

May 20, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Vuori, Clarins, and Kaufland Introduce Reusable Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of reusable packaging innovations from Vuori, Clarins, and Kaufland from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 17, 2024

Sustainability

IMA Life North America Breaks Ground on Sustainable Freeze-Drying Facility in Tonawanda

IMA Life North America

Groundbreaking ceremony in New York marks the start of IMA Life's new facility that will produce pharmaceutical machines, including equipment for cancer-fighting treatments.

May 17, 2024

Recycling

MRF’s Polymer Center Network to Expand Access to Recycled Plastic

A first-of-its-kind facility from Republic Services allows the MRF to aggregate plastic from its regional facilities for further sorting and recycling, resulting in high-quality PCR material.

May 16, 2024

Recycling

Refresco to Disrupt with Mono-material, Aseptic, Food Contact HDPE/rHDPE Carton

Expected to be on shelves by Q3 is a game-changing new aseptic carton format. While brands swap plastic for paper, reZorce flips the script with circular, mono-material HDPE/rHDPE for paper. Finishing validation, CM/CP Refresco will be first to market.

May 16, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

CPG Sustainability: Navigate Challenges with Us

Sustainability is no longer optional—it's a strategic necessity. The transformation may be challenging, but with a strategic approach, CPG companies can turn challenges into opportunities, and the Sustainable Packaging Newsletter is here to help.

May 15, 2024

Recycling

CAA Provides Deadline Schedule for Brands Affected by EPR

John Hite of the Circular Action Alliance provides a 10,000-foot view of EPR for packaging and CAA, along with important deadlines brands need to know to meet legislation requirements.

May 14, 2024