Recycling

Column: Can Optical AI Help Revive Undersubscribed Recycling Systems?

U.S. recycling habits are suboptimal to say the least, and brands are getting tight-lipped about their sustainability efforts for fear of being accused of greenwashing given so little material gets recycled. Can vastly improved sortation help the streams?

October 7, 2024

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Recycling

Sidel’s Actis Barrier Coating Receives APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition

Sidel Group

Sidel's Actis coating technology, which enhances PET bottle shelf life and enables lightweighting, receives recognition for its compatibility with existing recycling processes.

October 7, 2024

Recycling

Plastic Packaging Recycling: Conflicting Truths and Waning Patience

CPG companies should re-evaluate their reliance on plastic packaging and explore alternative strategies to reduce waste and promote sustainability.

October 4, 2024

Recycling

Pact Collective Champions Beauty Packaging Circularity

In this Q&A, Carly Snider, executive director of Pact Collective, talks about the history of the organization and its work to collect and recycle cosmetic and beauty care packaging.

October 4, 2024

Recycling

How2Recycle Taps Recycle Check for Adaptive, Localized Package Disposal Instructions

How2Recycle & The Recycling Partnership launched a dynamic, QR-based label that accesses the National Recycling Database to simplify consumer recycling behavior. Scanning the code conveys real-time localized H2R info. Danone's Silk brand already on board.

October 3, 2024

Reusable/Returnable

Lancǒme, North Coast Seafood, and Pingo Doce Introduce Reusable and Refillable Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of refillable and reusable packaging innovations from Lancǒme, North Coast Seafood, and Pingo Doce from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

October 3, 2024

Recycling

Danone Puts Customer First in Sustainable Innovation

Kory Nook discusses how Danone is tackling its Scope 3 emissions, with consumer-driven changes to its yogurt packaging to allow for recycling.

October 3, 2024

Podcasts

unPACKed Podcast: 2024 Snack Food Trends Report

Listen as PMMI's Director of Custom Research breaks down its latest Business intelligence report, highlighting evolving machinery in the snack food industry, particularly with sustainability challenges.

October 2, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

See the Future of Home Compostable & PCR Closure Solutions for Flexible Packaging at PACK EXPO

Fresh-Lock

Fresh-Lock closures to showcase eco-friendly packaging solutions developed in collaboration with leading suppliers in Booth S-3907.

October 2, 2024

Bio-based

Bioelements Partners with Michigan State Univ. to Test Biodegradation for Sustainable Packaging

Bioelements Group

First research project with major U.S. university to validate Bioelements' technology.

October 2, 2024

Recycling

How2Recycle Forward Campaign to 'Future-proof' On-Pack Label

GreenBlue's How2Recycle program announced its new How2Recycle Forward campaign, calling it 'the dynamic, data-driven future of on-pack labeling.' A sneak peak revealed data-matrix codes that imply a connected label that could relate variable information.

October 1, 2024

Bio-based

Paper Sachet for Skin Care Reduces GHGs by 69%

Hair and skin-care product company Nécessaire reduces the carbon footprint of its sample packs by switching from plastic tubes to sachets made from 63% paper.

October 1, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Korozo Group Brings Recycle-Ready Flexible Packaging to Life with Digital Product Passports

Korozo Group

Korozo partners with R-Cycle to integrate DPPs into its sustainable packaging solutions to provide consumers with essential information and drive a more circular economy.

September 27, 2024