Recycling

Advanced Recycling Technologies: Transforming Waste into Opportunity

How can these technologies complement traditional recycling efforts while helping to meet the growing demand for recycled content in packaging?

July 9, 2024

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E-commerce/D2C packaging

ACMA Marks 100 Years of Innovation

ACMA, a Coesia company

Bologna-based Anonima Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche (ACMA) celebrates its centenary and looks to the future with sustainable solutions and its new R&D lab "ACMA Next."

July 2, 2024

Recycling

Innovia Films Expands Encore Range of Recycled Content Films

Innovia Films

New additions include mechanically and advanced recycled content for BOPP films as well as a Prevented Ocean Plastics option to drive circularity.

July 2, 2024

Bio-based

Procter & Gamble, Beavertown, and Peri & Sons Farms Introduce Bio-Based Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of bio-based packaging innovations from Procter & Gamble, Beavertown, and Peri & Sons Farms from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

July 2, 2024

Recycling

Krones Recycling Spun Off as an Independent Subsidiary Company

Krones, Inc.

Krones Recycling GmbH takes over all activities relating to plastics recycling but continues to utilize Krones' global production, sales, and service network.

July 2, 2024

Bio-based

Bakery Swaps to Compostable Film for Frozen Products

Vikings & Goddesses Pie Company is now packaging its frozen baked products in compostable film packaging, aligning with sustainability values of both the brand and its customers.

July 1, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

WG & CPMA to Develop Sustainable Produce Packaging Guidelines by Dec. 2025

A new working group spearheaded by the organizations will create guidelines to unify North American supply chain protocols.

July 1, 2024

Sustainability

Method Bottles Made with 100% Recycled Recovered Coastal Plastic

A partnership with SC Johnson and Plastic Bank exemplifies method’s commitment to sustainability, transforming recovered coastal plastic into packaging for household products.

June 28, 2024

Recycling

Digimarc and Wipak Partner to Create Sustainable Smart Packaging with Digital Watermarks

Digimarc

New packaging combines Digimarc's digital watermarks and Wipak’s printed film technology to enhance plastic recycling, improve efficiency, and unlock valuable data for brands.

June 28, 2024

Recycling

INEOS Becomes First Polymer Producer with Technology for Developing Recyclable Flexible Films

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe's multilayer, blown film line set to replace hard-to-recycle, multi-material packaging films and prevent a million tons of waste in landfills each year.

June 27, 2024

Cartoning

Rounded-Corner Carlsberg Multipack Reduces CO2 by 224 Tons

Carlsberg in Poland trials a new multipack format that uses rounded corners to reduce the use of shrink film on a pallet and offers 360-deg branding.

June 25, 2024

PMMI News

PACK EXPO International 2024 Offers Robust Sustainability Education Programs

Companies including Dow, Amazon, Clorox, Nestle, Dr. Bronner's, WestRock, and Conagra will share best practices at the new Sustainability Central exhibit.

June 25, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Baltimore Sues PepsiCo, Coke and Frito Lay Over Plastic Pollution

The city follows New York in suing plastic polluters for cleanup expenses. Its lawsuit cites false claims, failure to warn, design defect, deceptive practices, and violations of state and local laws.

June 24, 2024