Sustainability

Advanced Recycling not the First Tech to Win Over Skeptics

The mass balance approach and its traceability underpinnings require validation for credibility, say certification provider panelists. Overcoming CPG skepticism of the nascent tech, and educating consumers, is key according to early adopter converters.

June 28, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging Innovations: Unlocking the Power of Reusable and Refillable Packaging

In this episode of Sustainable Packaging Explained, we delve into the world of reusable and refillable packaging; the characteristics, pros, and cons, including the distinct models that have emerged.

June 28, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

IoPP: Future Strategizing Around Sustainability

Four key steps to developing successful sustainability plans for your brand or CPG include planning further into the long-term, keeping an eye on Europe, taking a fresh look at new materials and tech, and getting involved in interested organizations.

June 28, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

20 New Sustainable Packaging Innovations

Packaging consultancy shares 20 new sustainable packages and technologies that reflect broader industry trends, including compostability/biodegradability, reusability, and recyclability, among others.

June 28, 2023

Sustainability

Column: Is HolyGrail 2.0 Proving Viable at Scale?

As the EU looks to implement measures that could mean fines for brands and producers not using PCR in plastic packaging, more circular packaging is becoming a business imperative. Digital watermarking is a promising way to accomplish circularity.

June 27, 2023

Sustainability

Scope’s Palm-Sized Concentrate Bottle Enables Customization

Tiny, 50-mL bottle with dosing cup allows consumers to add water to their mouthwash for the perfect concentration, while reducing packaging waste by 70% versus a standard 1-L bottle.

June 26, 2023

Sustainability

Refill System Lets Consumers ‘Crack, Snap, and Clean’ in 10 Seconds

Plant-based cleaning products company Puracy evolves its refill packaging to an aluminum-can format and reusable bottle that eliminate the time, mess, and hassle of existing refill products.

June 23, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart is Cutting Back on E-Commerce Packaging Waste

Walmart is taking several steps to cut back on e-commerce packaging waste, from recyclable paper mailers to electric trucks.

June 22, 2023

Sustainability

PureCycle Technologies’ Ironton Plant Produces First Pellets

PureCycle Technologies

PureCycle Technologies’ Ironton, Ohio plant successfully produced the first run of Ultra-Pure Recycled (UPR) resin from post-industrial recycled material at commercial scale.

June 22, 2023

Flexible packaging

Dan Moore Appointed Print and Production Coordinator for Eco Flexibles

Eco Flexibles

Moore will be responsible for overseeing all print and production aspects of Eco Flexibles' operations.

June 21, 2023

Sustainability

Distillery 98 Brings Paper Bottle Stateside for Vodka

Florida-based micro-distillery Distillery 98 opts for sustainable packaging, with a paper-based bottle for its small-batch, locally sourced Half Shell Vodka.

June 21, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Heinz, Tesco, and Clover Sonoma Introduce Post-Consumer Recycled Packaging Solutions

ThePackHub

See a few examples of post-consumer recycled packaging solutions from Heinz, Tesco, and Clover Sonoma from ThePackHub’s May Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

June 20, 2023

Sustainability

KHS's Sustainability Report Outlines Its Commitment to Climate Protection

KHS USA, Inc.

In its new report for 2021/2022, the KHS Group outlines its commitment to sustainability. The key focus is on measures already introduced and the most recent steps taken to reach net zero by 2045.

June 20, 2023