Recycling

The Billion-Package Problem: Small-Format Recycling Solutions Emerge

Small-format packages pose problems in the recycling stream that package redesign alone cannot solve, putting new attention on infrastructure, material choices, and recovery data.

July 28, 2026

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Flexible packaging

Registration Open for FPA's 2026 FlexForward Conference

Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)

Industry leaders to gather in Milwaukee to explore the trends, policies, and innovations shaping flexible packaging

July 27, 2026

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: Mole Mapping, Career Development, and Robots vs. Human Labor

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

July 27, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

BW Packaging Announces Strategic Partnership with Crown Packaging Corp.

BW Packaging (a Barry-Wehmiller Company)

The collaboration strengthens integrated packaging capabilities to better address the evolving needs of today’s packaging operations.

July 22, 2026

Sustainability

Google, Mars & Nestle Make Paper Packaging Work

From snack bar wrappers to electronics boxes to collagen canisters, these major consumer brands share why replacing plastic with paper involves far more than a material swap.

July 21, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Alliance to End Plastic Waste Scales Solutions for Flexible Film Recycling

What role can cross-industry collaboration and emerging sorting technologies play in scaling flexible film recycling in the U.S.?

July 21, 2026

Workforce

Greg Saxon Becomes Next Chief Executive Officer of The Recycling Partnership

The Recycling Partnership

Saxon succeeds founder Keefe Harrison as the organization prepares to expand recycling infrastructure and support implementation of EPR laws across the United States.

July 20, 2026

Workforce

Conor Carlin to Become IoPP President on August 1

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

Carlin succeeds longtime Executive Director Jane Chase after a planned leadership transition and will lead IoPP's education, networking, and professional development initiatives.

July 20, 2026

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: More Humanoid Robots, One-Handed Rx Bottles, and an NAW Trial Re: EPR

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

July 20, 2026

Recycling

Four Takeaways from This Year’s Brand Owner Bootcamp

Packaging leaders from major brands and retailers gathered in Chicago to discuss shared challenges in designing recyclable, recycled-content packaging.

July 17, 2026

Sustainable Packaging

How Just Born Turned Packaging Data into an EPR Strategy

By starting with component weights and imperfect but defensible data, Just Born built a system that now supports reporting, budgeting, and package planning.

July 14, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: AI Lights the Path for a Circular Future

What are the dominant forces shaping packaging over the next decade?Editor-in-Chief Matt Reynolds sits down with Brian Wagner, co-founder of PTIS Global, to discuss how AI is reshaping packaging faster than expected. New PTIS research shows brand owners, data, and technical expertise will define who leads, and who falls behind.

July 14, 2026

Sustainability

Innovated Holdings

July 13, 2026