Recycling

Paper-Based Carriers Help Coca-Cola Bottler Replace Plastic Multipacks

This Coca-Cola bottler says it will replace 200,000 lb. of plastic a year with the addition of a paper-based mulitpack solution. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages partnered with WestRock to replace plastic multipack rings with paper in this application.

December 4, 2023

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Flexible packaging

Sonoco Acquires Inapel Embalagens Ltda.

Sonoco

Inapel will add to Sonoco’s existing flexible packaging operation in Brazil.

December 4, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Charting a Course for Chemical Recycling in Europe

At the recent Advanced Recycling Conference in Cologne, Germany, John Sewell of Chemical Recycling Europe outlines what’s needed to make chemical recycling a success story.

December 4, 2023

Contract Packaging

Value-added Services and Niche Capabilities

Outlook Group hones in on capabilities less common among contract services and adds upon them to benefit customers and streamline their supply chains.

December 1, 2023

Contract Packaging

What Co-packers Gain by Giving Back

Coregistics’s charity events build employee morale, brand reputation, and fulfill social sustainability requirements.

November 30, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability Awards 2023 Winners Announced

Here are the winners of the 2023 Sustainability Awards – the most prestigious global competition for sustainable packaging innovation.

November 30, 2023

Sustainability

Eco-Friendly Glue Receives Patent

Cal Poly

An eco-friendly adhesive designed by a Cal Poly chemistry research team in collaboration with Geisys Ventures has been approved for a U.S. government patent.

November 30, 2023

Recycling

European Parliament Revises Packaging Directive

New revision calling for most packaging to be reusable or recyclable by 2030.

November 30, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

How Metal Packaging Addresses Sustainability and Food Preservation

Metal can packaging is gaining popularity in the food and beverage industry because of the many advantages that can be seen throughout the supply chain. Learn more in the latest Sustainable Packaging Explained.

November 29, 2023

Sustainability

USDA Appoints Board Members to Paper and Packaging Board

Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB)

The eight-member Board representing four grades of paper funding the Paper & Packaging – How Life Unfolds® campaign oversees the paper and packaging sectors’ national promotion program focused on sustainability.

November 28, 2023

Sustainability

Greener Corp. Offers Solutions for Running Sustainable Materials on Flow Wrappers, VF/F/S Baggers

Greener Corporation

Greener Corp.’s ongoing series will provide information about selecting, testing, and running sustainable packaging materials on flow wrappers and vf/f/s baggers.

November 28, 2023

Containers & Closures

Kraft Heinz Introduces First Fully Recyclable Ketchup Cap

Together with Berry Global, Heinz has now switched to a mono-material cap, manufactured in polypropylene. This means it meets requirements for recyclability.

November 27, 2023

Sustainability

Recognizing Packaging’s Positives in Sustainability, Equity, and Inclusion

Packaging has been under significant scrutiny for some time, absorbing a lot of negative press about what needs to be fixed—namely eliminating packaging as waste.

November 22, 2023