Sustainable Packaging

IoPP Column: Let’s Work Together on Sustainability

Sustainability is about preserving resources for future generations.

September 6, 2022

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Sustainability

Keith Tornes Appointed Managing Director for DS Smith

DS Smith Packaging Systems

DS Smith appointed Keith Tornes as Managing Director, paper, forestry, and recycling for North America.

September 6, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Dasani Launches in 100% rPET, Sprite Switches to Clear Plastic

In pursuit of a World Without Waste, Coca-Cola introduces a new bottle made from 100% rPET for Dasani water and moves from green to clear plastic for Sprite to improve recycling of the bottle.

September 6, 2022

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ACMA to Showcase Sustainable Packaging, Machinery Designed for Confectionery Applications at PACK EXPO International

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth 2501! ACMA, a Coesia company will exhibit its CW 800 wrapper for spherical chocolates equipped with OptiMate Premium (Coesia proprietary PLC) and Ecoshell sustainable packaging designed for confectionery markets.

September 6, 2022

Sustainability

Cartoner Ushers Bumble Bee Out of Plastic Shrink, Into Paperboard Multipacks

An enterprise-wide focus on sustainability pushed Bumble Bee Seafood to reinvent multipacking in a more readily recyclable, paperboard format. A 'Rolls Royce' of a cartoner certainly helped.

September 2, 2022

Sustainability

Smithers to Host E-Pack US 2022

Smithers

Smithers, a testing, consulting, information, and compliance services, will host the 5th Annual E-Pack US 2022—Gaining Insight on Today’s Ecommerce Packaging at the Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown Hotel on October 19-20.

August 31, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

FPA Publishes 2022 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

Flexible Packaging Association

U.S. flexible packaging industry continues to experience positive and steady growth.

August 30, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Avery Dennison Launches Program to Enable Liner Circularity

Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison and Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s Polyester Film division launch a new program where Mitsubishi will offer a closed-loop process for PET liner recycling.

August 30, 2022

Sustainability

Chanel and Henkel Among Brands Innovating with Recycled Material Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging made with recycled materials by Henkel and others from ThePackHub’s August Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

August 28, 2022

Flexible packaging

Four Ways Forward for Sustainable Pet Food Packaging

Pet owners seek sustainable pet food packaging, but packagers find meeting their wishes isn’t easy. Is it best to reuse, compost, mechanically recycle, or maybe in the future, chemically recycle? We’ll look at all the possibilities.

August 26, 2022

Flexible packaging

TC Transcontinental Packaging Recognized for Sustainability in Pet Food Industry

TC Transcontinental Inc.

TC Transcontinental was named a Top Performer 2022/2023 in the Earth Defender Category for its environmental focus and leadership in working towards Sustainable Development Goals for positive environmental impact, by the Pet Sustainability Coalition.

August 26, 2022

Sustainability

Pregis' Performance Flexibles Facility Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

Pregis

The certification allows Pregis to engineer certified circular films for food, medical, and other performance critical applications at its Grand Rapids facility.

August 25, 2022

Sustainability

DS Smith’s Research Progresses in Testing Boxes Made of Straw, Seaweed, and Flowers

DS Smith Packaging Systems

It is working to give new life to alternative fibers for paper and cardboard, including daisies, straw, grass, cocoa shells, and seaweed as part of its $140 million investment in research and development to accelerate its work in the circular economy.

August 25, 2022