Sustainability

Quilted Northern Launches Recyclable Paper Packaging in a National Brand First

The paper toilet paper packaging will eliminate approximately 500,000 pounds of plastic waste each year, the company says, and testing shows the format to be comparable to its predecessor in performance and function.

July 7, 2023

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Contract Packaging

GreenSeed Contract Packaging Accelerates Growth Plans

GreenSeed Contract Packaging, Inc.

Industry veteran Don Reed, CEO, outlines the company’s growth and investment plans.

July 6, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Canopy Pack4Good Initiative Seeks to Save Forests

NGO Canopy Planet and CPG partners work to transform the paper packaging industry to reduce and eliminate its impact on the world’s high-carbon, high-biodiversity forests.

July 5, 2023

Sustainability

Magnomer Magnetic Inks Earn APR Responsible Innovation Recognition for PET-G Shrink Sleeves

Magnomer Inc.

Magnomer’s magnetizable coatings technology is expected to be compatible with the sortation and reclaiming steps commonly used for the recycling of PET containers.

July 5, 2023

Sustainability

Omni-Pac and HP Join Forces for Molded Fiber Production

Omni-Pac Group

This collaboration will help Omni-Pac reduce CO2 emissions and replace single-use plastics with more sustainable packaging solutions

July 5, 2023

Sustainability

Head & Shoulders, Hoeksche, and Grupo Calvo Introduce Packaging Designed for Consumer Convenience

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging that provides convenience for consumers from Head & Shoulders, Hoeksche, and Grupo Calvo from ThePackHub’s June Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

July 4, 2023

Sustainability

Veuve Clicquot Switches to Virgin Tree-Free Paper

Luxury champagne producer engineers a gift box made from hemp and recycled wood fiber that reduces its eco-footprint while supporting NGO Canopy Planet’s initiative to protect ancient and endangered forests.

June 30, 2023

Sustainability

New Pollster Data Informs Chemical Recycling Messaging

Rightly or wrongly chemical recycling has proponents and detractors. Agnostic pollsters found high initial favorability for the tech when impartially explained, but suggest a messaging strategy to help chemical recycling proponents control the narrative.

June 29, 2023

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

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