Cartoning

Quality Packaging Specialists International (QPSI) Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

Throughout the year, there will be activities for its employees as well as new capabilities and systems unveiled to enhance customer relationships and experience.

March 13, 2023

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Sustainability

Gallery: Personal Care Packaging at Natural Products Expo West 2023

From insect repellant products to hair care bars and refillable dog shampoo, check out some of the products on show at this years' Expo West in Anaheim.

March 10, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Amazon Invests in Female-Led Bioplastics Company

Founded by scientist Luna Yu, Genecis uses organic waste to create PHA bioplastics that can be used as an alternative to conventional plastic packaging.

March 9, 2023

Sustainability

Four Chemical Recycling Pioneers Work to Source Plastic Feedstock

Chemical recycling can divert plastic materials that aren’t able to be mechanically recycled from landfill, turning it into PCR. But different methods require distinct supply architectures to feed them.

March 8, 2023

Podcasts

Special Six-Part unPACKED Sustainability Series: Pt. 1 - Advanced Recycling

Listen as Packaging World's Matt Reynolds and Anne Marie Mohan catch the industry up on the latest in advanced recycling.

March 8, 2023

Sustainability

TricorBraun Signs Exclusive Agreement with BioBottles

TricorBraun

The agreement enables TricorBraun to exclusively offer BioBottles—the first and only biodegradable bottle specifically designed and engineered for the nutraceutical industry—to nutraceutical companies in the U.S. and Canada.

March 8, 2023

Sustainability

Aluminum Pods Are Just the Ticket for Clever ‘Spice Passport’

Burlap & Barrel adopts Occo Spices’ innovative aluminum pod and paperboard sleeve packaging to create a sample pack of single-serve, single-origin spices for use when traveling.

March 8, 2023

Flexible packaging

Curbside Film Recycling Pilot Unlocks New PCR Streams

A pilot program for residential recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic films is being piloted by Dow, WM (Waste Management), and leading edge film converter Natura PCR. The project is concentrating on recoverable mono-material PE films common in households.

March 7, 2023

Sustainability

Packaging vs. Apparel: Who’s Winning the War to Source rPET?

As CPGs shift to greater percentages of PCR in their packaging to meet Ellen MacArthur commitments or other sustainability goals, they may not anticipate that competition to get ahold of it is fierce, and the apparel industry is their top competitor.

March 6, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Compostable Packaging Innovations from Laird Superfood, The Good Snack Company, and Jubiles

ThePackHub

See a few examples of compostable packaging innovations from Laird Superfood, The Good Snack Company, and Jubiles from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

March 6, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Opinion: Do We Practice What We Preach?

Have you ever looked into the trash bin at a sustainable packaging conference? Prepare to be disappointed when you do.

March 3, 2023

Sustainability

Eco-Products Earns Industry First for Compostable Packaging

Eco-Products Inc.

Eco-Products’ Vanguard clamshell is the first molded fiber item made with no-added PFAS to be approved by the Compost Manufacturing Alliance.

March 3, 2023

Flexibles

Paper Packaging Expands to Reckitt’s Dishwasher Tablets

Reckitt develops a paper-based pouch for its Finish dishwasher tablets that replaces 75% of plastic with responsibly sourced paper while maintaining barrier properties to protect against moisture.

March 3, 2023