Sustainable Packaging

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #8: Colgate Rolls Out Monomaterial Recyclable Tube

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #8, check out this recyclable toothpaste tube from Colgate-Palmolive, telling people to "Recycle me!"

December 26, 2022

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Flexible packaging

Sabic, Scientex Collaborate to Develop PP Flexible Food Packaging Using PCR Ocean Bound Plastic

SABIC

This value chain collaboration enables ocean bound plastic (OBP) to be successfully brought back into circular material stream for conversion to high-quality flexible packaging.

December 22, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Mars Wrigley to Switch to Paper-Based Packaging in Australia

Popular candy bars Snickers, Milky Way, and Mars Bar will be packaged in a paper film with ultra-thin plastic layer, making the flow-wrapped packs curbside recyclable in what the company says is a world first.

December 21, 2022

Operational Excellence

Growing Pains in Direct to Consumer E-Commerce

With direct to consumer e-commerce expected to grow in the near future, manufacturers need to consider automation advancements that can help ease the process.

December 21, 2022

Packaging line integration

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group Opens Minneapolis Office to Expand Its Food Industry Presence

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group

Growing firm with expertise in manufacturing and technology saw record performance in 2022.

December 21, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

PET Collection Rate for Recycling Reaches Highest Level Ever in 2021: NAPCOR Report

The rise in the U.S. PET collection rate for recycling, including for both PET bottles and thermoforms, points to a significant rebound in PET redemption after the roadblocks presented by the pandemic.

December 19, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Innovative Recycling Solutions Developed By Mondelez, Domino Printing Services, and TekniPlex Healthcare

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recycling innovations from Mondelez Australia, Domino Printing Services, and TekniPlex Healthcare from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 19, 2022

Sustainability

Ecovative Acquires Lambert Spawn Europa

Ecovative LLC

The purchase of Lambert Spawn Europa B.V. gives Ecovative greater global vertical integration as it expands international production of mycelium materials in fashion, packaging, and food.

December 16, 2022

Sustainability

ABB Offers Playbook on How Companies Can Reduce Energy Costs and Emissions

ABB

In response to business leaders saying they lack guidance to reduce costs and emissions, ABB partnered with energy efficiency experts from the IEA, Microsoft, DHL Group, and other notable companies to publish the Energy Efficiency Movement Playbook.

December 16, 2022

Sustainability

Amcor Announces Deal With ExxonMobil to Drive Progress on Advanced Recycling Materials for Food and Healthcare Markets

Amcor Flexibles North America

Five-year deal to secure thousands of tons of high-performance, certified-circular material from ExxonMobil's advanced recycling plant.

December 16, 2022

Sustainability

Optima Looks Back on a Successful Anniversary Year

OPTIMA

In 2022, the Optima Group celebrated its 100th anniversary and is reflecting on an anniversary year full of highlights and exciting developments as well as on a century of innovation, expansion, partnership, and responsibility.

December 16, 2022

Flexible packaging

Melodea Enters U.S. With Plastic-Free Packaging Solution

Melodea, Ltd.

Melodea, Ltd.’s new U.S. plant will boost production of its paper sidestream-sourced barrier coating to serve the Americas.

December 15, 2022

Sustainability

GPI Poll Shows Consumers Value Glass’s Sustainability

Glass Packaging Institute

The results of a poll GPI commissioned to measure attitudes toward glass sustainability found that U.S. consumers prefer glass packaging due to its environmental benefits, and are inclined to shape their purchasing behavior accordingly.

December 15, 2022