E-commerce

Packaging Machine for E-commerce

Sitma’s e-Wrap 2.0 is designed specifically for the e-commerce sector. It is able to pack packages and envelopes of varying sizes with different types of wrapping materials, including bio film and paper.

January 23, 2020

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E-commerce/D2C packaging

Less Packaging, Greater Protection with new Amazon-Certified Shipper

Construction tool company redesigns its packaging with Amazon-approved vendor to provide more protection for its cutting tool while meeting the Amazon’s sustainable packaging guidelines.

January 21, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Static Bottle Recycling Rate is Insufficient to Meet CPG Demands for rPET

A new report shows a U.S. recycling rate for PET and HDPE bottles of 28.9% in 2018, far below the volume needed to meet CPG’s upcoming goals around the use of recycled content.

January 17, 2020

Sustainability

Avangard to Supply Dow with PCR Pellets

Dow

Waste optimization specialist Avangard Innovative LP reached an agreement to supply Dow with post-consumer resin (PCR) plastic film pellets.

January 15, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Oatly Frozen Dessert is Plant-Based from Product through Packaging

Using oats rather than cow’s milk for its frozen dessert, Oatly also opts for a paperboard ice-cream pint container with a coating made from sugarcane rather than petroleum.

January 15, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Alternatives to Plastic Packaging Not Always More Sustainable

Bowing to consumer pressure to eliminate single-use plastic packaging, CPGs and retailers switch to alternative materials—sometimes creating a greater environmental burden in the process.

January 14, 2020

Operational Excellence

Food Manufacturers Look to Reduce, Recycle and Reuse

Improvements to recyclability and sustainability, along with the desire to extend shelf life and prevent contamination, are some of the drivers of change in packaging formats and materials.

January 14, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Greenwashing Not Always a Fair Charge

"Greenwashing is the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service."

January 14, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Accelerates Plastic Waste Reduction Efforts

Roberta Barbieri, Vice President Global Sustainability, PepsiCo, shares the strategies the company is using to reach its ambitious new sustainable packaging goals.

January 9, 2020

Operational Excellence

Top 25 Breakthrough CPG Product Innovations of 2019

Products on the list include those in the food and beverage, personal care, OTC, and petcare categories and reflect consumer trends such as good-for-you ingredients, convenience, and a move away from traditional beverage products, among others.

January 13, 2020

Sustainability

Report: Innovative New Materials at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Ten intrepid Packaging World editors fanned out across PACK EXPO Las Vegas in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found.

January 13, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Glenroy Inc. Joins Sustainable Packaging Coalition

Glenroy, Inc.

Glenroy Inc., a converter and printer of flexible packaging, joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) and How2Recycle label program effective January 1, 2020.

January 10, 2020

Package design

SOPO Dispenser Granted Utility Patent

SOPO Dispenser

SOPO Dispenser was granted a Utility Patent on November 19th, 2019. It will begin marketing its patented dispenser in March. SOPO is an acronym for Stick On Pull Off Dispensers.

January 7, 2020