Flexibles

Drop-in bioplastic for pet-food bag

A Canadian provider of organic and non-GMO cat and dog foods extends its commitment to accountability to its packaging, with flexible bags made from bioplastic for a new product line.

January 12, 2017

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Sustainable Packaging

Wine capsule goes green

Recently introduced by Washington State's Snoqualmie Winery is a wine capsule sourced from a bio-based polyethylene produced from sugar cane.

January 5, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Top 10 sustainable packaging stories of 2016

See what visitors to GreenerPackage.com were reading about last year in the annual Top 10 list of most-read articles on the site.

January 2, 2017

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Top 10 of 2016 focus on e-commerce, Walmart

The top 10 articles in packworld.com’s annual countdown of most-read stories show readers’ concerns about what’s coming down the pike—in particular e-commerce and Walmart’s new case-coding requirements.

January 1, 2017

Sustainability

Tomato fiber-based packaging finds commercial applications

Canadian grower Pure Hothouse Foods and French grower Idyl switch to solid board packaging for their vegetables that is enriched with tomato plant fibers.

December 25, 2016

Flexibles

Bio-based Snickers wrapper wins top award

Four years in the making, a bio-based film wrapper for Mars' Snickers candy bar made from potato starch waste is given top honors in the 11th Global Bioplastics Awards.

December 19, 2016

Contract packaging

New Clinical Syringe Line Key Helps Vetter Meet Growing Batch Production Needs

Additional storage expansion strengthens the facilities’ ability to meet increased customer demand in prefilled syringes.

December 15, 2016

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Pharmaceutical CMO installs high-speed bottling line

Pharma Tech Industries employs unscrambling, filling, checkweighing, metal detection, capping, sealing, bundling and case packing equipment at its Missouri facility.

December 14, 2016

Sustainability

Light-blocking label opens up package design possibilities

The innovative Pentalabel eklipse label substrate from Klöckner Pentaplast blocks light so brand owners can use PET bottles instead of HDPE. The shrink-sleeve label increases shelf life, frees up design and provides a more environmentally friendly packaging option.

December 14, 2016

Flexibles

Mars Drinks rethinks Freshpack design

After a Life Cycle Assessment of its single-serve Freshpack pouch for coffee and tea, Mars Drinks make changes that reduce the carbon footprint of the package by 31%.

December 13, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging Medical Marijuana for Senior Patients

Medical marijuana may allow those with pain to stay in the workforce longer. Here’s how one company is appealing to mature patients.

December 12, 2016

Sustainability

Pfizer Enhances Capsule Filling/Weighing in Freiburg, Germany

For more than 30 years, Pfizer’s Freiburg facility has used Bosch machinery that has produced benefits such as lean manufacturing, sustainability and reduced waste. It’s no wonder more equipment will be added in 2017.

December 8, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Handbook unlocks the circular economy for businesses

Included is a comprehensive overview of the circular economy, including real-life examples and case studies, to help business understand how to implement the model.

December 8, 2016