Sustainable Packaging

Cardinal Health earns recognition for plant-based phase-change materials

Healthcare company earns honors from the Reusable Packaging Assn. for its efforts with Sonoco ThermoSafe that deliver multiple benefits in shipments of refrigerated pharmaceuticals.

October 4, 2016

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Flow wrapping

Fin-seal flow wrapper upgrade

Microwave popcorn packer pumps up packaging efficiencies, while deflating maintenance costs and packaging material waste.

October 3, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Natural pet products ship green

Pet products company demonstrates that e-commerce shipping can be green, using materials that include 100% recycled-content, custom-sized boxes and corrugated void-fill.

October 2, 2016

Contract Packaging

Frozen seafood packer upscales weighing operations

Semi-automatic combination weighers reduce labor requirements and product giveaway.

September 30, 2016

Contract Packaging

New order-management system for Saddle Creek Logistics Services

The new order management system (OMS) integrates data from multiple sources into a single, integrated 'omnichannel' platform for greater efficiency.

September 27, 2016

Flexibles

Existing MRF technologies can be used to sort flexible packaging

Industry collaborative completes research on the flow of flexible packaging materials through single-stream MRFs, determining their feasibility for film recovery.

September 26, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Non-profits join to improve American recycling industry

A new initiative aims to analyze the entire recycling system and identify the most effective areas for improvement and intervention to deliver more recyclables to the supply chain.

September 24, 2016

Contract Packaging

Webinar Tuesday, Oct. 4: Expert insight on aseptic processing and packaging

Purdue University experts presents aseptic technology's pros & cons, and will answer your questions...all in just one hour.

September 20, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

NGOs envision a future free from plastic pollution

A new organization of 90 NGOs calls on U.S. corporations and governments to lead the way to a future free from plastic pollution. “

September 19, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

A bright future for stone paper

A new report sees rapid growth for the stone paper market globally, due to its environmental profile and consumer awareness around deforestation.

September 18, 2016

Contract Packaging

Partnerships: the heart of Contract Packaging Association

I am often asked about the benefits of membership to the Contract Packaging Association....

September 16, 2016

Contract Packaging

Replenishment reimagined

What's a Humology scale, and how can this deceptively simple way to rank your firm's electronic vs. human interactions help you?

September 16, 2016

Contract Packaging

CPA and Sonoco collaborate to host successful event

This was the first first Connect to Collaborate education event, and brought insight on consumer trends to contact packagers.

September 16, 2016