Sustainability

Avangard to Supply Dow with PCR Pellets

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

January 15, 2020

Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 288

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

Package design

TricorBraun Acquires Packaging Solutions, Inc.

TricorBraun

Packaging manufacturer TricorBraun acquired Minneapolis-based Packaging Solutions, Inc. (PSI), a rigid packaging distributor serving several markets, including pharmaceutical, pet food, and personal care.

January 7, 2020

Sustainability

Column: Colgate-Palmolive Competes on Toothpaste, not Tube

Colgate-Palmolive’s breakthrough toothpaste tube, on pace to be fully rolled out by 2025, is certified as recyclable by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).

January 7, 2020

Operational Excellence

Clean Label Impacting Food Packaging and Formulation

The “clean label” consumer trend is heavily influencing food processing, with nearly half of participants interviewed for a new PMMI Business Intelligence report being impacted.

January 6, 2020