Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo commits $10 million to jumpstart residential recycling challenge

All In On Recycling challenge aims to recycle nearly 2 million tons of material, including 7 billion bottles and cans, resulting in a greenhouse gas avoidance of 5.5 million tons of CO2.

July 31, 2018

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Sustainable Packaging

Build consumer trust with clean packaging

With consumer concern growing around food packaging safety, brand owners can build trust by proactively developing an approach to ‘clean packaging’ and communicating it to consumers.

July 30, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Crab shells and tree fiber: A replacement for PET film?

Researchers create a flexible, strong, transparent, and compostable film made from crab shells and tree fibers, which they believe could replace plastics such as PET for flexible packaging.

July 26, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Shoppers dish on e-commerce packaging

New survey says 34% of shoppers return online purchases due to packaging. Meanwhile, e-commerce is boosting demand for insulated packaging.

July 26, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Aramark pledges reduction in single-use plastics

The foodservice management company is the latest to disavow single-use plastics, committing to significantly reducing the use of these items across its global operations by 2022.

July 25, 2018

Flexibles

Seaweed-based sauce sachet trials in the U.K.

Online food delivery company Just Eat works with sustainable technology startup to trial fully-compostable seaweed-based sauce sachets at one of its restaurant partners in England.

July 25, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

100% bio-based plastic bottle is closer to becoming a reality

New milestone for sustainable technology company involves production and testing of renewable chemical that may be used to produce a 100% bio-based bottle for beverage company Suntory.

July 25, 2018

Sustainability

SaltWater Brewery opts for sustainable six-pack carrier ring

Company is reportedly the first to use the environmentally friendly E6PR ring. Made of barley and wheat ribbons used in the brewing process, it also provides the strength to hold cans through distribution.

July 24, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

TerraCycle to unveil ‘Loop’

TerraCycle Founder and CEO Tom Szaky shares news on the upcycling company’s work creating a supply chain for ocean plastics and provides a peek at the upcoming launch of its transformational Loop platform.

July 17, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

McDonald’s, Starbucks to work toward recyclable/compostable cup

Food service giants join Closed Loop Partner consortium dedicated to finding a way to divert the 600 billion cups distributed globally each year from landfills and give them a second life.

July 17, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon’s PillPack acquisition could transform online pharmacy market

Move signals e-commerce giant’s interest in the health care sector. Meanwhile, FDA warns of online medicine scams.

July 16, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Green packaging: A priority for consumers?

Survey looks at how consumers’ interest in sustainable packaging has changed and the extent to which this will affect brand owners’ success moving forward.

July 13, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

A global definition of plastics recyclability

Two international recycling organizations come together to create a global definition of recyclability—a step they say is integral to harmonizing the worldwide plastics industry.

July 13, 2018