Contract Packaging

Top Articles of 2024, #18: Westrock Coffee Poised for RTD Growth

The #18 most clicked article of 2024: Launched originally as a means of aiding Rwandan coffee farmers, Westrock Coffee just opened an Arkansas manufacturing plant that includes three sophisticated packaging lines.

December 19, 2024

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Coding & Marking

"Tattooed" Fruits Grab Attention, Save Plastic with Laser Date Coding

Laser etching directly onto suitably thick-skinned fruits like mangos and avocados lets Westfalia Fruit eschew plastic price look-up tags with date codes, while standing out on the shelf. Possibilities for unique designs, even 2D codes, abound.

December 18, 2024

Recycling

Top Articles of 2024, #19: WM's Investment in AI Sortation

The #19 most clicked article of 2024: We sat down with Brent Bell, VP of recycling, to see how a billion dollar investment will be spent (hint: AI optical sorters and new facilities), and what it means for pack design and PCR supply.

December 18, 2024

Recycling

AMP Raises $91 Million in Series D Funding to Revolutionize Waste

AMP Robotics

Latest investment to support expansion to process municipal solid waste and single-stream recycling at scale.

December 17, 2024

Digital Transformation

Top Articles of 2024, #20: Sunrise 2027

The #20 most clicked article of 2024: The GTIN 1D barcode has worked for 50 years, making packaging go 'beep' at checkout. Poised to take its place is a more capable, internet connected 2D code representation of a GS1 standard URL called Digital Link.

December 17, 2024

Recycling

Vaseline, Pernod Ricard, and AN Avícola Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Vaseline, Pernod Ricard, and AN Avícola from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

December 17, 2024

Podcasts

PODCAST: Generative AI for Packaging & Processing Machinery

Listen to an AI-generated podcast on some fundamental ways to incorporate generative AI into packaging and processing machinery.

December 16, 2024

Sustainability

Bayer’s New Blister Pack Bids Adieu to PVC

The shift from PVC to PET, while helping the company meet its sustainability goals, was met with challenges, including concerns over usability.

December 16, 2024

Recycling

Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

December 11, 2024

Digital Transformation

One-Minute Survey: AI in Packaging Operations

What's on your mind? Please answer a few quick questions to tell us more about what you want to see in Packaging World.

December 10, 2024

Reusable/Returnable

Cruise Line’s Breakfast Room Service Gets More Sustainable

As part of its Sail & Sustain sustainability program, Norwegian Cruise Line rolls out reusable Bento box-style serviceware for in-room breakfast service that uses certified circular PET.

December 10, 2024

Recycling

Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America Partners with Don’t Trash Glass Program in Chicago

Ardagh Group

Partnership to boost regional glass recycling by encouraging bars and restaurants to collect used bottles for reprocessing into new ones.

December 10, 2024

Recycling

Danone Adds Refreshed How2Recycle with Dynamic, Localized Recycle Check

Truth in labelling laws and recycling infrastructure changes prompted GreenBlue's How2Recyle to refresh its iconography for any potential future. An adaptable, interactive datamatrix label based on The Recycling Partnership's Recycle Check is a big shift.

December 9, 2024