PACK EXPO

Seven Machines from PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025 You May Have Missed

From automatic pallet unwrappers for variety pack lines to plug-and-play palletizers, here are seven standout technologies co-man/co-pack operations should keep an eye on.

October 10, 2025

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Recycling

Q&A: Recycling Partnership VP Calls CPGs’ Attention to Polypropylene Recycling

The VP of Material Systems at non-profit The Recycling Partnership outlines why CPGs should invest in polypropylene recycling and shares strategies and benefits of doing so.

October 8, 2025

Digital Transformation

Digital Link Reveals Conversational Product Packaging Powered by AI

Digital Link

Digital Link embeds conversational intelligence into a QR code, allowing packaging to go beyond static packaging.

October 8, 2025

Recycling

NEXTLOOPP Receives U.S. FDA Approval for 100% Food-Grade Recycled Polypropylene

NEXTLOOPP

NEXTLOOPP's project received a Letter of No Objection (LNO) from the FDA, confirming that its proprietary process for producing recycled polypropylene (rPP)meets the requirements for use in direct food-contact packaging at levels up to 100% across all food types.

October 8, 2025

Recycling

Every Can Counts U.S. Celebrates 75,000 Cans Collected for Recycling During Spring and Summer Festival Season

Every Can Counts

The Every Can Counts U.S. program collected and recycled over 75,000 aluminum beverage cans across four spring and summer events, demonstrating the potential for significant away-from-home recycling at festivals and large gatherings.

October 8, 2025

Package Design

DataLase, KilianDruck Grünstadt Dinges, and EcoCortec Design Packaging for Enhanced Functionality

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging designed for enhanced functionality from DataLase, KilianDruck Grünstadt Dinges, and EcoCortec from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

October 8, 2025

Coding & Marking

Printed 2D Barcodes Become Digital Gateways for Supply Chain, Consumers

Markem-Imaje’s GS1 Digital Link, based on Colos software embeds real-time, enterprise data into 2D codes—boosting retailer compliance, supply chain efficiency, and consumer engagement while enabling recalls, traceability, and dynamic product experiences.

October 7, 2025

Digital Transformation

The Rise of Connected Packaging

Jenny Stanley, founder of Appetite Creative, talks with Packaging World about the power of connected packaging to drive data, engagement, and sustainability.

October 7, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: "Tattooed" Fruits 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.

October 7, 2025

Flexible packaging

Morris Packaging LLC and UFlex Packaging Inc. Forge Strategic Partnership to Deliver Innovative & Sustainable Woven Bag Solutions

Morris Packaging

Morris Packaging LLC and UFlex Packaging Inc. are enhancing their product portfolio in the woven bag marketplace to deliver next-generation, sustainable flexible packaging solutions.

October 6, 2025

Recycling

Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc. Receives APR Design for Recyclability Recognition for ADMER RA105A Recycling Agent

Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc.

Mitsui Chemicals America's ADMER RA105A is a compatibilizer that helps different plastics blend better during recycling to improve the quality of the resulting recycled films.

October 3, 2025

Digital Transformation

Avery Dennison and Wiliot Expand Partnership

Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison is set to manufacture Wiliot's next-generation, lower-cost, and smaller ambient IoT Bluetooth-enabled sensors and integrate them into its Intelligent Labels portfolio and atma.io connected product cloud to scale the technology's global market reach.

October 3, 2025

Recycling

Expert-Led Extended Producer Responsibility Academy Provides Practical Path to Packaging Compliance

SignalFire Wireless Telemetry

Washburn Consulting Sustainability and Public Affairs launches The ERP Academy, an online training program that provides expert-led resources and tools to help companies understand and comply with the, growing number of state-level EPR packaging laws.

October 3, 2025