Sustainability

PepsiCo's challenge to Coke's reigning PlantBottle

In the soft drink wars, a new battle is being waged.

June 29, 2011

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Flexibles

DuPont Award winners announced

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers today announced winners in the 23rd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, representing breakthrough developments from brand giants such as Gillette and Coca-Cola.

June 13, 2011

Sustainability

Convertible clamshell for McDonald's earns top AmeriStar Package Award

Creative pack for McDonald’s wins ‘Best of Show’ while a bag-in-box for automotive fluids takes sustainable packaging honors at the 2011 AmeriStar Package Awards competition.

May 12, 2011

Labels

New square bottle, with shrink sleeve label, adds an edge to bottled water brand

TalkingRain Beverage Company created a stronger brand presence on- shelf for its ActiVWater® brand with new square bottle, full-body shrink sleeve label, and package redesign. Printed with metallic inks, the new label design has easy-to-read graphics, bold flavor-specific colors, and displays well at retail.

May 10, 2011

Sustainability

Bottle made of OCC and ONP

Holding 50 oz of laundry detergent, this molded-pulp bottle—recyclable and compostable—is actually a shell with a LDPE liner inside that holds the product.

April 11, 2011

Additives, coatings & inks

EcoLogic's president discusses Eco-One® additive

Listen to a brief introduction of EcoLogic's Eco-One(R) brand of additives that enhance the biodegradation of plastic products in a biologically active landfills.

March 9, 2011

Additives, coatings & inks

Recycling of nonbottle rigid plastics jumps nearly 50% in two years

Growth attributed to reclaimers’ increased willingness to accept mixed plastics, greater access by households to collection of these plastics, and industry collaboration.

February 22, 2011

Sustainability

U.S. demand for green packaging to reach $41.7 billion in 2014

Fastest gains are expected for degradable packaging and plastic recycled-content packaging, reveals new study from Freedonia.

January 14, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Program enables conversion from tape to adhesive

Henkel is offering a new, fully integrated, turn-key program to convert from packaging tape to adhesive:  the TapOut Package Sealing Solution.

January 3, 2011

Flexibles

PET recycling rate reaches 28% in 2009

An annual report of the PET recycling industry documents a steady increase despite a reduction in packages available for recycling, by weight.

October 26, 2010

Sustainability

ConAgra Foods 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report celebrates successes, looks toward future goals

ConAgra Foods 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report celebrates successes, looks toward future goals

September 29, 2010

Sustainability

Plantable nursery pot biodegrades in soil

Taking root in independent nurseries around the country, Ball Horticultural Co.’s new SoilWrap® bio-based plantable, compostable plant container is said to completely eliminate 100% of the environmental impact of the package, while reducing related fuel emissions.

September 12, 2010

Sustainability

Destination: zero waste

September 12, 2010