Recycling

Beverage Companies Donate $664,000 to Help Expand Recycling in Fort Collins

Grant provides large-capacity recycling carts and educational initiatives to boost recycling rates in Colorado.

September 2, 2024

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Containers & Closures

KM Packaging Welcomes Martin Penney as Customer Operations Specialist

KM Packaging Services Ltd.

Penney brings expertise in customer service and operations management to KM Packaging, focusing on enhancing customer satisfaction and leveraging AI for increased efficiency.

August 27, 2024

Reusable/Returnable

Starbucks Leads Citywide Reusable Cup Trial

The Petaluma Reusable Cup Project is the first citywide initiative to make reusable to-go cups the default option across multiple restaurants in a U.S. city.

August 21, 2024

Containers & Closures

Aluminum Bottle Selected for Ocean-Friendly Supplement

Differentiating its new omega supplement by making it with plants rather than fish, youtheory complements the product with an aluminum bottle that eliminates ocean-polluting plastic.

August 15, 2024

Recycling

Blue Bunny Opts for Translucent, Recyclable Pints

Blue Bunny expanded its Twist Cones soft-serve frozen treat line into 16-oz single-serve, freezer-grade twist pints that use cups that are translucent to help display the two-tone ice cream. Both the cups (PP) and closures are widely recyclable (HDPE).

August 12, 2024

Sustainability

STUDY: The Hidden Costs of Glass and Rethinking Sustainable Packaging

A recent report suggests that glass, often perceived as the most sustainable packaging, is among the least eco-friendly due to its high energy demands in production and recycling.

August 1, 2024

Recycling

Souvenir Stadium Cups Use 50% rPP from Purification

Churchill Container tests the viability of incorporating polypropylene recycled through a purification process into its reusable souvenir cups for stadiums and entertainment venues.

July 29, 2024

Containers & Closures

How Baileys Paper-Based Bottle is Made

An extraordinary network of inventors, developers, OEMs, and stakeholders emphasize ‘progress over perfection’ as they commercialize a breakthrough bottle.

July 8, 2024

Package Design

Neopac Wins Tube of the Year Award for World’s Smallest Child-Resistant Tube

Hoffmann Neopac AG

Noepac’s 10mm Polyfoil tube with child-resistant nozzle cap wins European Tube Manufacturers Association’s “Prototype” category.

June 27, 2024

Containers & Closures

MRP Solutions Names Mark Shafer as CEO

MRP Solutions

Appointment of the industry veteran ushers in new phase of growth and innovation for MRP.

June 26, 2024

Containers & Closures

Sonoco Strengthens Metal Packaging Presence with $3.9 Billion Eviosys Acquisition

Sonoco

Sustainable packaging provider Sonoco Products Company expands its reach in the global metal packaging market by acquiring Eviosys, Europe's leading food can manufacturer.

June 25, 2024

Recycling

Estée Lauder Closes in on Sustainable Packaging Goals

Luxury cosmetics company Estée Lauder shares how internal design guidelines and innovative packaging strategies have allowed it to come within 4% points of its 2025 sustainability goals.

June 13, 2024

Containers & Closures

Daniel Harrop is Global Package’s New SoCal/Oregon Sales Rep

Global Package LLC

Daniel, son of Global Package's CEO and founder Erica Harrop, will cover glass products in Southern California and Oregon.

June 11, 2024