Sustainable Packaging

California Initiative Promotes Milk Jug Circularity

A consumer education campaign from the California Milk Advisory Board promotes the sustainability benefits of the HDPE milk jug and encourages consumers to ‘Recycle the Jug.’

April 14, 2023

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Flexible packaging

Amcor to Offer Certified-Circular Plastics in Australia and New Zealand

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor placed its first commercial order of certified-circular polymers leveraging ExxonMobil’s Exxtend technology for advanced recycling for use in packaging for the Australian and New Zealand market.

April 13, 2023

Sustainability

Countdown to interpack 2023

At interpack 2023, the latest technologies and innovations, from circular economy to digitalization, will be on display.

April 5, 2023

Package Design

Chocxo Goes Plastic Neutral to Help Fight Plastic Waste

Chocxo, the indulgent, lower sugar, organic chocolate brand, is now Certified Plastic Neutral through a partnership with rePurpose Global, the world’s leading Plastic Action Platform.

April 5, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

McDonald's, Nestlé, and Jägermeister Adjust Packaging for Sustainability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of sustainable packaging innovations by McDonald's, Nestlé, and Jägermeister from ThePackHub’s March Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

April 4, 2023

Sustainability

Indorama Ventures, Evertis Collaborate on PET Food Tray Packaging

Evertis

Indorama Ventures Public Co. and Evertis are collaborating to use flake from recycled PET trays to produce PET film suitable for food packaging trays.

April 4, 2023

Flexibles

2023 FPA Awards Emphasize Both Form and Function

A common theme among the flexible packaging applications that earned recognition as 2023 Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) Award winners is their ability to strike a balance between eye-catching aesthetics and performance in product protection.

March 30, 2023

Contract Packaging

What’s New From ENGAGE

The event welcomes in a new president and research depicts shift in sustainability and other industry trends.

March 28, 2023

Operational Excellence

Key Sustainability Legislation In Packaging

Regulations and pacts are changing the landscape for packaging innovation, from groups as large as the United Nations and down to the state and municipal level.

March 24, 2023

Flexible packaging

Amcor, Nfinite Enter Joint Research Agreement to Leverage Nanotechnology in Recyclable and Compostable Packaging

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor announced a joint research project agreement with Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. to validate the use of Nfinite’s nanocoating technology.

March 23, 2023

Sustainability

Dopper Achieves Cradle to Cradle Gold Certification for Its Reusable Bottle

Eastman Chemical Co.

Dopper's Original Collection of reusable water bottles, featuring Eastman Tritan™ Renew, is the first to achieve the Gold level set by the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute.

March 22, 2023

Flexible packaging

KIND Bar Wrap Closes the Loop

Mars moves from a petroleum-based plastic to one made from advanced-recycled polypropylene for the flexible film wrap for its KIND snack bar in the U.K.

March 16, 2023

Flexible packaging

Four New CPGs Join Film Recycling Collab MBOLD

A total of 18 new partners joined the MBOLD Coalition, including packaging suppliers, material recovery facilities (MRFs), agricultural companies, grocer organizations, and at least four major brand owners.

March 14, 2023