Sustainable Packaging

Bold but Implausible Plan Pinpoints U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste

Americans, we are told, generate more plastic waste both by weight and per person than any other country—42 million metric tons (MMT) yearly—or 287 pounds per man, woman, and child, at least as of 2016.

February 10, 2022

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Plastics/resins

Evian’s New Sparkling Water in Aluminum, PET

Consumers can choose which recyclable container format they prefer for Evian’s new sparkling variety.

February 8, 2022

Sustainability

PFNonwovens Partners with Smart Plastic Technologies

Smart Plastic Technologies

The companies signed an exclusive joint development agreement for the use of Smart Plastic’s patent-pending SPTek ECLIPSE™ technology in PFNonwovens’ hygiene and medical nonwoven products.

February 4, 2022

Plastics/resins

Xampla Opens New Lab, Expands Key Teams

Xampla

Xampla, manufacturer of natural alternatives to single-use plastic, expanded its commercial and technical teams with the addition of seven new hires and opened a new Cambridge laboratory.

February 1, 2022

Sustainability

Veritiv, Shinola Join NextWave Plastics to Scale Use of Ocean-Bound Plastics

Veritiv

Veritiv Corp.and Shinola join NextWave, a consortium of worldwide businesses committed to scaling the use of ocean-bound plastics by developing the first global network of ocean-bound plastics supply chains.

January 31, 2022

Workforce

Patrick Krieger Promoted to Vice President for Sustainability for PLASTICS

Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) promoted Patrick Krieger to the newly created role of Vice President for Sustainability.

January 31, 2022

Sustainability

Honeywell, Avangard Innovative Announce Joint Venture to Build Recycling Plant

Honeywell

The facility will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology to transform end-of-life plastic waste into recycled polymer feedstock that can be used to create new plastics.

January 28, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Refillable Options for Restaurant Take-Out, Alcoholic Beverages, and Subscription Deodorant

ThePackHub

See a few examples of refillable packaging innovations from ThePackHub’s January Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 28, 2022

Sustainability

Revolution Launches Updated Brand Identity

Revolution Sustainable Solutions

Revolution moves to a single brand identity to better serve markets with sustainable manufacturing and recycling solutions.

January 27, 2022

Sustainability

Smart Plastic Technologies, Munchkin, Inc. Announce Partnership

Smart Plastic Technologies

Smart Plastic Technologies and Munchkin, Inc. signed an exclusive joint development agreement to create baby lifestyle products using Smart Plastic’s patent-pending ECLIPSE™ technology.

January 27, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

PLASTICS Issues Statement on Plastics Pact

Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

Tony Radoszewski, President and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), weights in on Plastics Pact.

January 27, 2022

Labels

Multi-component Pack Checks All the Boxes for DIY Berry Yogurt Parfaits

With an existing 4-oz Chobani PP yogurt pack format as a starting point, berry parfait product collaborator Naturipe worked backward and reverse-engineered an optimized PET cup and closure that nests components and seals them into a single package.

January 26, 2022

Cartoning

Pentawards Shares Top 10 Packaging Design Trends for 2021/2022

After evaluating 2,000 entries in its annual packaging design competition, Pentawards pulls out 10 prominent trends drawn from the winning work, compiling its first trends report.

January 24, 2022