Sustainable Packaging

Dow and Toppan Create Recyclable Banners for Olympic Games

Dow and Toppan have partnered to create recyclable polyolefin-based fabric decorations for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

August 21, 2020

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Sustainable Packaging

Klӧckner Pentaplast Invests in Expanding Its Recycled PET Capacity in North America

Klöckner Pentaplast Food Packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast announced its commitment to expand its post-consumer recycled PET extrusion capacity by 17,500 metric tons, which significantly increases its capacity for thermoformed recyclable protein trays in North America.

August 19, 2020

Sustainability

Avery Dennison BOPP Films Certified for HDPE Recycling

Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials’ Clear Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film is the first to be certified to comply with the Association of Plastic Recyclers' Critical Guidance Protocol for HDPE recycling.

August 4, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Intimations of Sustainability

I’ve always told anyone who would listen that the main reason I’ve so enjoyed being a packaging journalist for all these years is because my job consists of talking with some of the smartest problem solvers on the planet.

July 22, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Compostable Overwrap for Tea Bags

Listening to the stakeholders behind this determined effort is a vivid reminder of how many factors must be weighed before a compostable film can be commercialized.

July 21, 2020

Plastics/resins

Pretium Packaging Announces Expansion of its PET Manufacturing Facilities

Pretium Packaging

Pretium Packaging made a $5 million dollar investment in PET stretch blow molding equipment and infrastructure in 6 of its 19 manufacturing locations.

July 17, 2020

Plastics/resins

Nexeo Plastics Expands Inside Sales Center

Nexeo Plastics

Nexeo Plastics announced the completion of a reorganization and expansion of its North American inside sales operations.

July 17, 2020

Plastics/resins

Berlin Packaging Welcomes New President and CEO

Berlin Packaging

Berlin Packaging welcomes Bill Hayes as President and Chief Executive Officer. He will be based out of the company’s Chicago headquarters and will serve on its Board of Directors.

July 16, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Ice Age-Era Water Taps Mother Nature for Product, Packaging

Finnish natural mineral water Vellamo combines glass packaging with a transparent, wood-based polypropylene label to complement its brand story and sustainability goals.

July 15, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Unilever Partners in ‘Refill on the Go’ Reuse Model

CPG joins Chilean company Algramõ in a pilot that employs RFID-equipped, reusable containers, IoT technology, and electric tricycles to deliver product ‘by the gram’ to consumers’ doorsteps.

July 10, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Five U.S. Packaging Bills Under Consideration

While each one of the five proposed bills taps into elements valuable to advancing a circular economy for packaging, none provides a complete strategy across the entire recycling system.

July 6, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Amcor Extends Partnership Network by Joining World Wildlife Fund-led ‘ReSource: Plastic’

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor has joined the World Wildlife Fund-led activation hub, ReSource: Plastic, a global consortium of companies and organizations collaborating to keep waste out of the environment.

June 22, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

AIR Bottle for Personal Care Line Reduces Plastic by 50%

New personal care line, MyKirei by Kao, reflects the company’s Kirei, or ‘beautiful,’ Lifestyle Plan, with sustainable packaging that uses two pouches to create a ‘revolutionary’ rigid bottle.

June 22, 2020