Sustainable Packaging

Static Bottle Recycling Rate is Insufficient to Meet CPG Demands for rPET

A new report shows a U.S. recycling rate for PET and HDPE bottles of 28.9% in 2018, far below the volume needed to meet CPG’s upcoming goals around the use of recycled content.

January 17, 2020

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Flexibles

FPA Publishes Annual Report to the Members

Flexible Packaging Association

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) published its latest Report to the Members that provides an overview of the many initiatives and activities FPA conducts on behalf of its members.

January 17, 2020

Plastics/resins

Amcor Announces Partnership with Moda

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor announced its partnership with New Zealand-based Moda vacuum packaging systems in North America and Latin America to offer innovative packaging solutions.

January 16, 2020

Sustainability

Avangard to Supply Dow with PCR Pellets

Dow

Waste optimization specialist Avangard Innovative LP reached an agreement to supply Dow with post-consumer resin (PCR) plastic film pellets.

January 15, 2020

Plastics/resins

Zummit Plastics’s Film Main Component in Growth Plans

Zummit Plastics Inc.

Zummit Plastics, a relatively new stretch film maker in Arizona is looking to capitalize on growing environmental awareness regarding the use of plastics.

January 15, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Alternatives to Plastic Packaging Not Always More Sustainable

Bowing to consumer pressure to eliminate single-use plastic packaging, CPGs and retailers switch to alternative materials—sometimes creating a greater environmental burden in the process.

January 14, 2020

Plastics/resins

WWP Names Chief Executive Officer

WWP

WWP, a provider of cosmetic packaging components, tubes, and full-service turnkey solutions, named Josh Kirschbaum CEO.

January 14, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Accelerates Plastic Waste Reduction Efforts

Roberta Barbieri, Vice President Global Sustainability, PepsiCo, shares the strategies the company is using to reach its ambitious new sustainable packaging goals.

January 9, 2020

Sustainability

Column: Colgate-Palmolive Competes on Toothpaste, not Tube

Colgate-Palmolive’s breakthrough toothpaste tube, on pace to be fully rolled out by 2025, is certified as recyclable by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).

January 7, 2020

Flexible packaging

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2019 - #3: Biopolymer Materials Hit Their Stride

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. Join us as we look back at the best of 2019. Anne Marie Mohan's report on bioplastics and biopolymer adoption checks in at #3.

December 29, 2019

Sustainability

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2019 - #9: Carlsberg's Adhesive Dots

Based on our online clicks and unique page views, we're counting down the Top 10 articles of 2019. Join us as we look back at the best of 2019. At #9 is this article on Carlsberg's use of adhesive dots instead of shrink wrap.

December 23, 2019

Sustainability

Bring package printing in-house?

TCI Co. Ltd, a global provider of health food and skincare products, is adopting HP Indigo digital printing to expand packaging production with a more flexible, customizable, and sustainable solution for its worldwide brand customers.

December 17, 2019

Operational Excellence

Ease of Use, Recyclability Push Growth of Flexible Plastic and PET Bottles in Western Europe

In 2018, food packaging accounted for a 55% share of the market in the region, followed by 37% for beverage packaging. Both the food and beverage categories saw the demand for smaller, lighter, and easy to store and handle pack sizes.

December 16, 2019