Sustainability

Climate Change Interest Isn’t Ideology, It’s Economics

Economics is the new driver of climate change initiatives, according to Reusable Packaging Association. Attention to packaging selection and management can not only help reduce negative sustainability impacts, but also create new value streams.

July 20, 2020

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Protective/transport packaging

Mold-Rite Plastics to Expand Ohio Facility

MRP Solutions

Mold-Rite Plastics recently broke ground to begin construction on an addition to its manufacturing facility in Twinsburg, Ohio.

July 9, 2020

Protective/transport packaging

Placon Launches New Website

Placon

Placon launched its new company website on July 1, 2020. It was designed to incorporate a new shopping cart designated for customer sample requests, making it easier for customers to search, sort, and find stock products.

July 6, 2020

Protective/transport packaging

Innovative, Sustainable Strapping Band

TEUFELBERGER Fiber Rope Co.

TEUFELBERGER developed a new strapping solution especially for the printing and packaging industry, as well as the mailing and logistics industry. It is not only easy to operate, easy on the environment but also easy to handle.

July 1, 2020

Protective/transport packaging

Beer Cans' Premium Foil Lidding Adds Billboard Space While Appealing to Post-COVID Consumer

Romanian lager Albacher doesn't mention the pandemic specifically, but the timing of its new foil lidding, which adds billboard space and ensures a clean beer can surface, is fortuitous considering an increasingly safety-conscious consumer base.

June 29, 2020

Flexible packaging

Pregis Donates Insulated Packaging to Chicago Food Pantry

Pregis

Pregis recently donated more than 5,000 Penguin Pack insulated box liners to Lakeview Pantry, Chicago’s largest food pantry.

June 19, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Less Packaging, Greater Protection with new Amazon-Certified Shipper

Construction tool company redesigns its packaging with Amazon-approved vendor to provide more protection for its cutting tool while meeting the Amazon’s sustainable packaging guidelines.

January 21, 2020

Protective/transport packaging

Dover to Acquire Systech International, a Leading Provider of Serialization, Traceability and Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions

Systech

Enhances Dover's Product Identification and Traceability Solutions Portfolio

January 7, 2020

Protective/transport packaging

Wax Replacement Protective Packaging

DS Smith's Greencoat is a coated, water-resistant packaging solution that provides the same performance characteristics as wax-coated boxes but is 100% recyclable.

September 26, 2019

Protective/transport packaging

Jenny Craig Trims the Excess from its Meal Delivery Packaging

New delivery option allows consumers to receive one-week shipments of food in a 30% smaller package fitted with compostable insulation panels made from corn.

September 15, 2019

Protective/transport packaging

Meat delivery service uses cornstarch-based insulated coolers

NIKU Farms uses bio-based, insulated coolers made from cornstarch that are backyard compostable and biodegradable to ship its farm-to-door meat subscription boxes in Canada.

August 9, 2019

Protective/transport packaging

New stabilizing solution for Cargill Malt palletizing issues

Slippery malt bags and heavy totes were causing issues with load instability and product damage. A new combination of adhesive and stretch film solved these issues with an added cost savings for the company.

July 3, 2019

Protective/transport packaging

Compostable, water-soluble shipping materials used by meat delivery service

E-commerce meat company Crowd Cow ditches the EPS insulation for a shipping material that is home-compostable and meltable, and can be safely disintegrated in water.

April 27, 2019