Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Duracell's Shifts to Paper Packaging at Packaging Recycling Summit

Brandon Barr, VP/GM at Duracell, shared the company's journey of switching from a 60-year-old plastic blister-pack to a fully paper-based package at Packaging World's 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit.

September 9, 2025

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Bio-based

Ten Billion items of single-use plastic to be replaced, following $14m investment in Xampla

Xampla

Xampala's Morro Coating maintains the recyclability of cardboard without compromising on grease, oxygen and moisture barrier properties.

September 8, 2025

Recycling

Baby Food Brand Tests Flexible Pouch Mail-Back Program

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Once Upon a Farm shared how its mail-back pouch program is helping the brand test recovery strategies, build partnerships, and gather real-world data on flexible film recycling.

September 6, 2025

Bio-based

Tums Switches to Bio-based Bottle

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Haleon and partner Pretium shared how a switch to bio-based resin is helping Tums cut carbon while keeping its iconic bottle—and consumer experience—consistent.

September 5, 2025

Recycling

Reedbut Group Relocates to New Facility

Reedbut Group Ltd.

UK-based Reedbut Group is moving to a new 94,000-square-foot facility in Milton Keynes to expand production and storage for its sustainable, plastic-free packaging solutions.

September 5, 2025

Containers

Reedbut Group Ltd.

September 5, 2025

Sustainability

Danone’s Holistic Approach to Packaging Innovation

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Danone’s Kory Nook shared how the company is cutting carbon, improving recyclability, and designing packaging that makes it easier for consumers to recycle the right way.

September 4, 2025

Wrapping

Shell Polymers and Charter Next Generation Collaborate to Deliver Certified Circular Film Solutions

The collaboration will help divert plastic waste from landfills and meet the growing demand for sustainable solutions in the packaging industry.

September 4, 2025

Recycling

The Recycling Partnership Invests $4.25 Million in Houston Materials Recovery Facility, Charting a Future for Film and Flexible Packaging Recovery and Recycling

The Partnership’s largest single grant to an individual MRF, supported by PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, and the Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition, demonstrates what is possible in the future of recycling.

September 3, 2025

Recycling

PureCycle Receives Association of Plastic Recyclers' PCR Certification

PureCycle Technologies

The company's PureFive resin, HPP15-100, has received the Association of Plastic Recyclers' Post-Consumer Resin (PCR) Certification, which verifies that the material is made from post-consumer sources.

September 3, 2025

Labeling

Siegwerk and Ravenwood Partner to Advance Sustainable Linerless Labeling Solutions

Siegwerk

The partnership will promote sustainable linerless labeling by introducing two BPA-free release varnishes from Siegwerk.

September 3, 2025

Contract Packaging

Radienz Living Adopts Paperboard Carton for Laundry Pods

Radienz Living and GPI will debut an all-paper, child-resistant carton for laundry pods, aiming to cut plastic, boost pallet efficiency, and meet safety standards in club-store and perhaps e-commerce channels.

September 3, 2025

Recycling

FFRA Tackles the Flexible Film Recycling Challenge

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Kurt Kurzawa of the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance shared how the group is teaming up with other industry organizations to boost flexible film recycling through better data, smarter labeling, and a whole lot of collaboration.

September 3, 2025