Sustainable Packaging

Monolayer Materials Help Bring Plastics Full Circle

Brand announcements about packaging material usage shifts are coming in faster than we can post them on our website or write about them in our print pages.

March 29, 2021

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Flexibles

Partnership Creates Infused Face Mask to Counter Dreaded “Maskne”

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the most important personal protective equipment are masks, but not all are created equal.

March 28, 2021

Flexibles

IBC Bag Brings Clarity and Barrier

Winning a Gold Award for Technical Innovation was the Shield Pack Clear High Barrier Aseptic IBC Bag from Amcor Flexibles.

March 27, 2021

Sustainability

Amped-up Paper, Other Materials Make Inroads on Rigid Plastics

It’s too soon to say if all the anti-virgin plastic rhetoric from environmental critics will have a lasting impact on the packaging materials mix.

March 26, 2021

Sustainability

Post-Consumer Recycled Material Getting Traction

Argentine dairy producer Mastellone Hnos of Buenos Aires positions its La Serenísima Original milk brand as a natural product.

March 25, 2021

Flexibles

Tyler Packaging Receives High Marks for its Recyclable Packaging Solution

Tyler Packaging Ltd.

Tyler Packaging completed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of five of its most common packaging solutions in pet food in order to educate its customers and accelerate sustainable product innovation.

March 25, 2021

Plastics/resins

Protective Packaging Demand Grows During Pandemic

ThePackHub

Consumer demand for protective and hygienic packaging during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new innovations in the areas of sleeve, film, and cardboard coatings.

March 24, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Food Grade Recycled Plastics In Latin America

A digital event of Latin American experts recently organized by CMT (Centre for Management Technology) gave us an in-depth view into regional strides in regulating the use of recycled materials in food grade packaging.

March 23, 2021

Sustainability

Take Two Foods’ Aseptic Packaging Gives “Upcycled” Barley New Life

Longer retail shelf life and the ability to sell online support this 21st-century company’s mission to extend spent barley’s value in a plant-based milk that fits today’s consumer health demands.

March 23, 2021

Operational Excellence

The Consumer Behavior of Plastics and Recycling in America

How consumers perceive a company may have a lot to do with its plastics and recycling initiatives. And enticing the consumer to fulfill their end of the recycling cycle may inevitably fall back on the brand.

March 22, 2021

Flexibles

Emirates Printing Press Wins Three Gold Awards from Flexible Packaging Association

Emirates Printing Press, Dubai

Of the 11 Gold Achievement Awards handed out in the 2021 FPA Awards Competition, three were won by Emirates Printing Press of the United Arab Emirates.

March 21, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Corona Launches Pilot Beer Pack Made from Surplus Barley

Using new technology, this circular process repurposes surplus barley into recyclable packaging material for six-packs.

March 20, 2021

Flexibles

Dual Chamber Pouch Keeps Medical Devices Safe

The FPA honored Amcor with a Gold Award in Technical Innovation for its Dual Chamber Pouch, a specialty multi-layer pouch consisting of a peelable medical device chamber and a non-peelable desiccant chamber.

March 20, 2021