Recycling

Video: Inside Republic’s New Indianapolis Polymer Center

Pete Keller of Republic Services gives a tour of the company’s new Polymer Center designed to turn post-consumer plastics into packaging-ready flake and resin, supporting circularity in the Midwest.

April 7, 2025

Materials: Page 17

Bio-based

Fiberdom Secures €3.5M in Funding for Circular Materials

The funding will expand Fiberdom's production of a patented, plastic-free material derived from wood fiber, intended to replace single-use plastics in various applications.

April 7, 2025

Recycling

The Next Step in PP Recycling: CPG Action

With technology in place and food-grade PP in the stream, the missing link in circularity is brand action. Industry leaders say it’s time for CPGs to rethink design, commit to recycled content, and collaborate across the value chain.

April 4, 2025

Cartoning

Logitech Ditches Plastic for Paper in Mouse Packaging Overhaul

Logitech is phasing out plastic clamshells in favor of FSC-certified paper cartons for its computer mice, cutting thousands of tons of plastic and carbon emissions in the process.

April 3, 2025

Recycling

Startup Debuts First Recyclable Aluminum Coffee Pod

Purpose-driven coffee brand Cambio Roasters launches a first-of-its-kind aluminum K-Cup-compatible pod that preserves the product’s freshness and flavor while keeping spent pods out of the landfill.

April 2, 2025

Recycling

Indy Goes Circular: Republic Services Opens Plastics Recycling Complex

New Polymer Center-Blue Polymers co-located facilities in Indianapolis transform plastic packaging waste into high-quality recycled flake or resins, ready for use in new packaging.

April 1, 2025

Workforce

FPA Announces 2025 Board of Directors

Flexible Packaging Association

The Flexible Packaging Association welcomes new members, including Russell Grissett of Sonoco Flexible Packaging as Chair, to guide the FPA through its 75th anniversary.

April 1, 2025

Cartoning

Stora Enso's Consumer Board Line at the Oulu Site has Started Operations

Stora Enso

Stora Enso's packaging board line has a 750,000-ton annual capacity and is aiming for full production by 2027.

March 31, 2025

Cartoning

Metsä Board Paperboard can Reduce Carbon Footprint of Food Packaging by 60%

Metsä Board

A life cycle assessment, verified by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, demonstrates the advantages of Metsä Board's folding boxboard when compared to white-lined chipboard.

March 31, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

UPM Packaging Papers Achieve Recyclability Certifications in Europe and the U.S.

UPM Specialty Papers

Meeting the European CEPI and U.S. WMU standards demonstrates UPM's compatibility with conventional recycling processes.

March 31, 2025

Additives, coatings & inks

CelluComp Expands Operations with a U.S. Manufacturing Facility

CelluComp

The manufacturing facility in Renville, Minnesota will produce Curran, a micro-fibrillated cellulose product derived from sugar beet pulp, intended as a sustainable alternative to plastics and PFAS in fiber-based packaging.

March 28, 2025

Bio-based

Used Cooking Oil Powers Lamb Weston’s New Potato Bag

Lamb Weston launches an industry-first bag for its frozen potatoes that’s made from used cooking oil, cutting its packaging’s carbon footprint by 30%.

March 24, 2025

Recycling

Clysar Receives Recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers

Clysar, LLC

Clysar's EV-HPG shrink film has received APR's Preferred Design Recognition, indicating it meets the organization's highest recyclability standards, and is pre-qualified for store drop-off recycling.

March 28, 2025