Sustainable Packaging

Navigating the Future of Recycling: The Role of Dynamic Labels

Dynamic labels and QR codes on packaging are enhancing consumer understanding of recycling practices and adapting to local regulations, as industry leaders collaborate to refine these tools.

November 8, 2023

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Flexibles

Plant-Based Cat Litter Answers Call for Fully Recyclable Paper Packaging

Responding to consumer calls for easily recyclable packaging, natural pet products producer Healthy Pet introduces a fully-recyclable paper bag with paper handle for its ökocat cat litter.

November 8, 2023

Flexible packaging

Charter Next Generation's Milton Plant Attains ISCC PLUS Certification

Charter Next Generation

Granted through SCS Global Services, the certification attests to the plant’s compliance with ISCC PLUS standards and allows CNG to expand its product portfolio.

November 8, 2023

Events

9 Takeaways on Real-Time Monitoring in Pharma Logistics

At the 2023 ISTA European meeting, pharma brands and suppliers discussed trends in data logger technology.

November 1, 2023

Capping

Cap & Closure Star in The Glenlivet's Twist, Mix, and Pour RTD Cocktail

Pernod Ricard Chivas Brothers’ whisky brand The Glenlivet unveils a pair of instant mix, ready-to-serve cocktails that consumers prepare simply by opening the bottle. A twist of the aluminum shell cap releases pressurized cocktail mix ingredients.

October 31, 2023

Recycling

Cup Noodles Moves to Microwavable Paper Cup

Ramen noodle mainstay Cup Noodles has made the switch from a polystyrene to a paper cup that allows consumers to quickly microwave the product and aligns with the company’s sustainability goals.

October 31, 2023

Cartons and boxes

Packaging Innovation Conjures a Gin Bottle Inside an Ice Block

Expertly executed printing techniques on a crisp white bleached paperboard bring to life a unique graphic design of a bottle frozen inside an ice block for Finland-sourced 1000 Lakes gin.

October 30, 2023

Sustainability

Revolution Receives LNO for Clear Food Grade LLDPE PCR Resin

Revolution Sustainable Solutions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Letter of No Objection (LNO) for Revolution’s proprietary recycling method to produce LLDPE PCR resin made from recycled stretch film for food contact applications.

October 26, 2023

Sustainability

Ardagh Metal Packaging, Crown Holdings Fund Two Additional Recycling Facility Grants for Can Capture Equipment

In partnership with The Recycling Partnership, the grants will support recycling facilities in California and Indiana by providing funding for equipment that is anticipated to capture in excess of 20 million aluminum beverage cans on an annual basis.

October 26, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Tips for Recyclable Package Design

Discover the essentials of material selection, design considerations, and consumer education in our deep dive into recyclable package design.

October 25, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Recyclable Packaging Innovations by Hello Brew Co., Moro, and NOBL WATR

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations by Hello Brew Co., Moro, and NOBL WATR from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

October 25, 2023

Sustainability

Toray Plastics Receives International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for locations in North Kingstown, R. I. and Front Royal, Va.

October 24, 2023

Flexibles

How Three Verticals in the Flexible Packaging Industry Help Brand Owners

Charter Next Generation

CNG, Bostik, and American Packaging collaborated to solve an industry-wide problem—determining the extent to which cold seal adhesive coatings influence recycling streams.

October 23, 2023