Bagging & Pouching

New Origins Sample Pack Swaps Foil for Paper

Estée Lauder brand Origins debuts a recyclable 80% paper sample sachet, replacing foil with a more sustainable format that meets repulpability standards and cuts plastic use by 76%.

May 7, 2025

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Package Design

The Clear Can Conundrum

Although eye-catching from a marketing standpoint, beverage producers struggle to crack the code on a cost-effective and sustainable way to package beverages in clear cans.

April 29, 2025

Sustainability

Community Poll: Commercializing Sustainable Packaging

Learn how effectively your peers are able to commercialize their sustainable packaging and innovations.

May 7, 2025

Recycling

Packaging Recycling Summit 2025: Charting a Circular Future

The third annual Packaging Recycling Summit, June 25-27, 2025 in Irving, TX, features a multi-day educational program for all stakeholders in packaging's circular supply chain.

May 7, 2025

Recycling

H2R Launches Cal SB 343-compliant Store Drop-Off Label

The transition to the new label design is scheduled for August 2025, aligning with H2R’s upcoming July Guidelines for Use, which will incorporate findings from CalRecycle’s SB 343 Material Characterization Study.

May 6, 2025

Workforce

BluePrint Automation Hires Nick Szczechowski as North Central Regional Sales Manager

BluePrint Automation (BPA)

Szczechowski joins BPA to drive growth in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, while Hunter Schultheis takes over the northwest region.

May 6, 2025

Digital Transformation

Survey: CPGs Digitally Transform for Efficiency, Repeatability, and Reporting

Editors break down survey results from the Annual Outlook Report on Digitalization. Only 25% of respondents say they have a digitalization strategy. Those that do have leveraged ERP systems and record-keeping, track and trace, packaging automation, and AI.

May 5, 2025

Recycling

SWANA Partners with U.S. Plastics Pact

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

In an effort to foster connections among stakeholders, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the U.S. Plastics Pact have announced a new partnership.

May 5, 2025

PMMI News

PMMI Unveils Aftermarket Parts & Service Report: Essential Insights for 2025 and Beyond

New report reveals growing aftermarket opportunities, setting the stage for PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

May 5, 2025

Recycling

Mondelez International, Nestlé Dessert, and Blue Heron Botanicals Utilize Paper-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from Mondelez International, Nestlé Dessert, and Blue Heron Botanicals from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 5, 2025

Plastics/resins

Amcor Completes Combination with Berry Global

Amcor

Amcor's all-stock combination with Berry Global expands its capabilities in consumer and healthcare packaging to advance product development and sustainability efforts.

May 2, 2025

Labeling

UPM Raflatac Offers Product Footprints in Customer Quotes

UPM Adhesive Materials

The company is providing label converters with transparent environmental data, including Scope 3 emissions information, directly within customer quotes through their product passport prototypes.

May 2, 2025

Contract Packaging

Korpack “Disrupts” the Industry with Rapid Growth as a Single Source Supplier for CPG Brands

Korpack, Inc.

Korpack—which is SQF, USDA, FDA-certified—now offers over 200K square feet of space to its partners and has opened its third location in the Chicago Area in under 10 years.

May 1, 2025