Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: ScottsMiracle-Gro Goes Greener with Paper Sack

Anne Marie Mohan, Senior Editor at Packaging World, sits down with Ray Severa, Manager of Packaging & Applicators at ScottsMiracle-Gro. They discuss how a growing demand for more sustainable products and packaging has resulted in a curbside-recyclable paper packaging for the O.M. Scott & Sons natural lawn and seed line.

January 20, 2026

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 64

Bagging & Pouching

Dry Cream of Wheat, Rice Pudding Move to Recyclable Paper Pouch

European grocery chain NORMA moves its private-label cream of wheat and rice pudding into recyclable paper pouches that provide barrier through a water-based dispersion coating.

January 19, 2026

Recycling

Peelware, Nicorette, and Asahi Group Japan Design Paper-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging from Peelware, Nicorette, and Asahi Group Japan from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

January 19, 2026

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

TC Transcontinental Packaging Expands Thermoforming Capacity with New Extrusion Technology

TC Transcontinental Inc.

Advanced extrusion line at TC Transcontinental Packaging’s Oklahoma facility strengthens supply reliability, performance, and long-term growth for protein and dairy markets.

January 16, 2026

Recycling

Emerald Packaging Joins the US Flexible Film Initiative to Help Scale Recycling of Flexible Plastics

Emerald Packaging

Emerald Packaging becomes the first associate member and first flexible plastic manufacturer to join the USFFI coalition of major CPG brands.

January 16, 2026

Sustainability

Simplified Quiche Package Cuts Plastic Up to 80%

La Terra Fina’s new quiche packaging redesign reduces materials, improves pallet efficiency, and responds to consumer feedback about excessive plastic.

January 16, 2026

Sustainable Packaging

McKinsey: The Complicated Push for Sustainable Packaging

Consumers favor recyclable packaging, but price, performance, and regulation shape what’s feasible. New global data reveals where sustainability investments pay off—and where brands must navigate tradeoffs across materials, markets, and costs.

January 15, 2026

Sustainability

David Feber

January 15, 2026

Digital Printing

Paez Packaging Installs Domino N610i, Their First Digital Press

Paez Packaging

The installation enhances Paez Packaging's print quality, shortens turnaround times, and enables flexible, short-run, and variable-data label production across multiple industries.

January 14, 2026

Digital Printing

Domino

January 14, 2026

Labeling

Paez Packaging

January 14, 2026

Reusable/Returnable

r.World Prevents 20M Single-Use Cups from Going to Landfill

Durable, reusable serveware, local wash hubs, and a data-driven system enable r.World to provide closed-loop environments with an eco-friendly and operationally efficient reusable foodservice packaging program.

January 14, 2026

Package Design

World Packaging Organisation (WPO) Announces Winners of WorldStar 2026

World Packaging Organisation (WPO)

The WorldStar Global Packaging Awards recognize 234 winning projects from 36 countries for excellence in packaging innovation, sustainability, and technical performance.

January 14, 2026