Recycling

Recycled Polypropylene Reaches Retail Shelves in Cleveland Kitchen Tub

A polypropylene tub for Cleveland Kitchen's fermented foods brings PureCycle's purified recycled resin to the grocery shelf for the first time, a decade after the technology began as a P&G lab project. The same PureFive resin has already moved through stadium souvenir cups; now it's headed for the refrigerated aisle.

September 4, 2026

Containers & Closures

Containers & Closures

Limited-run Heinz Adjustable-flow Lid Uses Rotating Core, Standard PP

The Love Lid is a two-part, patented closure that raises an internal core to widen flow across three settings. Kraft Heinz tells Packaging World the resin, recyclability, and 20-oz bottle all stay unchanged.

August 10, 2026

Logistics/Supply Chain

Live at GS1 Connect: Driscoll's Gives a Billion Clamshells Unique IDs

The fresh berry juggernaut had more than two million consumer survey responses, but no way to act on any of them. Changing that now is item-level serialization via one unique QR code per clamshell, across four thousand growers and a billion packages.

June 11, 2026

Reusable/Returnable

Lierac Brings Refillability to Skincare with Custom Square Glass Jar

Lierac’s Lift Integral Day Cream pairs a custom square Gerresheimer container with Medicos Group's patented Re-CliCK rotation-locking refill system.

May 29, 2026

Containers & Closures

Tethered Cap Redesign Improves Recyclability for Vöslauer Bottles

The new mono-material HDPE cap meets EU tethering rules while maintaining line efficiency and consumer experience.

April 23, 2026

Recycling

Oishii’s Top-Seal Pack Leverages Liner, Barrier Film, and Recyclable Tray for Fresh Berries

Engineered for moisture control and gas exchange, Oishii’s format pairs a recyclable SBS tray with a functional liner and barrier lidding to boost shelf life and streamline materials.

March 23, 2026

Containers & Closures

How Colgate-Palmolive Pushed a Familiar Resin Into New Territory

At The Packaging Conference this week, Polyplastics and Colgate-Palmolive detailed how high-Tg Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) can enable HDPE bottles to run in ISBM at low concentrations, achieving 30% lightweighting while maintaining drop performance and recyclability.

February 13, 2026

Workforce

Can Manufacturers Institute Appoints Roxanne Sharif as Director of Sustainability

Can Manufacturers Institute

Sharif brings proven expertise as a corporate sustainability leader to CMI.

February 9, 2026

Containers & Closures

Mannol Debuts Patented Lenticular Cap Tech to Combat Counterfeiting

Mannol's cap features a lenticular logo effect, embossed branding, and a printed inner seal to enhance product authentication across its global lubricant portfolio.

February 5, 2026

Containers & Closures

Hartmann North America Plans Further Capacity Expansion Through 2027

Hartmann North America

Building on recent investments, the expansion will add production and warehouse capacity to support demand for sustainable molded fiber egg packaging across North America.

February 3, 2026

Recycling

Mastellone Introduces a Pioneering Paperboard-based Cup for Dairy

The company behind the renowned La Serenísima brand has launched its Finlandia spreadable cheese in a pioneering package: a paperboard-based cup with 8% less virgin plastic and a premium aesthetic. This is how the innovative packaging came to life.

January 28, 2026

Containers

MegaFood Unveils Package Refresh and New Brand Campaign

The brand uses a variety of packaging formats designed to protect its products, minimize environmental impact, and deliver a seamless consumer experience.

January 26, 2026

Containers & Closures

Column: On Taping the Bottoms of RSCs

What do Regular Slotted Cases (RSCs) have in common with the stock market? It’s bad when the bottom falls out.

January 7, 2026