Sustainable Packaging

Four States Enact Extended Producer Responsibility Laws for Packaging

Maine, Oregon, Colorado, and California now have packaging producer responsibility laws. Here’s what you need to know about each.

September 21, 2022

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Containers

Packaging Reframes the Low/No-Alcohol Story

Learn how brands in the low- and no-alcohol market are using packaging design to differentiate themselves and build consumer loyalty in this growing market.

September 19, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Nivea Pursues Sustainable Packaging from Every Angle

Beiersdorf uses the 4R approach of Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, and Replace to develop industry-first sustainable packaging for its personal care products.

September 16, 2022

Sustainability

Recyclable Toothpaste Tube from NICE Prevents 3,000 Tons of Landfill Waste

China multinational NICE Group collaborates with Dow and Amcor in APAC to develop a recyclable, all-plastic toothpaste tube for its extensive portfolio of toothpaste brands.

September 14, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Tiny Bottle for Concentrated Mouthwash Replaces 10 16-oz Plastic Bottles

Aromatherapy oil-based mouthwash from GuruNanda comes in a concentrated formula packaged in a 2-oz glass bottle that holds 300 doses and reduces plastic packaging by 99%.

September 12, 2022

Flexible packaging

TekniPlex Rebrands, Streamlines Corporate Identity

TekniPlex Consumer Products

TekniPlex’s rebrand is intended to streamline its corporate identity and further leverage its broad name recognition.

September 9, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Dasani Launches in 100% rPET, Sprite Switches to Clear Plastic

In pursuit of a World Without Waste, Coca-Cola introduces a new bottle made from 100% rPET for Dasani water and moves from green to clear plastic for Sprite to improve recycling of the bottle.

September 6, 2022

Containers

Bud Talks Multipacks, OEM Payment Terms, and Can/Bottle Mix

Ken VonderHaar, Global Director, Can Division at Anheuser-Busch, works closely with OEM and machine builder partners. Packaging World visited Anheuser-Busch headquarters recently as part of PMMI’s Roadshow Series, hosted by nearby Barry-Wehmiller, and sat

August 30, 2022

Flexible packaging

Four Ways Forward for Sustainable Pet Food Packaging

Pet owners seek sustainable pet food packaging, but packagers find meeting their wishes isn’t easy. Is it best to reuse, compost, mechanically recycle, or maybe in the future, chemically recycle? We’ll look at all the possibilities.

August 26, 2022

Robotics

Six-Axis Robots Gently Depalletize, Clean Cosmetics Bottles

Italian contract manufacturer Cosmint installs a new robotic depalletizing cell designed to clean and manipulate high-end, preprinted cosmetic bottles without leaving a scratch.

August 15, 2022

Sustainability

WestRock to Acquire Remaining Interest in Grupo Gondi

Smurfit Westrock

WestRock entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Grupo Gondi. Upon completion of the transaction, Westrock will enhance its growth in Latin American containerboard, paperboard, and consumer and corrugated packaging markets.

August 11, 2022

Sustainability

Avery Dennison’s Next Generation AD CleanFlake Technology Enables Rigid Plastic Recycling

Avery Dennison

It will provide brands and converters solutions that support recycling processes without compromising performance to meet sustainability goals.

August 10, 2022

Robotics

Case-Packing Robots Boast Flexibility, Efficiency, and Speed

Nearly half of CPGs in a new study report using robots for secondary packaging processes. New robot technology for club-store packaging and for case packing of containers and lids gives them new options.

August 8, 2022