Sustainability

Ball Corp. Launches Low Carbon Footprint Aluminum Aerosol Can

The sustainable aluminum aerosol can is made with up to 50% recycled content and will be available to customers around the world.

June 29, 2022

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Sustainability

Silgan Dispensing Launches Fine Mist, Pump Solutions

Silgan Dispensing

The range of new products offer beauty and personal care brands additional sustainable alternatives without sacrificing performance or prestige.

June 29, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Hotel Toiletries in Bioplastic Packaging Serve the Eco-Friendly Traveler

Public Goods offers a line of toxin-free personal care products in bioplastic packaging, some of which is reusable/refillable, for hoteliers looking to meet guests’ growing sustainability preferences.

June 29, 2022

Flexible packaging

2023 WorldStar Global Packaging Awards Open for Entries

World Packaging Organisation

WPO (World Packaging Organisation) announces that submitting entries for WorldStar 2023 is now open and closes on October 20, 2022.

June 15, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Absolut Vodka Restages its Flavors Line in Bold Strokes

New packaging design aligns with the refresh of Absolut’s original vodka bottle, but adds a brushstroke of color to differentiate varieties as well as continue the company’s history of using the bottle as a canvas.

June 8, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Defunkify Helps Remove 41K Pounds of Ocean Plastic

To offset its plastic packaging footprint, bio-based household cleaning products company Defunkify partners with rePurpose Global to help fund the removal of plastic waste headed into marine ecosystems

June 2, 2022

Containers

Reducing Risk for Slack-fill Packaging Lawsuits: Part Two

Last month’s article concluded with this distinction: a defense strategy is reactive. Instead, a proactive approach—with its focus on lawsuit avoidance—should be a component of packaging management.

May 27, 2022

Sustainability

Insider Column: Market Challenges Trigger Creative Responses

These tough times are a laboratory for packaging innovation as brands and CPGs look for creative solutions to unprecedented hurdles.

May 26, 2022

Sustainability

Fiber-Based Drink Lids Adopted in Swedish Foodservice Chain

Every year, more than 300 billion plastic lids, equivalent to 1.5 million tons of plastic, are produced, and many of them end up as litter in the world’s oceans.

May 26, 2022

Containers

Veritas Uses On-Pack QR Codes for its Cannabis to Provide Product Transparency

Denver-based cannabis company Veritas adds QR codes to its packaging that enable consumers to find detailed information on the specific cannabis strain and where the product is available for future purchase.

May 25, 2022

Plastics/resins

Milk-Bone Rebrand Affirms That ‘Life’s More Fun with a Dog’

Leading dog treats brand Milk-Bone refreshes its look, wrangling 80 dogs in a photo shoot to capture the most tail-wagging, smile-inducing images for its iconic red packaging.

May 19, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Live from Circularity 22: Grove Collaborative Continues to Push ‘Beyond Plastic’

Danielle Jezienicki, Senior Director of Sustainability for Grove, shares how the company’s ambition to be plastic-free is the first step toward a circular economy.

May 18, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Kraft Heinz Explores Potential of Paper-Based Ketchup Bottle

The company aims to become the first brand to use Pulpex’s patented recyclable, paper-based bottle technology for a sauce product.

May 12, 2022