Containers & Closures

Sprite Gets Naked, for Now

Coca Cola strips the labels from its Sprite on-the-go rPET bottles in the company’s first U.K. trial of label-less packaging.

January 29, 2024

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Sustainability

kp Makes Waves with Recycled Coastal Plastics

Klöckner Pentaplast

Partnering with Keep Sea Blue, Klöckner Pentaplast created new, sustainable food packaging out of 800 tons of recycled PET from the Mediterranean shoreline.

January 12, 2024

Reusable/Returnable

Top 10 of 2023 – No. 8: Refill-at-home Packaging Taking Off Across All Categories

2023 may have bene the year of the at-home refill solutions. From D2C startups, reusable/refillable packaging has found its way into retail, in markets that include household cleaning, personal and oral care, lawn care, and luxury brands, to name a few.

December 26, 2023

Sustainability

Refillable Package for Skincare Driven by Consumer Preferences

Junoco engineers a refillable/reusable packaging system with interchangeable refill pods for its skincare products to address its consumers’ requests for refillable packaging.

December 22, 2023

Bio-based

Compostable Biodolomer Cups Debut at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The new biodolomer substrate can be used for everything from grocery bags to cover film for agriculture. It is 100% compostable, CO2 neutral, and does not result in any microplastics, the company says.

December 8, 2023

Containers

Luxury Bottled Water Overcomes rPET Design Limitations

Entrepreneurs’ vision of a 100% rPET bottle with a flat, ergonomic shape and convex front panel for premium water brand NEUE puts packaging suppliers’ manufacturing expertise to the test.

November 10, 2023

Recycling

Cup Noodles Moves to Microwavable Paper Cup

Ramen noodle mainstay Cup Noodles has made the switch from a polystyrene to a paper cup that allows consumers to quickly microwave the product and aligns with the company’s sustainability goals.

October 31, 2023

Sustainability

Ardagh Metal Packaging, Crown Holdings Fund Two Additional Recycling Facility Grants for Can Capture Equipment

In partnership with The Recycling Partnership, the grants will support recycling facilities in California and Indiana by providing funding for equipment that is anticipated to capture in excess of 20 million aluminum beverage cans on an annual basis.

October 26, 2023

Sustainability

Alexandra French Appointed CEO for Xampla

Xampla

French, an experienced chemist with a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, joins Xampla to lead it through the next phase of growth.

October 23, 2023

Sustainability

Company Forms ‘Cult of Clean’ with Refillable, Reusable Cleaner Packaging

Cleancult helps consumers become a ‘no-plastic fanatic,’ offering refillable, reusable containers and product refills in a gabletop carton for its cleaning products.

October 10, 2023

Sustainability

TricorBraun Signs Agreement to be AFA’s Preferred Distributor

TricorBraun

TricorBraun signed an agreement with AFA Dispensing Group to be the preferred distributor for AFA’s next generation sustainable and rechargeable Flairosol spray technology dispensing device in the U.S. and Canada.

October 12, 2023

Sustainability

Eco-Products Unveils Program to Help Prevent Contamination in Compost Streams

Eco-Products Inc.

Eco-Products’ Controls Intended to Remove Contamination (CIRC) program will help foodservice operators keep non-compostable items out of their organics streams.

October 9, 2023

Sustainability

Trivium Packaging’s Emission Reduction Targets Receive SBTi Approval

Trivium Packaging

Trivium Packaging, a manufacturer of metal packaging solutions, announces its near-term science-based emissions reduction target was approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

October 2, 2023