43e8722a 3b1b 447d B070 3d76549ec7b3 1 1 637c03499e1d6

Top 10 of 2023 – No. 3: Scent-Flavored, Refillable Drinking System

The Air Up system comprises a refillable water bottle and flavor pods, sold in 3-ct pouches, available in a range of colors and flavors, respectively.

December 31, 2023

Rigid: Page 12

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

Blueland 63c1eab0c53fd

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

Junoco reusable packaging 1

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

Biodolomer, devised by Swedish material tech company Gaia Biomaterials, is a bioplastic primarily made from natural minerals and vegetable oils. It comes in granules and can be used in most plastic production methods.

Customized Auger Filler Funnel for Free-Flowing Products

All-Fill’s Eccentric Funnel Design process leverages 3D printing technology to rapidly prototype more efficient funnel designs to speed filling of free-flowing products.

November 20, 2023

All-Fill’s Eccentric Funnel Design process results in customized rotary auger filler funnels with offset pipes that eliminate the bridging that can occur with free-flowing products.

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

Label artwork for NEUE Water is an intrinsic part of the premium experience, as it features different artist-designed collections that change with each fashion season.

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

The new paper cup for Nissin Foods' Cup Noodles will be made with 40% recycled fiber, will no longer require a plastic wrap, and will feature a sleeve made with 100% recycled paper.

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

Alexandra French Appointed CEO for 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

Alexandra French1

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

Cleancult Sustainable Packaging

TricorBraun Signs Agreement to be AFA’s Preferred Distributor

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

Robotic Pill Fulfillment Modules at the VA Get a Retrofit

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs calls in help to redesign a robotics system for automating its prescription fulfillment processes, after its first failed attempt.

August 4, 2023

Packaging Robotics: Universal Logic's retrofit at the VA

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

Controls Intended To Remove Contamination (circ)

Page 12 of 438

Products

The ProSys Fill RS8 Airless Pump Filler

Airless Pump Filler

The ProSys Fill RS8 operates at speeds up to 35 pumps per minute while supporting features like air release, overcap placement, and clean room installations.

No Glue Beverage Closure

Resealable Beverage Can