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Live from SPC Advance 2026: Making Refill Work in Personal Care

Frequent purchases and hard-to-recycle formats make personal care a natural candidate for refill, but convenience and performance remain critical to adoption.

September 30, 2026

L'Oreal Elvive hair care product lineup featuring Color Vive and Dream Lengths shampoos in pink and orange bottles

IoPP Announces 2026 Professional & Student AmeriStar Winners

View the winning packages and vote for the People's Choice Award at PACK EXPO International.

August 21, 2026

AEROFLEX Neat Squeeze refillable bottle with no-cap self-closing top, spill-resistant valve, and 85% recycled plastic content

Mondelēz Chocolate Wrapper Uses 75% Chemically Recycled Plastic

The Marabou project connects waste preparation, chemical recycling, film production, and converting to bring recycled plastic back into food packaging.

August 21, 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

Voslauer mineral water bottles with water splashes on rippled water background

Mars Wrigley, Mondelēz International, and Aldi Germany Design Packaging for Recyclability

See a few examples of packaging designed for recyclability from Mars Wrigley, Mondelēz International, and Aldi Germany from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

April 12, 2026

M&M's Peanut 330g package with yellow branding and animated character mascot surrounded by colorful candies

Alter Eco, Mastellone Hermanos, and Earthnutz Switch to Paper-Based Packaging

See a few examples of packaging that showcase paper-based packaging from Alter Eco, Mastellone Hermanos, and Earthnutz from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

April 2, 2026

Three Alter Eco fair trade dark chocolate bars with hazelnut, dessert, and almond varieties on dark background

Henkel, Amcor, and a collaboration of German companies design recyclable packaging

See a few examples of recyclable packaging from Henkel, Amcor, and a collaboration of German companies from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

November 10, 2025

Fa personal care product lineup featuring deodorants and body care items in various colors

Bagging & Pouching

Prestone Debuts Pouch to Serve New Cohorts, Cut Plastic

A flexible, child-resistant pouch joins the iconic yellow jug, answering top-off use cases and Gen Z expectations with 60% less plastic than the legacy bottle and little secondary packaging.

September 10, 2025

Prestone’s legacy 1-gallon HDPE jug (left) remains in the market for full flush-and-fill use cases, while a new 1-quart flexible pouch (right) enters the lineup to address top-off needs. The pouch, which uses 60% less plastic, is designed to be self-standing without secondary packaging and features a child-resistant spout.

Amcor, Mondelez Norden, and Borealis Design Packaging for Recyclability

See a few examples of packaging designed for recyclability from Amcor Mondelez Norden, and Borealis from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 20, 2025

TheraBreath sugar-free mint chewing gum package with white blister pack

Nestlé Purina PetCare, Amcor, and A'Peel Design Packaging for Recyclability

See a few examples of packaging designed for recyclability from Nestlé Purina PetCare, Amcor, and A'Peel from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 19, 2025

Friskies Party Mix cat treats in a 20-ounce jar with brown crunchy kibble

Dole Food Company, Amcor, and Ambev Utilize Recyclable Packaging Materials

See a few examples of recycling packaging innovations from Dole Food Company, Amcor, and Ambev from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 12, 2025

Weekly plastic reduction figures are expected to reach 7,920 kg for each fruit line, totaling more than 15,800 kg of plastic savings per week.

Sinclair, Avantium N.V., and Good Nature Co. Utilize Biodegradable Packaging Materials

See a few examples of biodegradable packaging innovations from Sinclair, Avantium N.V., and Good Nature Co. from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

April 10, 2025

Sinclair’s T55 label is the first to meet both the industrial and home composting requirements.

Tip Top Bakeries, Boom Beauty, and Edible GArden AG Incorporated Utilize Recyclable Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Tip Top Bakeries, Boom Beauty, and Edible Garden AG Incorporated from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

April 7, 2025

This initiative is expected to reduce virgin plastic use by 160 tons.

Global Snack Bar Paper Wrapper Trend Makes U.S. Landfall with Riverside

Riverside Natural Foods, a certified organic snack producer, announced today that it is launching its MadeGood Trail Mix bars in AmFiber paper-based packaging from Amcor. Yet another data point in a global trend, the move, they say, is a category first.

April 3, 2025

Compared to traditional bar wrap, the package reduces the amount of virgin plastic by 77% and has been certified by Western Michigan University to meet repulpability standards necessary for the recycling process.

Mondelēz International, Aptar Beauty, and Asda Introduce Packaging Designed for Improved Recyclability

See a few examples of packaging innovations designed to enhance recycling from Mondelēz International, Aptar Beauty, and Asda from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

March 24, 2025

The 80% recycled plastic packaging will initially be used for approximately 300 million bars produced annually in Bournville, England, and Coolock, Ireland.

Case/Tray Packing

Once Upon a Farm Automates Case Packing for New Recycle-ready Pouches

This marketer of high-quality nutritious baby food and children’s snacks has found a way to improve case packing while also getting its toes wet in recycle-ready pouches.

February 28, 2025

When eight pouches are in the flights of the lamella chain, all eight are pushed into a forming cassette where the case is formed around them.

Consumer packaged goods

Amcor Acquires Berry for $8.4B, Combining Packaging Giants

The merger creates a global leader in consumer packaging solutions, with a broader flexible film and converted film offering for customers, a scaled containers and closures business and a global healthcare portfolio.

November 19, 2024

Amcor announces intent to buy Berry for $8.4 billion.

Technology Excellence Awards Spotlight Innovations at PACK EXPO

Videos reveal finalists’ new technologies, with online voting beginning October 28 and onsite voting available during the event.

September 23, 2024

2024 Tech Excellence Awards Main