https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22976664/caa-proposes-2027-california-epr-fees-as-ceo-fielkow-steps-downPackaging Worlden2026-10-16T10:10:00.000ZCAA Proposes 2027 California EPR Fees as CEO Fielkow Steps Downhttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/fielkow-headshot-2-transformed.75t4G9qDIM.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Jeff Fielkow, who joined CAA when it was still a working group, will step down as CEO in December to lead a global company based in Hong Kong. Chief Strategy Officer Jeff Meyers will serve as interim CEO.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/adobestock-785238458.vy8ekMg9SW.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70CAA’s revised California plan includes proposed 2027 producer fees built on cost data and producer reports gathered after the June draft. Even if CalRecycle approves it with conditions, the plan would be considered approved while CAA addresses them.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-16-at-51416-pm.4xLxXt6vVc.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22976488/revolutionary-recycled-pet-bottle-method-launches-in-asiaPackaging Worlden2026-10-14T20:52:19.000ZSuntory Pioneers 100% rPET Bottles from Inconsistent Feedstockhttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/suntory-pepsico-ftopet.iuetvdPgpj.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70In this rendering of the FtoP line planned for Thailand, washed PET flake enters at left and finished preforms exit the yellow Husky injection molding system at right. NGR’s decontamination equipment sits at the center, positioned after the melt rather than before it as the Japanese line is configured.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/japanthailand-pet-recycling-flowchart.JoiZe5MV5Z.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The two F-to-P routes diverge only in the middle, where Japan decontaminates flake before melting and Thailand reverses the order to treat the melt instead. Indorama Ventures supplies the flake, Indovida (Thailand) Limited produces the preforms, and Suntory PepsiCo Beverage (Thailand) takes it from preform to filled bottle.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/adobestock-460986545.6wn2etaY5N.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Flake-to-preform conversion skips the crystallization, drying, and repelletizing steps that conventional bottle-to-bottle recycling requires. Suntory has run the process in Japan since 2018 and will bring it to Thailand in 2028, where incoming bottle quality varies more than the Japanese stream it was designed around.https://www.packworld.com/leaders-new/business-drivers-specialty/digital-transformation/article/22976288/cpg-innovator-matt-fitzpatrick-of-saint-gobain-helped-to-build-a-packaging-specification-databasePackaging Worlden2026-10-13T15:29:38.000ZCPG innovator: Matt Fitzpatrick of Saint-Gobain Helped Build a Packaging Specification Databasehttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/matthew-fitzpatrick.yhzQ8YDgSE.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.packworld.com/trends/package-design/article/22976339/thepackhub-heinzs-adjustable-ketchup-lid-corona-introduces-fully-opening-can-lid-and-mars-snacking-launches-resealable-canisterPackaging Worlden2026-10-13T12:00:00.000ZCorona Introduces Fully Opening Can Lid, Mars Snacking Launches Resealable Canister, and Gendai's Push-up Sushi Packhttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/corona.5QBvabDPNr.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The packaging adapts Corona’s established lime-serving format, traditionally associated with its glass long-neck bottle, to an aluminum can.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/mars-snacking.iZpymvkQTt.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The rigid canister incorporates a resealable closure, providing repeated access while helping to limit exposure of the contents to the surrounding environment between consumption occasions.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/gendai.qhFxwGfVBd.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The cylindrical pack holds a single portion and is designed so that the contents can be progressively pushed upwards as they are eaten.