https://www.packworld.com/leaders-new/business-drivers-specialty/contract-packaging/article/22970491/copacker-gets-a-problemsolving-cartoner-for-dry-flaked-productPackaging Worlden2026-07-13T20:24:22.000ZCo-packer gets a problem-solving cartoner for dry flaked producthttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/greenseed-cartoning-operation.w8ZvzIUibx.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70After installing its new CL-170 cartoner from R. A Jones, GreenSeed's dry product line is running much more efficiently and with less than 1 percent scrap.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/greenseed-cartons.k1FNz1jOUr.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Dry flaked product from a large food brand moves through a horizontal cartoner at GreenSeed.https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22970400/closing-the-loop-aligning-recycling-systemsPackaging Worlden2026-07-13T14:00:00.000ZFrom Package Design to End Markets, Recycling Requires Alignmenthttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/ctl-2.Edp8eKNGi6.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70SWALCO’s first round of cart tagging showed contamination rates falling over four weeks in Waukegan and Zion, suggesting that direct feedback at the cart can help residents better understand what belongs in the recycling stream.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/ctl-beauty.kUExJo2s51.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70At PRS26 (from l. to r.) Juliet Mathey of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, Jim Marcinko of WM, Christina Seibert of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, and Walter Willis of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County discuss how recycling education, MRF operations, package design, and end markets all affect recycling outcomes.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/ctl-3.B6PonUHvKr.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70WM’s Recycle Right materials identify common contaminants that can create problems inside MRFs, including bagged recyclables, loose plastic bags and film, food and liquids, batteries, tanglers, electronics, and yard waste.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/ctl-1.VWA0hdL82m.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The Recycling Contamination Task Force developed simplified guidelines to help Illinois residents understand which common materials belong in the recycling cart and which items create contamination problems for MRFs.https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22970040/thepackhub-pepsico-introduces-squeeze-bottle-dip-sauces-keep-scotland-beautiful-launches-recycling-bins-for-coffee-cups-and-bieze-food-groups-reduces-yogurt-packagingPackaging Worlden2026-07-13T13:00:00.000ZPepsiCo Introduces Squeeze Bottle Dip Sauces, Keep Scotland Beautiful Launches Recycling Bins for Coffee Cups, and Bieze Food Group's Reduces Yogurt Packaginghttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/hellmans.m9PQdpyIrb.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The bottle is made from 100% recyclable material and incorporates 60% post-consumer recycled plastic.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/keep-scotland-beautiful.iuBwei8cFf.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The project uses data collection and contamination monitoring to evaluate capture rates and identify effective bin placement strategies.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/bieze-food-group.oNTOYdQHTt.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The 1,100 ml polypropylene (PP) container was designed to challenge the common assumption within the dairy sector that lightweight packaging is best achieved using round formats.https://www.packworld.com/trends/digital-transformation/article/22970312/robotics-growth-explosion-ai-transforms-industryPackaging Worlden2026-07-09T19:28:02.000ZRobotics Industry ‘Poised for an Explosion of Growth’https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/keynote-day-2-article.JJbf7uc66y.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70An AI-generated, conceptual image showing AI-enabled robotics, machine vision, and connected automation systems in a manufacturing environment.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/tan-white.sOVED6XkM6.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Wendy Tan White, CEO, Intrinsichttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/cicco.l23KpY2zr7.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Mike Cicco, president and CEO, Fanuc Americahttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/marino.kA5kckqxE7.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Andre Marino, SVP, industrial automation, Schneider Electrichttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/moschner.Wseufot1N0.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Matt Moschner, president and CEO, Cognexhttps://www.packworld.com/trends/package-design/article/22969966/inclusive-design-drives-customer-loyalty-revenuePackaging Worlden2026-07-08T14:00:00.000ZInclusive Design Is Good Businesshttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/gokie.gxFwyI2VTJ.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Deb Gokie, VP of consumer health and ease of use, Arthritis Foundationhttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/fp-guides.cL0pz3cM4H.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The Arthritis Foundation offers six comprehensive, free-to-download design guides for bottles and bases, boxes and bags, components, sealed trays and cards, films and pouches, and child-resistant packaging.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/tilt-beauty.8xrzQmGIjr.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Tilt Beauty is the first beauty brand to earn the Arthritis Foundation's Ease of Use certification, with grippable, curved packaging designed to open, hold, and apply with limited hand strength.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/fp-0826-optiona.7jQH6nHyic.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Accessible features like arthritis-friendly caps can drive purchase decisions, brand loyalty, and repeat sales.https://www.packworld.com/trends/logistics-supply-chain/article/22968796/master-epr-compliance-syscos-data-strategy-guidePackaging Worlden2026-07-07T17:18:55.000Z'Hard and Messy': What Sysco Learned by Getting Out in Front of EPR Reportinghttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/img-1076.6MV70ICdBY.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Norma Crockett, GS1 US (left) and LC Ede, Sysco Corporation (right) at GS1 connects this week in Las Vegas.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/img-1083.B7Bk1Yio1Q.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/img-1081.zeB6dBbjIO.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70A six-pack of aluminum cans seems simple enough — until EPR reporting requires documenting each component separately: the cans themselves, the paperboard carrier, material type, weight, and the applicable state classification codes. And those codes aren't the same in every state. Slide from GS1 Connect Session 301, June 2026.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-17-at-31828-pm.O1D1xsNEFs.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-07-at-120922-pm.PUVqjwdJe3.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70A single pallet of strawberry jam involves five distinct packaging components — glass jars, paper trays, cardboard boxes, stretch wrap, and a wooden pallet — each requiring its own material type, weight, recyclability value, and state EPR classification codes. Multiply that across tens of thousands of SKUs and the data challenge becomes clear. From the GS1 US EPR Data Model guidance, published May 30, 2026.https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22970001/pgs-cleaning-expertise-transforms-plastic-recyclingPackaging Worlden2026-07-06T21:52:32.000ZP&G Applies Cleaning Know-How to Recycling Innovationhttps://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/tide-lazrmark.b3PCuiF8Db.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70P&G is using LAZRmark laser-marking technology on its Tide cap, eliminating the need for additional inks, labels, or adhesives on that component.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/flexloop.9zxSNKsLW2.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70FlexLoop solvent-extraction technology is designed to remove contamination from plastic, producing cleaner recycled material from unwashed feedstock.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/teo-medellin.XhQaGlCXSA.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Teo Medellin explained how P&G is working with partners to develop recycling technologies that draw on the company’s long history in cleaning.https://img.packworld.com/mindful/pmmi/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/tide-caps.MH0y6tePt4.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70P&G is incorporating recycled PP from PureCycle into Tide caps, demonstrating one use for purified rPP in packaging.