Bio-based

Live from interpack: Mars Helps Compostables Find Their Lane

Mars’ Eric Klingenberg and a panel of industry voices at interpack pushed for a more practical definition of compostable packaging’s role in circularity. It's a role that's rooted in regional infrastructure, contamination realities, and specific packaging applications rather than broad replacement claims.

May 18, 2026

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Compostable Packaging’s Promise and Policy Hurdles

At SPC Impact 2026, Biodegradable Products Institute Executive Director Rhodes Yepsen discusses why compostable packaging continues to gain interest from brands even as California policy creates uncertainty around its future.

May 14, 2026

Cosmetics/Personal care

Arcade Beauty Expands into Full-Service CDMO

Fragrance and cosmetics supplier makes strategic move beyond sampling to stay ahead of curve.

April 28, 2026

Bio-based

Composting Waste: From Collection to Finished Soil

A behind-the-scenes look at The Compost Company during SPC Impact in Nashville reveals how organic waste streams are managed, processed, and transformed into finished compost.

April 21, 2026

Bio-based

Selenis to Double Capacity in Portugal by Q3 2027

Selenis

Expansion aims to accelerate the global transition to circular and low-carbon polyesters.

March 23, 2026

Flexibles

EMF Eyes Paper Flexibles as Option for Tackling Sachet Pollution

A new Ellen MacArthur Foundation report explores whether paper-based flexible packaging can help address sachet waste, while outlining technical, cost, and infrastructure barriers to scaling alternatives.

March 17, 2026

Bio-based

Henkel and Sekab are Shaping the Future with Bio-based Raw Materials

Henkel Adhesive Technologies partners with Sekab to replace fossil-based ethyl acetate with a bio-based alternative in adhesive production, advancing the use of renewable raw materials to reduce carbon impact without compromising performance.

March 3, 2026

Bio-based

Live from East: Bio-Based Drop-In PE Targets Food and Retail

Via’s Cookies’ printed pouch, shown at Verde Bioresins’ PACK EXPO East booth, demonstrates how sugarcane-based polyethylene can serve as a drop-in replacement for conventional PE in retail food packaging applications.

February 18, 2026

Bio-based

Carbon Balanced Paper North America Launches Refreshed Brand Identity

Carbon Balanced Paper North America

CBPNA's rebrand aligns with conservation partner World Land Trust’s global rebrand and maintains the program’s mission to balance paper-related carbon emissions through permanent forest conservation.

January 28, 2026

Bio-based

AI Recommends Bio-based Paper Wrap for Vegan Ice Cream Bar

Czech ice cream producer Rawito partners with one.five to apply AI to material selection, resulting in a recyclable paper wrapper that meets consumer expectations and product requirements.

January 27, 2026

Bio-based

Project Turns Agricultural Waste and Pruning Residues into Sustainable Bioplastics

AIMPLAS

The BIOVALSA project—led by AIMPLAS, funded by IVACE+i and ERDF funds and in which FoodUPV, Bioban, Viromii and Prime Biopolymers participate—reduces the high cost of transforming rice straw and citrus pruning waste into plant-based plastics.

January 8, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Wild Introduces Refillable Roll-On Deodorant to U.K. Market

London-based sustainable personal care brand Wild debuts a refillable roll-on deodorant product featuring a reusable metal case and a bio-based, compostable refill pack. The decision to introduce a roll-on format came from consumer insight. “Data showed that a large segment of potential customers were not ready for stick application and preferred roll-on or spray,” co-founder Freddy Ward said.

January 6, 2026

Bio-based

SayHay, My Sweet Salad, and Incredible Eats Design Bio-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of bio-based packaging from SayHay, My Sweet Salad, and Incredible Eats from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

December 22, 2025