Sustainable Packaging

Compostable Packaging: Innovation and Growth Driven by Brands and Consumer Demand

Discover compostable packaging, its benefits and drawbacks, and its current applications. Expect this eco-friendly format to surge in popularity for brands of all sizes in the coming decade.

May 31, 2023

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Sustainability

Nestlé Pilots Paper-Based, Home-Compostable Coffee Capsule

The new capsule, made of paper with a proprietary, compostable barrier film and lid, offers Nespresso consumers a compostable coffee capsule option.

May 29, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Talks Packaging Strategy

Yolanda Malone, Vice President Global Foods Packaging for PepsiCo, talks about the company’s varied paths to more sustainable packaging.

May 24, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Tech Startups Share Solutions for ‘Rethinking Materials’

Twelve early-stage startups providing technology around the circular economy for materials present their innovations to attendees at the recent Rethinking Materials Summit in London.

May 23, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Mars, P&G, Amcor, and Delterra Commit $6M to Develop Circular Economies in the Global South

The partnership aims to tackle plastic pollution by transforming waste management and recycling systems in Indonesia, Argentina, and Brazil, with the potential to impact 10 million people.

May 23, 2023

Flexible packaging

S-OneLP ReEarth Compostable Films Earn TUV Certifications

S-OneLP

S-One Labels & Packaging ReEarth compostable flexible packaging films received both TUV OK compost Home and TUV OK compost Industrial certifications.

May 23, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Walkers, Nestlé, and Sainsbury's Adjust Packaging Materials for Sustainability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of sustainable package material innovations from Walkers, Nestlé, and Sainsbury's from ThePackHub’s April Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

May 22, 2023

Operational Excellence

Companies Implement ESG in Packaging

Executives at the 2023 Top to Top Summit highlighted ESG as a key focus for future packaging operations.

May 19, 2023

Sustainability

Commercially Compostable VCI Film Offers Environmentally-Friendly Corrosion Protection

Cortec Corporation

Created by Cortec, Eco-Corr Film is a viable option for manufacturers who want to “go green” and reduce plastic pollution while preventing rust on metal.

May 19, 2023

Flexible packaging

Live at interpack: From Compostables to Monomaterials to PCR Content, A Look at Plastic Films

The plastic film and flexible packaging space is perhaps the most diverse, with categories ranging from compostables (both backyard and industrial) to chemically recycled PCR, or from Recyclable Mono-Material Laminations to recovered ocean-bound plastics.

May 11, 2023

Flexible packaging

Live at interpack: Fresh-Lock Presents Sustainable Closure Solutions

Fresh-Lock

This week at interpack, Fresh-Lock showcased its 8000 Series, a portfolio of PE sliders, compostable zippers, PE zippers, and a variety of other closure solutions that prioritize recyclability and the consumer experience.

May 10, 2023

Sustainability

Evanesce Expands Leadership Team

Evanesce

Evanesce, a sustainable packaging technology company, added Kevin McEuen as global vice president of sales and Peter Davies as global vice president of research and development.

May 10, 2023

Sustainability

Live at interpack: MCC Verstraete Launches Sustainable Paper Label Solution for Fiber Molded Packaging

MCC Verstraete

This week at interpack, MCC Verstraete demonstrated its Molded Fiber Labeling (MFL) sustainable paper label solution for fiber molded packaging developed in collaboration with Pagès Group.

May 8, 2023