Sustainability

Eco-Products Earns Industry First for Compostable Packaging

Eco-Products’ Vanguard clamshell is the first molded fiber item made with no-added PFAS to be approved by the Compost Manufacturing Alliance.

March 3, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

Eunomia to Conduct Cost Benefit Analysis of Compostable Packaging

Compostable Coalition UK

Compostable Coalition UK engaged the support of Eunomia to conduct the first of its kind cost-benefit analysis of the role compostable packaging can play in supporting a new plastics economy.

March 1, 2023

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Compostable Coalition UK

March 1, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

What’s Needed to Scale Reuse?

Founder of the Loop reusable packaging shopping platform Tom Szaky shares four aspects needed to scale a refillable/reusable packaging system.

February 27, 2023

Flexible packaging

Pregis Performance Flexibles Facility Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

Pregis

Pregis’ Anderson, S.C. facility received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS distinction, a globally recognized system for the sustainability certification of recycled and bio-based materials.

February 27, 2023

Sustainability

Spring Creek's New Egg Cartons Use Bio-PET

Spring Creek’s new Bio-PET quail egg packaging reduces use of fossil fuels while keeping the visibility and rigidity of regular plastic.

February 24, 2023

Flexible packaging

Refill-at-Home Packaging Takes Off Across Categories

Beginning with innovative at-home refill solutions from D2C startups, reusable/refillable packaging has found its way into retail, in markets that include household cleaning, personal and oral care, lawn care, and luxury brands, to name just some.

January 24, 2023

Flexible packaging

BAR-U-EAT First to Offer BPI-Certified Compostable Bar Wrappers

The film structure is a lamination of a cellulosic-based film and a compostable sealant web with LLDPE properties. The commercially compostable plant-based materials come from a wood cellulose from FSC-certified, sustainably managed forests and corn.

February 9, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Revived IoPP Committee Envisions Sustainable Packaging Community

We at The Institute of Packaging Professionals have the good fortune of having a front-row seat to the many ways the great minds in our industry collaborate and adeptly solve complex problems.

February 1, 2023

Sustainability

Biodegradable PHA Water Bottles Make Retail Debut

Erewhon, the Los Angeles premium organic grocer, announced a partnership with Cove, a California-based material innovation company, making it the first retailer of Cove’s fully biodegradable water bottles.

January 30, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Nestlé, Montbest, and Royal Ice Cream Develop Recyclable and Compostable Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable and compostable packaging innovations from Nestlé, Montbest, and Royal Ice Cream from ThePackHub’s December Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 29, 2023

Operational Excellence

Packaging Material Growth Expected Across Categories

U.S. packaging categories are predicted to see big material changes by 2026, including large gains in rigid plastic, flexible packaging and metal.

January 25, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

D2C Brand Myro Develops ‘Waste Reducing’ Deodorant System

Plastic-neutral body care brand Myro launches a refillable/reusable deodorant packaging system, with a refill pod that uses 50% less plastic than traditional deodorant sticks.

January 24, 2023