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TC Transcontinental Packaging to Showcase Sustainable Flexible Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO International

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth, LU-8703! TC Transcontinental will showcase its sustainable solutions for multiple markets, including pet products, coffee and tea, meat and poultry, and home and personal care.

September 27, 2022

Bio-based: Page 24

Flexibles

Compostable, Bio-based Bag Fits Wonky Bread’s Eco-Friendly Ethos

D2C company Earth & Wheat switches from a fossil-based bag to a compostable one made from renewable resources to ship its mixed bakery bread varieties that have been rescued from becoming waste.

September 23, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Four States Enact Extended Producer Responsibility Laws for Packaging

Maine, Oregon, Colorado, and California now have packaging producer responsibility laws. Here’s what you need to know about each.

September 21, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Nivea Pursues Sustainable Packaging from Every Angle

Beiersdorf uses the 4R approach of Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, and Replace to develop industry-first sustainable packaging for its personal care products.

September 16, 2022

Sustainability

Danimer Scientific CEO Stephen Croskrey Joined White House-Hosted Summit on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing

Danimer Scientific

The summit, held today, included a high-level roundtable with members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, and other industry and academic leaders, as well as a panel on biotechnology research and development to solve pressing challenges.

September 14, 2022

Flexibles

Outdoor Clothier Finisterre is First with Water-Soluble Garment Bag

The ocean-safe, biodegradable Leave No Trace bag is made from PVOH that can be disposed of by running warm or hot water over it.

September 8, 2022

Sustainability

BASF and Other Brands Innovate Package Design Using Natural Materials

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging made with natural and compostable materials by BASF and others from ThePackHub’s August Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

September 6, 2022

Flexible packaging

Four Ways Forward for Sustainable Pet Food Packaging

Pet owners seek sustainable pet food packaging, but packagers find meeting their wishes isn’t easy. Is it best to reuse, compost, mechanically recycle, or maybe in the future, chemically recycle? We’ll look at all the possibilities.

August 26, 2022

Sustainability

Pregis' Performance Flexibles Facility Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

Pregis

The certification allows Pregis to engineer certified circular films for food, medical, and other performance critical applications at its Grand Rapids facility.

August 25, 2022

Flexible packaging

ProAmpac Facility Receives International Sustainability Carbon Certification

ProAmpac

ProAmpac’s Rocky Mount, Va. facility received an International Sustainability Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC Plus) certification.

August 17, 2022

Sustainability

Nestlé and other companies are moving toward paper packaging solutions

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper packaging solutions from Nestlé and others from ThePackHub’s August Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

August 16, 2022

Sustainability

Focke & Co. Launches Destination: Your Hygiene Hub

FOCKE & CO

Join Focke & Co on August 31, 2022, to learn more about the growing use of paper as a packaging material and the benefits of hybrid turnkey packaging machines, utilizing both plastic and paper, by one machine.

August 15, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Consumer Preference, not EPR, Driving U.S. Packaging

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a circular economy “reduces material use, redesigns materials to be less resource intensive, and recaptures ‘waste’ as a resource to manufacture new materials and products.”

August 12, 2022