Sustainable Packaging

A new contender in the paper bottle segment

Paper bottle requires just 5 g of plastic, 75% of the materials used are made from renewable resources and are compostable, and the five parts of the pack separate easily for recycling.

July 8, 2019

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Berry Global signs the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment

Berry Global Group, Inc. announced it has signed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to eliminate plastic pollution at its source. The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment.

July 1, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Bio-Based Plastics Produced at Scale in Germany

A collaboration between Neste and LyondellBasell results in the production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene for food packaging at commercial scale.

July 1, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Kaweah Container: Sustainable paper straws

Kaweah Container launches its new line of paper straws are constructed of non-toxic, BPA-free, and chlorine free materials. They are FDA compliant, can be composted, and are marine degradable.

June 27, 2019

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TC Transcontinental Packaging wins awards for sustainable packaging

TC Transcontinental Packaging won the entire Sustainable Packaging category at the 2019 PAC Canadian Leadership Awards with the Harney & Sons Fine Teas and Les Aliments Jardi 100% recyclable packages with barrier.

June 24, 2019

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DS Smith Plastics wins Product of the Year 2019 Award

DS Smith Plastics, Foam Products’ HOTBIN Mini Composter was awarded RHS Chelsea Garden Product of the Year 2019 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

June 20, 2019

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Bio-PE used in Boulder Clean’s laundry detergent bottle

Plant-based cleaning products company updates its laundry detergent bottle to be more sustainable, adding 25% sugarcane-based bioplastic.

June 16, 2019

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Fischer Paper Products launches its first sustainable packaging line

TruKraft, a line of sustainable products, is designed to answer consumer demands for ecofriendly packaging.

June 13, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

From pizza purveyor to global supplier of compostable packaging

Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Zume was launched five years ago as a pizza company. Now it has developed a whole new breed of compostable packaging for the packaging market at large.

June 13, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

A new player in compostables

When last we left Zume Pizza, the Mountain View, CA, firm was busy winning a 2017 Diamond Finalist Award for its Pizza Pod in the annual DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation competition.

June 13, 2019

Flexibles

Bio-PE pouch helps advance beef producer’s mission

Beef products from Northern Italian breeder association La Granda, part of the Slow Flood Presidia, are now packaged in a stand-up pouch made from more than 80% bio-based plastic.

June 11, 2019

Recycling

CPG spending on packaging on the rise

Drivers of this investment in packaging include the rise in premium products, customization, and consumers’ focus on health and environmentally-friendly products, among others.

June 10, 2019

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Share your sustainability story

A few days ago, I got a phone call from someone looking for “environmentally friendly” packaging for a new retail line of cosmetic creams and lotions.

June 4, 2019