Sustainable Packaging

Food-grade recyclable cups, containers

New foopack Bio Natura paperboard stock for hot cups and foodservice containers from Asia Pulp & Paper is recyclable, compostable, and biodegradable.

October 20, 2018

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Recyclable packaging protects perishables

Paper liner insulates meal kits from temperature abuse.

October 17, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

New technology offers sustainable packaging

TIPA (Booth #E-9223) has introduced a new packaging that behaves like organic materials, increasing the degree of sustainability at which the company operates.

October 17, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Is your packaging truly sustainable?

Many beverage cups and packaging for other foods turns out to be non-recyclable.

October 16, 2018

Flexibles

QuadFlex pouch recycles

Flat-bottom design combines exceptional on-shelf stability with five panels of branding billboard space.

October 15, 2018

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Molded fiber packaging offers shelf differentiation

Be Green’s molded fiber packaging stands out with its colorful options, soft surface and sustainability.

October 15, 2018

Flexibles

BOPP films feature sealant and barrier in one web

PMMI research indicates the snack food market is gaining steam. This white pigmented BOPP film caught our eye at PACK EXPO given it's ability to cater to that market with a metallized, standard two-ply lamination.

October 14, 2018

Material handling

Prescription home delivery shippers go green

OptumRx switches from EPS to cotton-based recyclable, resusable, compostable, and biodegradable insulating pads for its temperature-sensitive medication home delivery packaging.

October 9, 2018

Flexibles

Brand owner, consumer sustainable packaging perceptions diverge

A new study uncovers how brand owners and consumers approach sustainable packaging and looks at the opportunities for brand owners to position flexible packaging as sustainable.

October 8, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Study: Foodservice packaging proves a viable composting feedstock

A joint study by the Foodservice Packaging Assn. and the Biodegradable Products Institute finds that compostable foodservice packaging provides the same benefit as traditional feedstocks in commercial composting facilities.

October 6, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

100% of Coca-Cola Amatil packaging to be recyclable by 2025

This includes bottles, cans, plastic wrap, glass, and paperboard, says the Australian-based Coca-Cola manufacturer/distributor.

October 1, 2018

Operational Excellence

Reuseable shippers gain traction in pharmaceutical logistics

The growth of rented and reusable shipper systems for the global transportation of pharmaceutical payloads was the focus of a Sept. 24 Cool Chain Assn. presentation in Brussels.

September 25, 2018

Sustainability

Paper bottle 2.0

An 8.5-oz paper bottle used by a L'Oreal startup called Seed Phytonutrients was named a Diamond Finalist in the Dow Awards competition.

September 19, 2018