Sustainability

Honeywell Introduces Plastics Recycling Technology to Drive a Circular Plastics Economy

Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology can reduce the need for fossil fuels in the creation of virgin plastics while enabling hundreds of cycles of recycling, with the goal of enabling a circular economy for plastics.

November 2, 2021

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Sustainable Packaging

Meal Kit Brand Tests Edible, Dissolvable Flexible Packaging

Meal kit pioneer Gousto Recipe Box trialed a pea protein-based film that exhibits many of the barrier properties that plastic offers. But instead of having to be discarded, the edible film dissolves harmlessly in hot water as the meal is cooked.

November 2, 2021

Sustainability

Michelman and CMS Industrial Technologies Enter into Strategic Partnership

Michelman Inc.

CMS Industrial Technologies, LLC will manufacture Michelman’s coating equipment, including rod coaters, press rod coaters, blade coaters, spray coaters, and slide-angle testers and perform engineering, part replacement, and service.

November 1, 2021

Sustainability

RTD Coffee Package Uses 30% Chemically Recycled PP

International dairy products company Emmi transitions to packaging with 30% rPP from chemical recycling for its Caffè Latte line of RTD iced coffee drinks in the U.K., becoming the first in the category to do so.

November 1, 2021

Sustainability

Sustainable Objectives Driving Packaging Material Changes

ThePackHub

Plastic replacement is still top of the agenda for many brands and retailers as they look to switch to solutions that may offer a better environmental footprint, or be better received by consumers.

October 29, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Effective Packaging in the Circular Economy: A Global View

Sustainability is an increasing priority for consumers when making packaging-related decisions, and often is central to a product’s visual appeal.

October 29, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Haircare Line Goes with 100% PCR HDPE for Full Bottle/Closure System

Ingreendients tapped Berry Global to launch a haircare product line in a bottle and closure made fully from recycled plastic.

October 28, 2021

Secondary Packaging

How Bumble Bee Seafood is Transitioning Multipack Shrink Wrap to Recyclable Cartons

The company produces 26 million multipacks each year, and saw an opportunity to transition to more readily recyclable packaging through a partnership with R.A Jones.

October 27, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Unveils 100% Plant-Based PET Bottle, Ready to Scale

Using two breakthrough technologies, The Coca-Cola Company has found two paths to a 100% bio-based bottle, one that uses sugar from corn, and another that uses forestry waste.

October 27, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Cannabis Comes Of Age

Packaging automation has advanced quickly in recent years with quite a few OEMs now offering smaller, slower machines targeted to this market. In materials, the sustainability wave is just starting to swell.

October 26, 2021

Secondary Packaging

New Packaging Formats Affect Secondary Packaging Process

Package configurations are changing due to retailer and consumer demands, with significant implications for secondary packaging.

October 25, 2021

Recycling

Another Instructive Court Case, This One a Victory for Food Packagers

A recent federal court decision gave a big boost to the FDA’s Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) rules. As with last month’s column, this one will examine this single case for its unique lessons.

October 25, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

PACK EXPO Las Vegas: Day-Three New Technology and Innovations Findings

After three days of wall-to-wall coverage of PACK EXPO Las Vegas, packaging veterans Pat Reynolds and Jim Chrzan check down a list of new trend and technologies found at the show on this Take Five video.

October 22, 2021