Package Design

Duracell's All-Paper Blister Paves Way for New Walmart Battery Display

The new perforated paper blister replaces the thermoformed plastic tray with paperboard backing. Features include a flat bottom and messaging hierarchy on front and top of pack that enable a unique retail display and shopping experience at Walmart.

December 19, 2024

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Recycling

Top Articles of 2024, #19: WM's Investment in AI Sortation

The #19 most clicked article of 2024: We sat down with Brent Bell, VP of recycling, to see how a billion dollar investment will be spent (hint: AI optical sorters and new facilities), and what it means for pack design and PCR supply.

December 18, 2024

Recycling

AMP Raises $91 Million in Series D Funding to Revolutionize Waste

AMP Robotics

Latest investment to support expansion to process municipal solid waste and single-stream recycling at scale.

December 17, 2024

Recycling

Vaseline, Pernod Ricard, and AN Avícola Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Vaseline, Pernod Ricard, and AN Avícola from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

December 17, 2024

Recycling

Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from Nestlé, Mondelez, and Unilever from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

December 11, 2024

Recycling

Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America Partners with Don’t Trash Glass Program in Chicago

Ardagh Group

Partnership to boost regional glass recycling by encouraging bars and restaurants to collect used bottles for reprocessing into new ones.

December 10, 2024

Recycling

Danone Adds Refreshed How2Recycle with Dynamic, Localized Recycle Check

Truth in labelling laws and recycling infrastructure changes prompted GreenBlue's How2Recyle to refresh its iconography for any potential future. An adaptable, interactive datamatrix label based on The Recycling Partnership's Recycle Check is a big shift.

December 9, 2024

Recycling

Coca Cola Extends Sustainable Packaging Deadlines to 2035

The Coca-Cola Company becomes the latest global CPG to make changes to its sustainable packaging commitments, moving the timeline to 2035 and scaling back its goals.

December 6, 2024

Recycling

Marks & Spencer, Carso's Pasta, and Marigold Health Foods Introduce Paper Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper packaging solutions from Marks & Spencer, Carso's Pasta, and Marigold Health Foods from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

November 25, 2024

Recycling

Walkers Chocolate Bars Next to Switch to Recyclable Paper Wrapper

This move closely follows a host of chocolate and confectionery swaps away from plastic into paper-based wrappers with curbside recyclability claims, including by both Nestle and Mars in Australia, and Mars candy bars in the U.K.

November 15, 2024

Recycling

Research Finds 'Wishcycling' Amid Confusion Over Recycling

Research from a UK University reveals that households often 'wishcycle' due to unclear recycling labels and inconsistent waste management, highlighting the need for standardized practices.

November 14, 2024

Recycling

Mars’ MasterFoods Pilots New Paper-based Squeeze-on Packs in Australian First

Australian tomato sauce brand MasterFoods, a Mars company, is piloting Australia’s first paper-recyclable single-serve tomato sauce packs that use 58% less plastic than the original packaging.

November 11, 2024

Recycling

Mono-material, Aseptic, Food Contact HDPE/rHDPE Carton

Fully recyclable HDPE mono-material barrier packaging range as a ‘sustainable alternative to beverage cartons.'

November 11, 2024