Sustainable Packaging

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2020 - #6: According to Colgate, Packaging's Day has Come

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we are counting down the Top 10 articles of 2020. Join us as we look back at the best of 2020. Pat Reynolds' View from the Top report on packaging and sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive landed at #6.

December 26, 2020

Recycling: Page 129

Sustainable Packaging

Counting Down the Top 10 articles of 2020 - #7: PepsiCo Accelerates Plastic Waste Reduction Efforts

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we are counting down the Top 10 articles of 2020. Join us as we look back at the best of 2020. Anne Marie Mohan's' report on PepsiCo's plastic waste reduction initiatives, came in at #7.

December 25, 2020

Multipacks/handles/carriers

German Beer is a Shelf Standout

Sappi North America

With beer consumption in Germany declining, competition between the major beer brands is increasing in the market, and point-of-sale (POS) consumer decisions are more important than ever.

December 23, 2020

Digital Printing

Digital Press Delivers on Corrugated

This leading West Coast packaging converter has launched a new digital corrugated solution that brings speed to market and scores sustainability points, too.

December 18, 2020

Sustainability

Protein Juice Hits Shelves in Custom PET Bottle

This protein-infused juice application uses a custom PET bottle that the company says is both sustainable and able to withstand the rigors of a hot-fill process.

December 16, 2020

Sustainability

Paper Bottles Gaining Momentum for New Liquid Product Rollouts

Paper bottles as a practical, commercialized reality, by Packaging World’s Editor Emeritus, Pat Reynolds.

December 14, 2020

Flexible packaging

Eco Flexibles Appoints Business Unit Manager

Eco Flexibles

Paul Edwards was appointed Business Unit Manager of Eco Flexibles.

December 14, 2020

Flexibles

Mars Food is First to Launch Recyclable, Microwavable Rice Pouch

Offering the same functionality as multilayer flexible packaging, the monolayer PP stand-up pouch will be introduced in limited European markets in 2021 for brands that include Ben’s Original and Seeds of Change.

December 11, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Bio-Based Tray Made in the USA

Ancestral health brand Primal Kitchen, part of Kraft Heinz, is the first to commercialize a new, dual-ovenable molded fiber tray based on U.S.-grown sugarcane.

December 10, 2020

Sustainability

Kemira Announces Partnership with Danimer Scientific

Kemira

Kemira, a manufacturer of sustainable chemical solutions for water intensive industries, and Danimer Scientific, a manufacturer of biodegradable materials, will develop biodegradable aqueous barrier coatings for more sustainable paper and board products.

December 10, 2020

Contract Packaging

CBD Business Maps New Frontier

After experiencing firsthand the medicinal power of CBD, Bruce Bernstein launches UBIX Processing, a private-label manufacturer and packager of a range of CBD wellness and cosmetic products.

December 8, 2020

Recycling

Morton Salt Modernizes, but Keeps Iconic Assets

Bold and contemporary graphic redesign of Morton Salt’s entire portfolio of retail products refreshes iconic brand and reinforces its heritage of quality and trust, while select packages help consumers connect through AR.

December 7, 2020

Sustainability

DS Smith to Launch Virus Resistant Packaging

DS Smith Packaging Systems

DS Smith announces an exclusive partnership with Touchguard to develop a new range of sustainable cardboard packaging to protect consumers against potentially harmful bacteria.

December 4, 2020