Sustainability

Machine Efficiency and the Impacts of Sustainable Packaging

Many primary packaging lines are no longer dedicated to a single product as SKUs increase, impacting line efficiency. Sustainable material changes may also create challenges.

May 13, 2020

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Sustainability

Supply Chains Race to Match Shifting COVID-19 Consumer Behavior

Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the Association for Supply Chain Management, discusses what retailers can expect in terms of changing consumer behavior—namely a shift away from commercial/foodservice, and toward e-commerce and retail.

May 12, 2020

Recycling

Packaging Innovation Post-Pandemic

Anti-pathogenic packaging, disruptive structural formats and graphic design that responds to the exponential growth of e-commerce in Latin America, and new approaches to sustainability in packaging will drive the future post-pandemic.

May 11, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Quest for a Plastic Packaging Circular Economy

Eliminating unnecessary plastic, sustainable innovation, and circulating plastic within the economy are the three goals of more than 450 global partner companies seeking to keep plastic waste out of the environment.

May 11, 2020

Flexibles

PPC Flexible Packaging Launches Sustainability Portfolio

PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC

PPC Flexible Packaging, a manufacturer of custom flexible packaging for specialty food, healthcare, and horticultural markets, launches PPC Green, its new sustainability portfolio.

May 11, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Package Reformatting on the Rise

According to a new report by PMMI Business Intelligence, over half of CPGs are changing product packaging to meet sustainability goals by moving from one format to another.

May 8, 2020

Flexible packaging

Printpack Continues to Build its Green Team

Printpack

Printpack has expanded its sustainability team, which will be led by Dave McLain, Sustainability Director. It will be challenged with developing product platforms of more sustainable flexible packaging and bringing those platforms to market.

May 7, 2020

E-commerce

COVID-19 Spurs Wave of Changes in Consumer Shopping Behavior

Consumer survey documents quickly shifting food shopping behaviors in response to COVID-19 and explores whether these habits will continue post-pandemic.

May 5, 2020

Sustainability

Inhance Technologies’ Barrier Packaging Process Recognized as Recyclable

Inhance Technologies, an international manufacturer of polymer materials science solutions, announced its barrier packaging technology was recognized as fully recyclable by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE).

May 5, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

March/April Sustainability Update: COVID-19 Changes the Plastics Conversation, but CPGs Still Innovating

The coronavirus raises concerns about reusable packaging and deals a blow to recycling, but amidst the uncertainty, CPGs and associations still work toward greater packaging sustainability.

May 4, 2020

PMMI News

Heroes Need 2020 Hall of Fame Nod

A time of crisis provides a unique lens through which to view packaging in general, and more specifically the individuals who drive it forward.

May 1, 2020

Recycling

We’re All Apart, and All Together

You don’t need me to tell you that the pandemic is creating a weird situation.

May 1, 2020

Operational Excellence

Store Brand Sales Grow Amidst Coronavirus Stock-Ups

Consumer fears over COVID-19 help propel double-digit sales increases of store brands, pointing to greater acceptance of retailer brands as the coronavirus crisis evolves.

May 1, 2020