Sustainable Packaging

Rising Tides of Waste Spark Quests to Divert, Repurpose It

When the global public discourse turns to packaging these days, the focus increasingly is on its afterlife as a component of marine waste.

December 6, 2019

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Recycling

Laws and Norms Both Shape Policy

When you go to someone’s house for dinner, you’re supposed to bring a gift.

December 5, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Recyclable Materials Aim to Keep More Plastics Out of Landfills

Plastic container manufacturers are answering the call from consumers for higher percentages of post-consumer recycled materials and easier recyclability of used containers.

December 4, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

PureCycle Technology Continues to Advance

John Layman, PhD and Section Head Corporate R&D Materials Science at Procter & Gamble, talks about an exciting new method of recycling polypropylene.

December 4, 2019

Recycling

Tuesday with P&G

Procter & Gamble has won a slew of packaging awards over the past 18 months or so.

December 4, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola Sweden Moves to 100% rPET for All its Bottles

The move is set to eliminate the use of 3,500 tons of virgin plastic each year in Sweden, with a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions over pre-transition levels.

November 26, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

House made of plastic

PMMI

A striking example of commitment to sustainability from flexible packaging waste captured the admiration of visitors to Andina Pack, in Bogota, Colombia.

December 2, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Chlorophyll Water’s Bottle Designed to be 100% Landfill Biodegradable

A proprietary organic additive integrated into the bottle mold accelerates the natural biodegradation of the bottle in biologically active landfills and anaerobic digesters

November 6, 2019

Cartons and boxes

Recycling and source reduction

News from HLP Klearfold at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019 was the introduction of their new Klearfold® RPET100 clear plastic folding cartons made from 100% post-consumer recycled PET.

November 19, 2019

Recycling

Company Launches Sustainably Sourced Bioplastic Packaging

Tetra Pak, together with its supplier Braskem, became the first company in the food and beverage industry to responsibly source plant-based polymers using the Bonsucro standards for sustainable sugar cane.

November 20, 2019

Operational Excellence

PET Leads Beverage Pack Type, but Sustainable Options Still a Growing North American Trend

Though bottled water’s continued growth in the North American beverage market boosts PET dominance in the region, manufacturers are looking at other, more sustainable pack types too.

November 20, 2019

Sustainability

More Sustainable RRP Format

Morrisons Supermarkets of the UK has re-launched its Best Bacon product in an improved Retail Ready Packaging (RRP) format.

November 19, 2019

Recycling

rPET Folding Cartons

HLP Klearfold

HLP Klearfold launches Klearfold RPET100, a 100% PCR plastic folding carton designed to help consumer products marketers and retailers meet their sustainability goals.

November 18, 2019