Sustainable Packaging

Report: Chemical recycling presents $10 billion opportunity in U.S.

A key enabler for a circular economy for plastics, advanced chemical recycling technologies have the potential to revolutionize the way we make, use, and reuse plastic resources.

March 26, 2019

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Carlsberg reduces carbon footprint with unique multipack packaging

In case you missed it: catch up on the first in a series from the 2018 Sustainability in Packaging Europe conference.

March 22, 2019

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Starbucks unveils greener cups, strawless lids, and mobile traceability app

At its annual shareholders’ meeting, Starbucks debuts compostable, recyclable cup technology, strawless lids, and a future feature of its mobile app that lets consumers trace their coffee’s journey.

March 21, 2019

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Chobani joins the How2Recycle label program

Yogurt maker Chobani joins more than 120 brand owners and retailers that have added standardized recycling instruction labels to their products.

March 20, 2019

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Personal shopper data, digital printing and corrugated packaging combine to offer “unboxing” experience to rival in-store shelf branding

March 19, 2019

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Do popular material attributes always align with lower environmental impacts?

Controversial research from Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality calls into question some of the common understanding of sustainable packaging.

March 18, 2019

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The forecast for recycled-content packaging materials

While the recycled content of paperboard, metal, and glass is expected to stay the same through 2023, while its use in plastics is forecast to increase in response to company, country goals.

March 17, 2019

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Canada-based TC Transcontinental joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment

TC Transcontinental is pledging, by 2025, for 100% of its plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable and to achieve a 10% use of post-consumer recycled content on average by weight across all plastics in its products.

March 15, 2019

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Avery Dennison commits to APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign

Avery Dennison is one of 14 new companies that has committed to the Association of Plastic Recyclers’ (APR) ongoing “APR Recycling Demand Champions Campaign”, which expands market demand for recycled resins and improves plastic recycling in North America.

March 15, 2019

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Dow tackles plastic pollution while helping to create jobs in South Africa

Dow is helping to create jobs and reduce plastic pollution in South Africa through its social initiative, Project Butterfly.

March 14, 2019

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Mondi confirms four commitments in first New Plastics Economy Global Commitment report

Details of how Mondi is tackling plastic waste have been set out side-by-side with other brands, businesses, and governments for the first time in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s inaugural New Plastics Economy Global Commitment report.

March 14, 2019

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‘Green’ trend in cannabis packaging

As more states legalize medical marijuana, says a new report, the cannabis industry across the globe has grown more than 310% in the past four years.

March 14, 2019

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Windex glass cleaner will be in 100% recycled ocean plastic bottle

SC Johnson to launch Windex Vinegar Ocean Plastic bottles in the spring. A fall 2019 version will include materials collected through a program that will minimize waste while addressing poverty.

March 13, 2019