Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Kombucha brewers follow craft beer footsteps

Kombucha manufacturers like Big Easy Bucha are following an equipment and automation path well-worn by the craft beer brewers that preceded them.

January 18, 2019

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Great Northern joins APASS

Great Northern announced its official participation in Amazon’s Packaging Support and Supplier network (APASS) program.

January 17, 2019

Closures

Growing dispenser market faces challenges

New research says sports tops, spray pumps, aerosol caps, and other dispenser fixtures will play a key role in how consumers experience a product.

January 17, 2019

Recycling

Henkel contributes to clean drinking water cause

Global brand owner Henkel found CannedWater4Kids to align well with its mission and values, made $5000+ donation.

January 16, 2019

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Berry Global Group joins Alliance to Help End Plastic Waste

Berry Global Group, Inc. announces it has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste as a founding member. This new organization is currently comprised of 27 companies and is making an initial five-year, $1.5 billion commitment to invest in solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment.

January 16, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo closing in on recyclability goals for North American beverage packaging

PepsiCo has a stated goal that by 2025, 100% of its global packaging will be recyclable. The North American beverage side of the business is about 95% recyclable right now, according to Kathleen Niesen, Director of Recycling and Sustainability at PepsiCo North American Beverages and Quaker.

January 15, 2019

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Personal Care Market: Packaging design, material and machinery changes chase consumers seeking convenience

January 14, 2019

Sustainability

Report: Plastic bottle recycling declines slightly in 2017

Industry challenges include changing export markets, a 3.6% drop in material collection, and increases in single-stream collection, resulting in greater contamination of recyclables.

January 14, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

New resource reviews global packaging frameworks, standards, and definitions

As more and more brands commit to packaging goals around reusability, recyclability, compostability, etc., it is becoming more important to clarify and align definitions.

January 12, 2019

Plastics/resins

Report: Innovative new materials at PACK EXPO

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year. Here is our report on new materials.

January 11, 2019

Coding/marking

PACK EXPO International 2018 Innovations Report: Machinery

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year.

January 9, 2019

E-commerce

P&G Eco-Box irks bloggers

This just in from the department of no good deed goes unpunished.

January 9, 2019

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Henkel shaking up detergent packages

Henkel is rolling out a host of sustainability-minded innovations across its product lines and brands as part of a bid to become three times more efficient by 2030.

January 9, 2019