Sustainable Packaging

At J&J Consumer, packaging is a team sport

Millennials, sustainable packaging, speed to market, e-commerce, and keeping up with nimble competitors—packaging professionals at J&J Consumer are laser focused on all of the above.

December 3, 2018

Recycling: Page 174

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Innovative approaches address sustainability issues

My August 2018 column noted the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s launch in the UK and Chile of a global initiative to reduce plastics marine waste.

December 3, 2018

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Case packer absorbs manual labor

This paper manufacturer was able to automate labor out of its beverage napkin line for quick ROI and improved case-sealing quality.

December 3, 2018

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Industry Watch—December 2018

A quick look on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people as listed in the December 2018 issue of Packaging World.

December 3, 2018

Containers

Key considerations for paperboard multi-pack beverage carriers

A multi-pack carrier can carry the day for the beverage marketer that understands the many variables involved.

November 29, 2018

Plastics/resins

HP Hood puts the ‘squeeze’ bottle on sour cream

New package configuration for this dairy product offers consumers ease of dispensing and cleanup.

November 27, 2018

Sustainability

PET recycling rate sees increase, despite challenging market

A new report on U.S. postconsumer PET recycling activity cites a 2017 rate of 29.2% for PET bottles, reflecting a slight increase over the 2016 rate of 28.4%.

November 25, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon’s new sustainable packaging program puts the customer first

Amazon encourages vendors to optimize their e-commerce packaging to reduce waste, decrease cost, eliminate damage, and most important, enhance the customer experience.

November 19, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

How one major CPG is taking steps to be part of a sustainable solution

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

November 15, 2018

Contract Packaging

A passion for packaging

There are some people in the packaging industry who make an indelible impression due to their passion for packaging.

November 14, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

London supermarket introduces Plastic Free Zones

Supermarket creates a plastic-free aisle where more than 1,700 products—including meat, cheese, and fresh fruits and vegetables—are packaged in materials other than plastic.

November 14, 2018

Flexibles

Now Plastics: Recycled PET films

Now Plastics offers post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET films made from 60 to 90% PCR PET resin. They are designed with a high content of recycled PET materials that have been sanitized and reconfigured into film grade resin, making them environmentally sensitive and 100% compliant with sustainability requirements.

November 14, 2018

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Krones acquires MHT Holding AG

Krones acquired MHT Holding AG (MHT), Hochheim, Germany.

November 8, 2018