Recycling

Pharmapack Europe awards device innovators

BIOCORP, West Pharmaceutical and sfm win honors in the ‘Exhibitor Innovation’ category, while UCB Pharma, GSK Consumer Health and Laboratoires Virbac earn recognition in the ‘Health Product’ area.

February 13, 2018

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Annie’s, organic snack food producer, develops sustainable packaging roadmap for using metallized film

Flexible packaging films with complex, multi-layer structures are hard to collect and recycle. Berkeley, CA-based Annie’s unveils their road map for rolling out snacks packaged in recyclable metallized film at Sustainability in Packaging US. in Chicago, March 12-14.

February 12, 2018

Plastics/resins

Hand-soap bottle first to use revolutionary form/fill process

At The Packaging Conference, LiquiForm Group introduces the first commercial application for its form/fill technology: a 12-oz PET container for the Nature’s Promise brand of hand soap.

February 9, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Cooler return program is a ‘win-win’ for lab

UC-Berkeley’s Glaunsinger Lab reduces environmental impact by reusing coolers for its temperature-sensitive reagents, chemicals and kits.

February 8, 2018

Plastics/resins

PET container with integrated handle available in 2-L

At The Packaging Conference, Pretium Packaging announces the addition of a 2-L size to its SureHandle platform of PET containers with integrated handle.

February 7, 2018

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Cannabis packaging—a snapshot

Whether you see it as a return to the Wild West or the opportunity of a lifetime, the cannabis industry has arrived. But be forewarned: its most distinguishing characteristic is rapid change.

February 5, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Has sustainable packaging arrived?

Without much fanfare, McDonald’s revealed on its website a commitment to eliminate polystyrene drink containers from its entire system by the end of 2018.

February 5, 2018

Containers

Rockit apples set to blast off

A brand new apple cultivar developed in New Zealand is introduced to the market in an equally novel packaging format. And now a Shuttle Pack has been launched in addition to the tube.

February 5, 2018

Secondary Packaging

Building Markets in Milk

This co-manufacturer is betting on a new American appetite for shelf-stable milk. Though much of the U.S. isn’t ready for shelf-stability in its everyday milk, Gossner is a first mover on specialty, value-added milk products that lay a foundation for turning the larger adoption tide.

February 5, 2018

Flexibles

Video highlights value of paper sack recycling

As part of a recycling awareness campaign, The Paper Shipping Sack Manufacturers’ Assn. releases a video highlighting the benefits of recycling clean, unlined shipping sacks with OCC.

January 31, 2018

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Plastic Technologies announces new corporate structure, branding

Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI) announced structural realignment and business unit name changes to better serve brand owner package development needs.

January 31, 2018

Protective/transport packaging

Meal kits get insulated, curbside-recyclable box liner

San Francisco-based healthy meal kit delivery service Sun Basket switches to a 100% recyclable box liner that is also 1-in. thinner than its previous material and reduces box size by 25%.

January 29, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

AMERIPEN talks packaging, policy for 2018

Kyla Fisher, AMERIPEN Program Manager, and Andy Hackman, Principal Lobbyist, discuss the organization’s work around policies related to packaging and the environment, and offer predictions for 2018.

January 27, 2018