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

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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

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100% rPET for evian by 2025

Bottled water company evian takes a circular approach to its packaging supply chain, committing to the use of 100% rPET bottles by 2025 by engaging in three strategies.

January 24, 2018

Sustainability

Coca-Cola to collect/recycle equivalent of its packaging sold

The company and its global network of bottling partners will tackle the goal through a renewed focus on the entire packaging life cycle.

January 23, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

McDonald’s makes significant commitments to packaging sustainability

Among them, 100% of materials to come from renewable, recycled, or FSC-certified materials by 2025, and recycling of 100% of packaging in its restaurants, also by 2025.

January 22, 2018

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Sustainability in Packaging 2018 will focus on making sustainable packaging a commercial reality

The entire supply chain will be represented at Smithers Pira’s event in Chicago, March 12-14

January 22, 2018

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PakTech promotes new recycling program

In order to ensure that our handles are properly recycled, PakTech has set up a collection bin at our Eugene location at 1680 Irving Road.

January 18, 2018

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Transparent pouch clearly differentiates Tree Top Apple Sauce

Company says pouch represents a ‘game changer’ and allows parents and children to ‘see it before they squeeze it.’

January 18, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

First-ever Europe-wide strategy launched to address plastic waste

The European Strategy for Plastics commits to 100% recyclable plastics in the EU by 2030, a reduction in single-use plastics, and the restriction of microplastics, among other goals.

January 16, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Bio-based coatings, films under development

A new European project seeks to develop new barrier coatings for food packaging and bioplastics for films and trays that will eliminate the need for aluminum and MAP.

January 15, 2018

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Packaging waste you can wear

Indian plastics organization Plastindia Foundation creates the world’s largest T-shirt from 200,000 recycled PET bottles to raise awareness around recycling.

January 15, 2018