Closures

Orangina’s aluminum foil lids shine on shelf

Orangina applies aluminum foil lid labels to its cans for promotional and hygienic advantages.

September 13, 2016

Recycling: Page 217

Sustainable Packaging

Demand for recycled PP reaches nearly 300M pounds/year

A survey by The Association of Plastic Recyclers of 21 major CPGs identified a demand of more than 280 million pounds of recycled polypropylene resin per year.

September 6, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Home furnishing manufacturer develops closed-loop recycling for PS

Mexican manufacturer of home décor and furnishing collects polystyrene from its customers and converts the material into moulding for a range of products.

September 5, 2016

Sustainability

Seventh Generation embraces bioplastics

Its 100-oz HDPE bottle for laundry detergent is now made entirely from recycled materials combined with a drop-in bioplastic made from sugarcane.

September 3, 2016

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Top Medical Device Packaging Materials

Here’s a roll call of the major materials that go into medical device packaging.

September 1, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Recycled content in corrugated boxes reaches nearly 50%

This new average, along with a record-high rate of old corrugated container recovery in 2015, illustrate the corrugated industry’s commitment to sustainable packaging.

September 1, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Bioplastics—where exactly are we?

The biennial Innovation Takes Root event was once again an ideal opportunity to check in on the progress of packaging that’s made from renewable resources.

August 30, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Evian’s ‘naked’ bottles are ready for launch

Evian calls this new multipacking technology 'disruptive,' while the packaging machinery builder behind it says it ‘will change the future of packaging.’

August 30, 2016

Containers

Organic haircare brand gets elegant update

Chuckles’ All-Nutrient brand of organic haircare products gets a makeover, signaling to salon customers the all-natural prestige of the 100% vegan and cruelty-free formulations.

August 26, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Plastic alternatives: more environmentally costly?

A new study compares the environmental costs of plastics vs. alternative materials by using accounting methods that measure and value environmental impacts.

August 20, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Krones tapped for MEG’s new PET recycling plant project

Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH & Co. KG (MEG) is building a recycling plant near Aachen, Germany to process more deposit-bearing and non-returnable bottles into regranulate.

August 19, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

The outlook for recyclable packaging materials

New report examines four factors driving the increased global demand for recyclable packaging materials.

August 18, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Roberts PolyPro: Injection molded bottle handles deliver source reduction

Roberts PolyPro’s new line of injection molded bottle handles source up to 25 percent less material for greater sustainability.

August 10, 2016