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Recycling

Cube-shaped flex pack offers shelf impact, sustainability

ConservaCube's cube-shaped flexible PE pack stands upright on the shelf, offers four display panels, provides significant freight savings, and is more readily recyclable.

September 30, 2015

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

21st Century packaging model: make/fill

In its broadest sense, “form/fill/seal” continues to be a disruptive innovation with a more profound impact on packaging than any technology since the Phoenicians discovered how to make glass 2,400 years ago.

September 27, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

On biodegradable plastics

Most everyone is in agreement that societal sustainability is desirable, and that sustainable packaging can enhance our ability to meet this goal.

September 27, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Biopolymers in packaging—some hurdles, but strong signs of growth

Europe has led the charge when it comes to embracing biobased packaging. But new and intriguing applications are surfacing in other parts of the world, including Asia and North and South America.

September 27, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Running toward recycling

The U.S.’s largest cross country meet partners with Global Green U.S. to pilot a recycling initiative expected to help identify best practices for paper cup fiber recovery.

September 22, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

How effective are MRFs at sorting flexible film?

That’s the question industry collaborative Materials Recovery for the Future hopes to answer through new sortation research aimed at driving solutions for increased recovery rates.

September 16, 2015

Sustainability

Packaging products register fastest growth in foodservice disposables

New Freedonia report says sustainable containers, takeout, and appearance factors to drive foodservice demand to $21.9 billion in 2019.

September 7, 2015

Sustainability

Cans come out on top in new consumer preference study

When it comes to choosing a beverage, consumers say aluminum cans provide greater sustainability, a better taste experience, and enhanced shelf appeal, says CMI study.

September 2, 2015

Sustainability

Spring water uses more than just a bottle

Spring water company JUST Beverages selects a hybrid package that offers the environmental benefits of a paper carton along with the functionality of a plastic bottle.

September 1, 2015

Flexibles

Coffee club improves packaging for enhanced member experience

Online subscription service Moustache Coffee Club rolls out a new stand-up pouch with playful graphics for an enhanced experience that also saves the company time and money.

August 28, 2015

Recycling

Marketing green products through package design

Color, icons, graphics and materials are just a few of the design elements that need to be considered when creating packaging for ‘green’ products in an omni-channel environment.

August 26, 2015

Containers

'Nano'-sized wine bottle brings quality and class

A new single-serve wine option is clamoring for its share of the market in an increasingly robust category. Sileni Nano, from New Zealand winery Sileni Estates, not only capitalizes on the trend of small-size wine packages, but also on the exploding popularity of New Zealand wine in the U.S.—especially its Sauvignon Blanc.

August 26, 2015