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Amazon teams collaborated with suppliers to source paper filler made from 100% recycled content while coordinating the transition across hundreds of fulfillment centers.

Amazon Close to Eliminating All Plastic Air Pillows From Packaging

Amazon has replaced 95% of plastic air pillows in North American delivery packaging with 100% recycled paper filler, aiming to remove them completely by year-end.

June 20, 2024

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PureCycle's Ultra-Pure Recycled Resin Now Approved by FDA for All Food Packaging

PureCycle Technologies

FDA confirms PureCycle Technologies' PureFive™ Ultra-Pure Recycled resin is suitable for use in food containers, paving way for broader adoption of recycled plastic in food packaging.

June 18, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Live at drupa: Recycle-ready Barrier Paper, Mono-OPE Flexible Packs Await Infrastructure

Recyclable, mono-material, high-barrier substrates result from supply chain partnerships, from raw materials suppliers to converters and packaging machinery OEMs to brands. But the real barrier to recycling is a lack of curbside recycling infrastructure.

June 14, 2024

'We said at the beginning, we need to replace the aluminum layer, but we said we should also avoid over-engineering when possible. So we set ourselves two separate targets. The first one was to find a barrier level which is the equivalent of metalized PET. And we're talking barrier to water vapor (WVTR) and barrier to oxygen (OTR). The equivalent of metallized PET is a barrier of less than 1 OTR, and less than 1 WVTR. We also needed a barrier which is equivalent to aluminum. So we need to have less than 0.1, OTR and less than 0.1 WVTR. And if you look at the values here, AluBond, the metallized version, has three points. And that is the equivalent of less than 0.1 OTR and WVTR, so that's your aluminum barrier. And for those who don't need that level, you can have the option of the transparent version, which here you can see as the AlOx (aluminum oxide), we've called it and that has two pluses, because that's that less than 1 OTR, and less than 1 WVTR. In our language to simplify things we call one high barrier and the other ultra-high barrier,' Alexander says.

Estée Lauder Closes in on Sustainable Packaging Goals

Luxury cosmetics company Estée Lauder shares how internal design guidelines and innovative packaging strategies have allowed it to come within 4% points of its 2025 sustainability goals.

June 13, 2024

In North America, ELC has developed a closed-loop system to reincorporate some of MAC’s signature black plastic collected through the Back-to-Mac takeback program into new makeup packaging. Image courtesy of The Estée Lauder Companies

New HP Computer Packaging Cuts Plastic and Extra Space

HP redesigns its All-in-One PC packaging to reduce expanded polyethylene foam use by up to 98%, while also rightsizing to improve transport efficiency.

June 11, 2024

HP has cut expanded polyethylene use by up to 98% for its All-in-One PC packaging.

Harmonizing Recycling Data Standards: Increasing Clarity for Consumers and Stakeholders Alike

Industry aligned data standards are integral to eliminating confusion over packaging and recyclability, not only for consumers, but for the entire recycling value chain.

June 9, 2024

DeNeile Cooper, The Recycling Partnership

L’Occitane Cosmetics Bottle Uses 100% Enzymatically Recycled Content

European companies collaborate to produce a fully circular, 100% rPET shower oil bottle made from enzymatically recycled materials that reduce CO2 emissions by 57% versus virgin PET.

June 5, 2024

L’Occitane is using PET bottles made entirely from enzymatically recycled PET waste for its Amande shower oil range.

Mondi Breaks Ground on Sustainable Packaging Plant in Italy

Mondi invests over $200 million to convert Duino mill to create Europe's widest recycled containerboard machine, boosting production and regional development.

May 28, 2024

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Zotefoams Unveils Progress on ReZorce: Sustainable Beverage Cartons Closer to Reality

Zotefoams and Refresco report significant progress on ReZorce, a mono-material packaging solution for beverage cartons.

May 28, 2024

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Turning the Tide: PLASTICS’ Campaign Battles Recycling Myths

Targeted at policymakers and the public, The Plastics Industry Assn.’s Recycling is Real video campaign showcases the people and processes that make recycling happen every day.

May 24, 2024

Stephanie Strategos Polis, VP, communications at the Plastics Industry Assn. (PLASTICS)

Minnesota Becomes 5th State to Approve EPR Packaging Law

Under the new law, all packaging in Minnesota must be reusable, recyclable, compostable, or collected by an approved alternative collection system by 2032.

May 22, 2024

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5 Lessons in Eco-Modulation

There’s still time to develop EPR packaging laws in the U.S. that address some of the shortfalls found with established systems and encourage eco-modulation.

May 20, 2024

Dan Felton, Executive Director, AMERIPEN

Extended Producer Responsibility: Are You Ready?

Do you know what EPR is, and why it matters to you? Read this quick Q&A to find out how EPR will impact brands in the United States, starting in 2025.

May 20, 2024

Dan Felton, Ameripen Executive Director

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A New Closed Loop Recycling Scheme That Allows Brands To Recycle Their Old Corrugated Cardboard (occ) Directly Back Into The Packaging Supply Chain

OCC Recycling Solution

Go-Pak UK and SCG Packaging launch Go-Recycle, a closed-loop service that collects old corrugated cardboard alongside deliveries and returns it to SCGP papermills for reuse in new cardboard packaging.

Recyclable Cup Coating for Hot Beverages

Sustainable, Advanced Odor Control Solutions