Recycling

CPGs Say On-Pack Labels are Ineffective at Communicating Recycling Instructions to Consumers

Packaging World surveys show CPGs are designing packaging for recyclability within existing infrastructure, but on-pack recycling guidelines have been ineffective for consumers. Upcoming updates to How2Recycle labels aim to address this issue.

May 22, 2025

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Recycling

NEXTLOOPP Americas’ Inaugural Meeting Confirmed

NEXTLOOP

The meeting will launch NEXTLOOP's initiative focused on creating a circular economy for post-consumer, food-grade polypropylene packaging in the region.

May 16, 2025

Recycling

Mars, Suppliers, & VCs Invoke Health & Safety While Pursuing Sustainability

Mars' material science lead Eric Klingenberg, packaging supplier Atlantic Packaging, and venture capital Safer Made weigh in on what’s next for materials, considerations for human health and safety, and paths to circularity at Rethinking Materials today.

May 14, 2025

Recycling

Interview: Biffa's Roger Wright on Designing Packaging for Recyclability

Today at Rethink Materials, we sat down with Roger Wright. He has valuable advice for brands on their design for recyclability projects, given he's the Waste Strategy & Packaging manager at Biffa, the UK's largest Waste Management company.

May 14, 2025

Bio-based

Live at Rethinking Materials: The Transition to Fiber-Based Packaging

As fiber-based packaging technologies advance, industry proponents say now is the time to replace plastic with recyclable, compostable alternatives—if policy, supply, and consumer clarity can keep pace. Is fiber the future of sustainable packaging?

May 13, 2025

Recycling

NOVA's Recycling Facility Earns Certification

Nova Chemicals

The certification verifies that its SYNDIGO brand recycled polyethylene is 100% post-consumer content and meets traceability standards.

May 13, 2025

Recycling

Live at Rethinking Materials: Future of Regulation in Europe's Circular Economy

European brands, their suppliers, and downstream waste management systems have been working under EPR regulations far longer than most of the U.S. Here are some learnings from the other side of the pond, at Rethinking Materials today.

May 13, 2025

Recycling

Dole Food Company, Amcor, and Ambev Utilize Recyclable Packaging Materials

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recycling packaging innovations from Dole Food Company, Amcor, and Ambev from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 12, 2025

Recycling

PureCycle Achieves New Milestone in Recycled Plastic Film Trials

PureCycle Technologies

The company's positive progress in trials demonstrates PureFive recycled resin's ability to produce biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film suitable for flexible packaging applications.

May 12, 2025

Recycling

Packaging Recycling Summit 2025: Charting a Circular Future

The third annual Packaging Recycling Summit, June 25-27, 2025 in Irving, TX, features a multi-day educational program for all stakeholders in packaging's circular supply chain.

May 7, 2025

Recycling

H2R Launches Cal SB 343-compliant Store Drop-Off Label

The transition to the new label design is scheduled for August 2025, aligning with H2R’s upcoming July Guidelines for Use, which will incorporate findings from CalRecycle’s SB 343 Material Characterization Study.

May 6, 2025

Recycling

SWANA Partners with U.S. Plastics Pact

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

In an effort to foster connections among stakeholders, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the U.S. Plastics Pact have announced a new partnership.

May 5, 2025

Recycling

Mondelez International, Nestlé Dessert, and Blue Heron Botanicals Utilize Paper-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from Mondelez International, Nestlé Dessert, and Blue Heron Botanicals from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 5, 2025