Sustainability

PlasticFree Platform Empowers Designers

A new online platform from A Plastic Planet contains hundreds of case histories, a library of alternative materials, and other tools to educate designers on plastic-free solutions.

March 31, 2023

Recycling: Page 54

Sustainable Packaging

Southeastern Grocers Pilots World’s First Autonomous Microfactory

The new ice manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, Fla., is centrally managed by an AI-powered software platform and uses robotics for 100% of production labor. The resulting product is packed in 100% recycle-ready packaging.

March 30, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Column: Entering A Collaborative Age in Packaging

In recent months, collaborations are evolving from time-limited, two-party partnerships into perpetual, multi-stakeholder coalitions that look like microcosms of entire supply chains.

March 30, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Sustaining the Effort to Update Green Guides

Years ago, when I first read about the concept of “sustainability,” I teased that it was too vague and had too many meanings to too many people to be useful. Today, I am not sure things have improved much.

March 29, 2023

Contract Packaging

What’s New From ENGAGE

The event welcomes in a new president and research depicts shift in sustainability and other industry trends.

March 28, 2023

Sustainability

Colorado Recycler Launches Pickup Service for Hard-To-Recycle Waste

TerraCycle Inc.

HBS Trash Services, in partnership withTerraCycle, launched Zero Waste Bags by HBS, a home recycling pilot for hard-to-recycle items.

March 28, 2023

Podcasts

Six-Part unPACKed Sustainability Series: Pt. 3 - Paper

The unPACKed podcast brings paper to the forefront with PW's Anne Marie Mohan and Matt Reynolds.

March 27, 2023

Containers

Nerds Candy Container Offers a New ‘Twist’ on a Classic Favorite

Said to be a ‘first-of-its-kind design for the candy industry,’ the new Twist & Mix candy container comprises a round, five-compartment base and a rotating top for maximum flavor mixing.

March 27, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Tim Hortons, Continental, and Waitrose Release Sustainable Packaging Updates

ThePackHub

See a few examples of sustainable packaging innovations by Tim Hortons, Continental, and Waitrose from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

March 26, 2023

Operational Excellence

Key Sustainability Legislation In Packaging

Regulations and pacts are changing the landscape for packaging innovation, from groups as large as the United Nations and down to the state and municipal level.

March 24, 2023

Flexible packaging

Amcor, Nfinite Enter Joint Research Agreement to Leverage Nanotechnology in Recyclable and Compostable Packaging

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor announced a joint research project agreement with Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. to validate the use of Nfinite’s nanocoating technology.

March 23, 2023

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March 23, 2023

Sustainability

Champagne Bottle Enveloped in Paper Pulp and Vine Shoot Wrap

The elegant, graceful molded pulp ‘Belle Epoque Cocoon’ for Perrier- Jouët champagne is infused with upcycled vine shoots, demonstrating the champagne house’s circular practices, and is 100% recyclable.

March 23, 2023