Sustainable Packaging

Carton Council of North America Celebrates Carton Recycling Achievements, Identifies Goals for 2023

The Carton Council announces that entering 2023, 78.6 million U.S. households can recycle their food and beverage cartons through their local recycling programs. This means more than 62% of all U.S. households have access to carton recycling.

February 27, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

Test Your Recyclability Knowledge!

Are you a recycling guru? Master of municipal solid waste? Find out where you rank with this quiz.

February 27, 2023

Flexible packaging

Pregis Performance Flexibles Facility Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

Pregis

Pregis’ Anderson, S.C. facility received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS distinction, a globally recognized system for the sustainability certification of recycled and bio-based materials.

February 27, 2023

Sustainability

Barilla, Tesco, and Landliebe Molkereiprodukte Offer Recycling Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging adjustments for improved recyclability and recycled content from Barilla, Tesco, and Landliebe Molkereiprodukte from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 26, 2023

Sustainability

Spring Creek's New Egg Cartons Use Bio-PET

Spring Creek’s new Bio-PET quail egg packaging reduces use of fossil fuels while keeping the visibility and rigidity of regular plastic.

February 24, 2023

Flexible packaging

Refill-at-Home Packaging Takes Off Across Categories

Beginning with innovative at-home refill solutions from D2C startups, reusable/refillable packaging has found its way into retail, in markets that include household cleaning, personal and oral care, lawn care, and luxury brands, to name just some.

January 24, 2023

Operational Excellence

Plastic Considered Least Sustainable Material by Consumers

Consumers across global regions ranked plastic as the least sustainable packaging material, and their self-reported habits reflect this.

February 22, 2023

Sustainability

Kathleen Stark Named Controller for Mid America Paper Recycling

Mid America Paper Recycling

In this newly created position, Stark will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, and other strategic initiatives.

February 21, 2023

Sustainability

Pactiv Evergreen, AmSty Launch Circular Polystyrene Food Packaging Products

Pactiv Evergreen

Pactiv will offer its customers foam polystyrene packaging products made with AmSty’s post-consumer recycled content derived from advanced recycling technologies.

February 20, 2023

Flexible packaging

New Reusable/Refillable Packaging Materials/Containers

A rundown of some of the newest packaging materials and containers developed for use in refillable/reusable applications.

January 24, 2023

Webinars

MBOLD Coalition’s Collaborative Approach Unlocks a “Holy Grail” of Food-Grade, Film-to-Film Circularity

Join Packaging World for our next webinar as we discuss the creation of a collectively beneficial pull market for rPE alongside representatives from coalition members and allies.

April 6, 2023

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PMMI News

EXPO PACK Guadalajara Poised for Strong Return this June

PMMI

Registration is now open for EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2023, which returns in-person after four years to feature solutions for over 40 vertical markets.

February 15, 2023

Sustainability

Perfume, Spirits Brands Lighten the Load of Heavy Packaging with Refills

Luxury Brazilian brands O.U.i. eaux de parfum and Beg Distilaria artisanal gin offer product refills in aluminum bottles to minimize the weight of their packaging and preserve the consumers’ original investment in their premium packaging.

January 24, 2023