Sustainable Packaging

Smirnoff Program Recycles Glass Bottles Across Chicago

A new recycling program by Smirnoff and Don’t Trash Glass will collect and recycle glass bottles from over 300 businesses across Chicago.

November 7, 2022

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Sustainable Packaging

Plastic Packaging May Not Be So Bad, After All

McKinsey & Co. conducts a lifecycle analysis of plastic packaging versus alternative materials for a number of applications and finds that the majority of plastic packages offer fewer GHGs.

November 7, 2022

Containers

New Nozzle Technology Creates a ‘Whipnotic’ Experience

Whipped cream topping gets flipped on its can with new Whipnotic dairy topping that features a patented aerosol can nozzle that swirls fresh fruit juices and flavor essences into the product during dispensing.

November 4, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

HexcelPack and others Innovate Package Materials for Sustainability

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See a few examples of sustainable packaging material innovations from HexcelPack and others from ThePackHub’s September Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

November 4, 2022

Operational Excellence

Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Packaging Today

Companies across the packaging industry are encountering issues and brainstorming solutions to meet a growing demand for a lower carbon footprint.

November 3, 2022

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Labels Use High-Content of Chemically Recycled, Ocean-Bound Plastics

UPM Raflatac's Ocean Action line of labels is not only converted from certified Ocean-Bound Plastic streams, the polypropylene line of labels also consists of 85% to 90% chemically recycled PCR.

November 2, 2022

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STANDCAP Now Offers a Curbside Recyclable Format

To a material recovery facility (MRF) or reprocessor, the material is equivalent to a recyclable HDPE rigid bottle.

November 2, 2022

Flexibles

Pandemic-Driven Sales Lead to Pasta Co-Packer’s Growth

Pasta and skillet dinner co-packer EnterpriseCP sees sales skyrocket during COVID, leading to a new facility and new equipment installs, including a new bulk bag discharger and two new baggers.

November 2, 2022

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Light, Low-Shrink Polyolefin Film Ideal for Furnace Filters, Calendars, Other Bendable Applications

Obviating the need for PVC (polyvinyl chloride), this thin, lightweight, heat-shrinkable PE-based polyolefin film delivers the lowest shrink force in the market, according to Clysar, with a gentle, balanced shrink at low temperatures.

November 1, 2022

Flexibles

Approaching a ‘Holy Grail’ of Food-Grade, Film-to-Film Recycling?

The MBOLD coalition is building a new ecosystem of stakeholders to support a circular economy for flexible packaging and films in the Upper Midwest.

November 1, 2022

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TC Transcontinental Rolls Out vieVERTe Recycle-Ready Flexible Packaging

Sustainable post-consumer recycled (PCR) material is aimed at pet food, personal care and home products packaging.

October 31, 2022

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Insulation Panels Maintain Cold Chain for E-Comm

These thermal insulation panels, ideal for the growing e-comm meal kit market, are entirely made of paper and are curbside recyclable.

October 31, 2022

Contract Packaging

How General Mills Manages its CM/CP Suppliers on Sustainability, ESG

Mark McCullough, Director, Global Impact - Operations Integration, General Mills, spoke at the recent F4SS supply chain conference about co-manufacture/co-packer management techniques related to his company’s stated sustainability and ESG goals.

October 31, 2022