Recycling

Startup Debuts First Recyclable Aluminum Coffee Pod

Purpose-driven coffee brand Cambio Roasters launches a first-of-its-kind aluminum K-Cup-compatible pod that preserves the product’s freshness and flavor while keeping spent pods out of the landfill.

April 2, 2025

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Recycling

Indy Goes Circular: Republic Services Opens Plastics Recycling Complex

New Polymer Center-Blue Polymers co-located facilities in Indianapolis transform plastic packaging waste into high-quality recycled flake or resins, ready for use in new packaging.

April 1, 2025

Recycling

Community Poll: Flexible Film Recycling

Learn your peers thoughts on how to achieve a circular economy for flexible film recycling

March 26, 2025

Recycling

Rethinking PCR Procurement for a Circular Future

Experts from the U.S. Plastics Pact and Circular.co explore how shifting procurement strategies—and mindsets—can help unlock demand for post-consumer recycled content.

March 25, 2025

Recycling

North American Plastics Recycling Q&A: Trade, Trends & Challenges

As plastic recycling in North America grows more global and complex, Andrea Bassetti of ICIS sheds light on shifting trade flows, policy gaps, and the evolving balance between perception and practicality.

March 24, 2025

Recycling

Video: Nova Chemicals Unveils Flexible Film Recycling Facility

Nova Chemicals opens the doors to its new Connersville, Ind., mechanical recycling facility for flexible film, which will produce 110M lb of high-quality rPE when fully operational.

March 21, 2025

Recycling

Mondelēz International, Aptar Beauty, and Asda Introduce Packaging Designed for Improved Recyclability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging innovations designed to enhance recycling from Mondelēz International, Aptar Beauty, and Asda from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

March 24, 2025

Recycling

Safeway Partners with Food-Waste Prevention Company

A collaboration with food-waste prevention company Divert helps Safeway increase food donations by 20% and convert inedible food into renewable energy.

March 17, 2025

Recycling

McDonald's, Better Battery Co., and James Cropper's Switch to Paper Products

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paperization switches from McDonald's, Better Battery Co., and James Cropper from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

March 12, 2025

Recycling

Community Poll: Challenges of Implementing Fiber-Based Packaging

Learn about the challenges your peers are facing in implementing fiber-based packaging.

March 12, 2025

Recycling

Paper-based Blister-style Packs Make a Splash at PACK EXPO Southeast

A subset of the paperization trend, some brand owners are moving from thermoformed plastic trays with cardstock backing to fully fiber-based blister packs. The trend was noticeable at PACK EXPO Southeast, with both materials & machinery vendors involved.

March 10, 2025

Recycling

Orkla's Panda Pilots Paper Wrapper, Joins Confectionery Trend

Finnish brand owner Orkla Snacks tapped UPM Specialty Papers to pilot a new paper wrapper for its Panda milk chocolate brand. It's yet another data point in a growing movement toward paper-based films in confectionery and on-the-go energy or granola bars.

March 6, 2025

Robotics

Rain Supercharges Throughput with Palletization, Automation

Alongside a host of other recent packaging automation improvements, cobot palletization has helped Rain Pure Mountain Spring speed up packaging line operations while allowing for labor reallocation.

March 5, 2025