Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola, Suntory Cross the 100% Plant-Based Bottle Finish Line

After more than a decade of rigorous R&D work and significant investments with their respective partners, Coca-Cola and Suntory each unveil first-of-their-kind beverage bottle prototypes made from 100% bio-based PET, ready for commercial scale-up.

April 25, 2022

Recycling: Page 89

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging TODAY: Answers to Industry's Most Common Eco-Friendly Questions

Greenwashing, chemical recycling, and how to pick most sustainable packaging material for your product—all explained by U.K. sustainable packaging expert Paul Jenkins of the PackHub and Packaging World’s Matt Reynolds.

April 25, 2022

Sustainability

Compact Bra Alternative Gets Luxe Packaging with Detailed Printing

Nuudii System offers grab-and-go 'boobwear,' or bra alternative, that gives women an option between wearing a bra and going braless.

April 22, 2022

Flexibles

Plant-Based Cheeses Improve Formulation and Packaging to Stand Out on Shelves

GOOD PLANeT Foods rebranded its entire line of plant-based cheeses ahead of a large growth projection in 2022

April 20, 2022

Sustainability

Aveda’s Recyclable Paper Sample Packet Replaces Multilayer Foil Sachets

Sampling is a big category for The Estée Lauder Companies. Aveda and its supplier partners found a way to sample product more sustainably, using curbside recycle-ready (or -certified, depending on locale) paper packets to replace multilayer foil sachets.

April 19, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart to Connect Suppliers with Brands for Sustainable Packaging Innovation

Walmart’s new Circular Connector platform allows suppliers to submit their sustainable packaging innovations for review and potential online publication for brands to consider.

April 19, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Sustainably Minded E-Commerce at Your Front Door

U.K. sustainable packaging expert Paul Jenkins of the PackHub and Packaging World’s Matt Reynolds discuss real-world applications of e-commerce packaging focused on sustainability available today.

April 18, 2022

Flexible packaging

Live at PACK EXPO East: Flexible Packaging Machinery & Materials on the Brain

There was lots of interesting news on both the materials and machinery sides of the PACK EXPO East coin. We’ll look at a couple of pouchers and baggers and check out a commercialized monomaterial pouch for P&G’s Pantene Japan, done by Zacros.

April 15, 2022

Sustainability

Co-packer Deploys Packaging Innovations for Brita Premium Purified Water

B Water & Beverages works with Brita to design sustainable packaging for its first retail bottled water product that includes a sturdy, striking, refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle and a plastic-free paperboard carrier that is also fully recyclable.

April 13, 2022

Sustainability

Utz Group Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

Utz Group

Utz Group, a supplier of load and workpiece carriers made of recyclable plastic is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

April 13, 2022

Sustainability

Tubes Answer the Call for More Sustainable Packaging Options

Packaging World’s Jim Chrzan and Packaging Digest’s Lisa McTigue Pierce met with Tube Council members to chart green milestones for paper tubes, mono-layer plastics, sugar cane, and recycled aluminum.

April 12, 2022

Flexible packaging

Boox Expands to the U.K., Launches New Product

Boox

In response to growing demand and increased partnerships with leading brands, Boox is expanding to the U.K. and launching Baag, a reusable, eco-conscious shipping alternative to single-use plastic bags for e-commerce brands.

April 12, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Materially Changed: It's All About the Bottle

ThePackHub

See examples of paper and pulp bottles, 100% PCR aluminum Bottles, and wine in aluminum bottles, from ThePackHub’s April Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

April 11, 2022