Sustainable Packaging

Wind Energy Powers Sustainable CR Cannabis Vape Packs by Brand Oregrown

In general, cannabis brands have not been able to venture as deeply into sustainable packaging as their traditional brand-owner peers due to specific industry hurdles.

March 2, 2022

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Flexibles

Seal Integrity: A Primer from a Pro

A provider of engineered solutions for the food and beverage industry for more than 40 years, Mark Green of Mark Green & Associates shares some thoughts on seal integrity testing.

March 1, 2022

Plastics/resins

International Delight’s Redesign is the Golden Ticket

In January, Danone’s International Delight debuted a new partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products for its new Wonka Whipple Scrumptious Fudgy Caramel Coffee Creamers.

March 1, 2022

Closures

ACTIPH Water Tips Cap to Active Lifestyles, Proposed Regulations

The U.K.’s ACTIPH Water brand differentiates itself among a sea of hydrating competitors with an electrolyte- and mineral-rich formula and ionization process. The tethered closure is robust for athletes, and meets upcoming regulations.

February 28, 2022

Secondary Packaging

Automation and Flexibility in EOL Equipment Needed for Expanding SKUs

As the trend of more variety, more sizes, more choices, and ultimately more SKUs increases, end of line machinery is keeping up by including more robots, cobots, and modularity.

February 24, 2022

Sustainability

Green Bay Packaging Achieves Net-Zero Water Validation

Green Bay Packaging Inc.

Green Bay Packaging’s Green Bay mill achieved Net-Zero Water in its production of 100% recycled containerboard paper, the first-ever UL with validation of this environmental claim.

February 24, 2022

Flexible packaging

Gualapack Opens New Subsidiary in Florida

Gualapack

Flexible packaging manufacturer Gualapack opened a new subsidiary, Gualapack US & Canada, with a sales office in Miami.

February 23, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Re:Water is First in the Market with a 100% PCR Aluminum Bottle

New U.K. brand Re:Water Spring Water comes in a refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle that is said to be the first in the market to use 100% PCR content.

February 23, 2022

Sustainability

Lori Gobris Joins Michelman as Global Marketing Manager for Circular Economy

Michelman Inc.

She will be responsible for Michelman's global market strategy and programs that enable sustainable packaging solutions for the Circular Economy within its Printing & Packaging business segment.

February 22, 2022

Sustainability

Tetra Pak Invests in Four New Recycling Facilities

Tetra Pak Inc.

Once fully operational, the recycling facilities in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Australia are expected to recycle up to 45,000 tons of post-consumer carton packages.

February 22, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

5 Disruptive Packaging Designs Trends for 2021/2022 from Pentawards

Pentawards issues a new report on the top 10 packaging design trends culled from 2,000 entries in its annual competition. Learn about five of them here.

February 18, 2022

Thermoform/fill/seal

Cheeba Chews Tackles New Markets with Swabbing Station

Owners at Cheeba Chews noticed that a lot of early packaging solutions offered to the emerging cannabis market—whether machinery, materials, or child-resistance—lacked flexibility or customization. So they came up with a solution themselves.

February 18, 2022

Sustainability

Clysar, LLC Joins the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)

Clysar, LLC

Clysar will work with APR to understand issues impacting plastic recycling, understand technical requirements driving the development of lower impact shrink solutions, and help educate and promote the growth and sustainability of plastic recycling.

February 18, 2022