Podcasts

Special Six-Part unPACKED Sustainability Series: Pt. 1 - Advanced Recycling

Listen as Packaging World's Matt Reynolds and Anne Marie Mohan catch the industry up on the latest in advanced recycling.

March 8, 2023

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Flexibles

Shower Cream Refill Now in a 100% Recyclable Pouch

The mono-material pouch, for Japanese company Lion Corp.’s Shokubutsu Monogatari brand in Thailand, uses polyethylene film made from tenter-frame biaxial orientation.

March 1, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

What’s Needed to Scale Reuse?

Founder of the Loop reusable packaging shopping platform Tom Szaky shares four aspects needed to scale a refillable/reusable packaging system.

February 27, 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

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

Reusable/Returnable

Thaddeus Segura Named Vice President of Data Products and Algorithms for Wiliot

Wiliot

Segura will lead the company’s newly established Data Division, dedicated to helping companies realize the revolutionary benefits of ambient IoT through Wiliot-generated analytics.

February 16, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

2023 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards Call for Entries

Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) announces a call for entries for the 12th Annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards. Submissions are due by May 1.

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

Sustainable Packaging

Anheuser-Busch’s Reverse Vending Machines Make Super Bowl Debut

The ‘Big Game’ means a big impact for Anheuser-Busch’s National Recycling League.

February 10, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Doubles Down on Scaling Up Reusable Packaging

PepsiCo commits to growing its percentage of refillable/reusable packaging options, including expanding its SodaStream in-home and in-office sparkling water systems.

January 24, 2023

Sustainability

Greif Announces Rebrand of Product Circularity Program

Greif, Inc.

Rebranded program demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to giving customers’ packaging new life, by helping to divert waste from landfills and reach zero waste, circularity, and emissions targets.

February 9, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging’s Most Versatile, Sustainable Option

What would packaging look like if virgin plastics were made illegal?

February 7, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Listerine Advances More Sustainable Oral Care Packaging

New Listerine Cool Mint Zero Alcohol Concentrate Refills in a 100-mL PET bottle use 60% less plastic when compared to a standard 500-mL bottle of Listerine while providing the same benefits.

January 24, 2023