Sustainable Packaging

Home Compostable Bags for Zero-Waste Beauty Brand

As part of its holistic strategy to ‘stir up a clean + conscious change,’ D2C superfood beauty company LOLI uses less than 0.5% plastic in its packaging, opting instead for glass jars, paperboard, and compostable courier bags.

December 30, 2020

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Sustainability

Protein Juice Hits Shelves in Custom PET Bottle

This protein-infused juice application uses a custom PET bottle that the company says is both sustainable and able to withstand the rigors of a hot-fill process.

December 16, 2020

Flexible packaging

Eco Flexibles Appoints Business Unit Manager

Eco Flexibles

Paul Edwards was appointed Business Unit Manager of Eco Flexibles.

December 14, 2020

Flexibles

Mars Food is First to Launch Recyclable, Microwavable Rice Pouch

Offering the same functionality as multilayer flexible packaging, the monolayer PP stand-up pouch will be introduced in limited European markets in 2021 for brands that include Ben’s Original and Seeds of Change.

December 11, 2020

Sustainability

Pierre Pienaar Re-elected as WPO President

World Packaging Organisation

Pierre Pienaar was elected president of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) for a second term, commencing January 2021.

December 9, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

The Circular Economy and ISO

Mexican expert Dr. Nydia Suppen discussed the progress made in defining four new ISO standards for a worldwide application and acceleration of the circular economy concept at EXPO PACK Mexico Webinar.

December 4, 2020

E-commerce

Colgate: Packaging’s Day Has Come

Colgate-Palmolive has made sustainable packaging a key priority. From recyclable toothpaste tubes to aluminum bottles for mouthwash, they’re locked in on eliminating plastic waste and delighting consumers.

December 1, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Unilever Launches its Largest Ever Refill Trial

New Asda store in Leeds, U.K., pioneers sustainability store, offering a number of Unilever household brands available in reusable packaging through three refill models.

November 27, 2020

Sustainability

Brrr Box Cooler: A Sustainable Alternative to EPS

Startup value-added packaging company develops a reusable, recyclable cooler made from DS Smith’s water-resistant, food contact-safe material that offers an alternative to wax-coated and EPS materials.

November 20, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Latin American E-commerce

In the EXPO PACK Mexico Webinar, three Latin American Packaging Design Leaders offered a lucid and documented vision of the opportunities for the industry today brought about by the exponential growth of online shopping in the region.

November 16, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Anti-slip Packaging Solutions

CGP Expal Inc, a division of CGP Coating Innovation, took advantage of PACK EXPO Connects to demonstrate its anti-slip high friction packaging solutions.

November 13, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-commerce and Covid-19

Georgia-Pacific Corrugated

New consumer shopping behaviors, sustainability and returns are just some of the changes Covid-19 has accelerated for shipping products direct to your door.

November 11, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

PlastiCorr, the Brown Box Replacement, at PACK EXPO Connects

Sustainable box system is moisture resistant, improves safety and ergonomics, and has no extra thickness.

November 11, 2020