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Records fall at PACK EXPO Las Vegas & Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2019

The year’s biggest packaging show in the world does not disappoint

October 2, 2019

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Packaging’s Shift to Plants

Packaging change is always driven by an interplay of market forces: Economics, evolving machinery and materials technologies, customer preferences and value perceptions, regulations, and corporate social responsibility among them.

October 2, 2019

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SFO Bottle Ban?

Effective Aug. 20, San Francisco Airport (SFO) banned single-use plastic (read PET) water bottles.

October 2, 2019

Sustainability

Plastic Handle Recycling Program Helps Close the Loop

Plastic multipack carrier producer PakTech launches its own recycling program to ensure the collection and recycling of its products.

September 25, 2019

Flexibles

5 Firms Develop Recyclable Pouch

New structure makes Bear Naked granola pouch acceptable to Store Drop-Off programs.

September 24, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Panel Alert: White Paper on Smart Asset Technologies

Tuesday panel to introduce the new report on identification, monitoring and tracking of reusable transport packaging assets.

September 23, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Sainsbury’s Pledges to Halve Plastic Packaging by 2025

Strategies to achieve this goal include remove, reduce, reuse, and recycle initiatives, as well as collaboration with food manufacturers, packaging suppliers, the waste and recycling industry, and others.

September 21, 2019

Sustainability

Coca-Cola European Partners to Eliminate 4,000-Plus Tons of Multipack Shrink Wrap

Replacing plastic shrink wrap with 100% recyclable paperboard for its multipack cans across Western Europe will help CCEP meet its Action on Packaging commitments.

September 20, 2019

Recycling

Global Packaging Outlook: Latin America

In Latin America, flexibles and PET lead packaging growth, with demand continuing to rise for smaller pack sizes and multipacks.

September 19, 2019

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Final countdown to year's largest packaging event

Less than two weeks until the largest PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO … EVER

September 12, 2019

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The Kroger Company and Polymer Logistics win Reusable Packaging Award

The Reusable Packaging Association announced that The Kroger Company along with reusable packaging supplier Polymer Logistics were the winners of its 2019 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award.

September 5, 2019

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Growing PACK EXPO Las Vegas to Roll Out Fresh Features

Appropriate for a locale synonymous with playing cards and illusionists, the biggest event in packaging this year has a handful of new tricks up its sleeve.

August 29, 2019

Recycling

Flexible packaging and glass beverage packaging dominate Australasia pack types

The Australasia packaging market, which is 85% Australia and 15% New Zealand and surrounding islands, is also seeing a demand for small and environmentally friendly packaging.

August 27, 2019