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

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Demand for sustainability spurring changes in packaging, Smithers Pira report says

The objective to make packaging more sustainable and the resulting impetus for material transition is a significant industry dynamic that is outlined in the new report from Smithers Pira, The Future of Paper vs Plastic Packaging to 2024. This market report values the global packaging market in 2018 at more than $850 billion with steady and consistent growth forecast to continue.

August 19, 2019

Recycling

Top trends affecting global packaging

On-the-go consumption, smaller pack sizes for portion control and convenience, sustainability, and recyclability are all current themes of innovation in global packaging.

August 6, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Free software tool from Henkel evaluates the recyclability of packaging

Henkel shares with the industry its EasyD4R software, which provides an evaluation of how recyclable a package will be, given the various features of the design.

August 6, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging strategies for an environmentally-attuned market

Pollution of our oceans and waterways is not a new problem.

August 1, 2019

Cartons and boxes

Infant milk formula debuts in gas-tight composite can

DMK Baby saw this package, which is assembled on site at the food manufacturer’s facility, as the perfect format for a new line of powdered infant milk formula. Consumers are definitely taking notice.

August 1, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Back to the future, again

As Senior Editor Anne Marie Mohan reported in July’s Greener Package coverage, the milkman-style Loop circular shopping platform was officially kicked off May 21 at the New York City offices of The World Economic Forum.

August 1, 2019

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Schubert-Cosmetics demonstrated new products at in-house event

Schubert-Cosmetics presented three new products to more than 50 customers and interested parties who had traveled from all over Europe and overseas to an in-house exhibition on June 27.

July 31, 2019

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TC Transcontinental releases its Corporate Social Responsibility Plan

TC Transcontinental released its 2019-2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Plan titled Acting Together.

July 22, 2019

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Desarrollo de Unilever retirará un millón y medio de botellas plásticas de los supermercados del Reino Unido

Un revolucionario sistema de relleno del envase prolonga indefinidamente la vida útil de los envases de producto de limpieza.

July 10, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Syngas is the Key to Packaging Sustainability

University of Florida professor Bruce Welt, Ph.D., shares the main takeaways from the first meeting of the Industry Consortium for Advanced Recycling, which took place June 12-13.

July 9, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

The case for degradability’s place alongside the three Rs

Single-use plastics and plastic packaging are under increasing pressure today, as evidenced by the growing number of taxes or outright bans on everything from plastic bags to drinking straws.

July 8, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

A new contender in the paper bottle segment

Paper bottle requires just 5 g of plastic, 75% of the materials used are made from renewable resources and are compostable, and the five parts of the pack separate easily for recycling.

July 8, 2019