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2019 AmeriStar Award winners unveiled

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has selected 27 winners of a 2019 AmeriStar Award. Top honors went to Estée Lauder Companies' Clinique iD.

June 12, 2019

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Operational Excellence

ISTA Pharma Committee Releases USP Stimuli Article

‘Reusable Passive Thermal Packaging System: Best Practice Guideline,’ provides specific guidance on the types of materials used, the qualification of a reusable system, the return logistics and refurbishment service management, and refurbishment and inspection details.

June 12, 2019

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EXPO PACK: Beverage sets packaging pace

Three-part presentation offers candid insight into Mexican market and continued growth in beer and bottled water.

June 12, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Loblaw announced as first Loop retail partner in Canada

Loblaw will launch the Loop program to Toronto in early 2020, allowing consumers to order a variety of products in durable, reusable packaging delivered in a specially designed tote.

June 8, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Olay to test refillable moisturizer packaging

A three-month pilot by P&G will test consumers’ acceptance of Olay Regenerist Whip moisturizer sold with a refillable pod, designed to significantly reduce plastic waste.

June 5, 2019

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Super glue brands are stuck on innovative packaging

Industrially, they are known as CA adhesives, the initials standing for cyanoacrylate, their main ingredient that bestows their properties.

June 4, 2019

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Share your sustainability story

A few days ago, I got a phone call from someone looking for “environmentally friendly” packaging for a new retail line of cosmetic creams and lotions.

June 4, 2019

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Live from AIPIA: RFID tags could save the U.K. National Health Service $500M/year

Diagnostic samples bound for one of the U.K.’s NHS pathology labs get a reusable storage system and low-cost RFID labels that save packaging, staff, and operational costs, among other benefits.

June 3, 2019

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How do consumers really feel about single-use foodservice packaging?

New survey seeks to understand how frequently people use single-use packaging and their perceptions and behavior choices related to foodservice packaging.

June 3, 2019

Recycling

Replacing plastic packaging for case-ready meat

In launching its line of premium beef, OSI Europe was the first to commercialize an innovative vacuum skin packaging system that can reduce the amount of plastic used by up to 75%.

May 29, 2019

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Placon Partners with Madison Mallards to bring awareness to recycling

Placon partners with the Madison Mallards baseball club to raise awareness about recycling PET bottles and thermoforms.

May 23, 2019

Operational Excellence

Glass cartridges for autoinjector pens chip and scuff during shipping, these small defects cause big breaks later in the lifecycle

New paper details vibration dampening panel added to regular pallets containing traditional white box trays virtually eliminates glass damage during shipping.

May 23, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Stars Align for Loop Launch

At a celebratory event in May attended by luminaries of the CPG world, the official launch of the Loop pilot in the Mid-Atlantic region was announced, as well as the platform’s founding U.S. retail partners.

May 21, 2019