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

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Graham Packaging commits to 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging by 2025

Graham Packaging, part of the Reynolds Group signed the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

May 21, 2019

Containers

Milk ‘flavorizer’ in tin evokes brand’s nostalgic positioning

Generations-old family farm Shatto Milk selects a specialty tin for its new powdered milk flavorings that complements the high-quality, time-tested glass bottle format used for its milk.

May 18, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

It’s a material world Part 2: Tackling the plastics problem through package design

With help from Charlotte Warren from Equator Design’s Nottingham, England, studio, we examine how packaging designers can lead the change to save our oceans from plastics overuse.

May 13, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

It’s a material world, Part I: How alternative materials can address the plastics problem

What do langoustine shells, nut shells, banana peels, and plastic waste have in common? They are all being trialed for use in packaging as an alternative to plastic.

May 12, 2019

Cartons and boxes

Cannabis brand incorporates recyclable, child-resistant packaging

When upgrading its packaging for CA compliance, cannabis brand Garden Society finds tamper-evident stickers and child-resistant boxes and cartons that maintain the botanical aesthetic.

May 9, 2019

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Addressing new Latin American demands

The processing and packaging markets in Latin America are primed for a wave of automation and new technology. They’ll find it at EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2019, the largest edition of the event to date.

May 6, 2019

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Extended EPR may point directly at packaging

For those tracking environment-related laws affecting packaging, it’s getting harder to know where to look.

May 6, 2019

Containers

Vodka bottle is packed in a ‘party pouch’

Sobieski Vodka introduces a value-added pack that puts the spirits bottle into a pouch that can be used to mix and dispense cocktails, perfect for sharing.

May 4, 2019

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Berry Global announces sustainability strategy

Berry Global Group announces its sustainability strategy through a company initiative named Impact 2025. As part of the initiative, Berry will focus on further increasing the positive impact it has through its products, performance, and partners with a long-term plan for the year of 2025.

April 25, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Mattel knows how to create a memorable unboxing experience

With 32% of toys in Europe bought on the internet, Elisa Pogliano, Mattel’s Digital and Omnichannel Director (EMEA), makes new rules for on-line marketing, packaging and shipping.

April 24, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Albertsons pledges to reduce the use of plastics in its 2,300 stores

Goals around 100% recyclable, reusable, or industrially compostable packaging, the use of recycled content, and a decrease in plastic usage, among others, will begin with its own brands packaging.

April 22, 2019

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Seventh Generation’s ultra-concentrated detergent uses 60% less plastic

At the American Packaging Summit, Seventh Generation’s Kelly Murosky shares how the company went beyond a 100% rPET bottle for even greater sustainability with an ultra-concentrated product.

April 17, 2019