Sustainable Packaging

NY Files Unprecedented Lawsuit Against PepsiCo for Plastic Pollution

AG Letitia James’ lawsuit charges PepsiCo with harming the public and failing to warn consumers of environmental and health threats of its single-use plastic packaging.

November 16, 2023

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Events

Five Trends Spotted at the Private Label Trade Show

As store brands continue to outperform national brands, PLMA – The Private Label Manufacturers Assn. identifies five product trends that dominated the 2023 Private Label Trade Show.

November 15, 2023

Coding/marking

Live from AIPIA: McDonald’s's Reusable Foodservice Packaging a Lesson in RFID Integration

The integration of RFID technology in reusable packaging leads to improved inventory management, legal compliance in France, and waste reduction for a food service industry giant.

November 14, 2023

Containers

Luxury Bottled Water Overcomes rPET Design Limitations

Entrepreneurs’ vision of a 100% rPET bottle with a flat, ergonomic shape and convex front panel for premium water brand NEUE puts packaging suppliers’ manufacturing expertise to the test.

November 10, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Burberry, Subtl, and Respray Solutions Introduce Refillable Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of refillable packaging innovations by Burberry, Subtl, and Respray Solutions from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

November 9, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Portland Trail Blazers Offer Fans Compostable Packaging

Portland’s NBA team supports the use of compostable foodservice packaging throughout its arena that is collected on-site and used by a local composting firm to create nutrient-rich soil.

October 31, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

World Not Poised to Meet MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment 2025 Goal

Global efforts show progress on plastic pollution is possible – but the world remains off track to meet the necessary mark.

October 31, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and JDE Peet's Introduce Paper-Based Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations by Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and JDE Peet's from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

October 29, 2023

Sustainability

Revolution Receives LNO for Clear Food Grade LLDPE PCR Resin

Revolution Sustainable Solutions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Letter of No Objection (LNO) for Revolution’s proprietary recycling method to produce LLDPE PCR resin made from recycled stretch film for food contact applications.

October 26, 2023

Flexibles

How Three Verticals in the Flexible Packaging Industry Help Brand Owners

Charter Next Generation

CNG, Bostik, and American Packaging collaborated to solve an industry-wide problem—determining the extent to which cold seal adhesive coatings influence recycling streams.

October 23, 2023

Sustainability

Company Forms ‘Cult of Clean’ with Refillable, Reusable Cleaner Packaging

Cleancult helps consumers become a ‘no-plastic fanatic,’ offering refillable, reusable containers and product refills in a gabletop carton for its cleaning products.

October 10, 2023

Sustainability

AIPIA World Congress Announces Speaker Line-Up

The event, to be held in Amsterdam, November 14-15, will feature Inuru, specialists in OLED labelling and dynamic surfaces for packaging. It joins Crane Automation, Omron, and Zebra Technologies as one of the major sponsors of the event.

October 17, 2023

Closures

Coming Age Closures—Beyond Mere Opening/Reclosing

In his 1977 hit song “Margaritaville,” Jimmy Buffett sang about stepping on a pop-top and cutting his heel.

October 16, 2023