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

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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

Sustainability

TricorBraun Signs Agreement to be AFA’s Preferred Distributor

TricorBraun

TricorBraun signed an agreement with AFA Dispensing Group to be the preferred distributor for AFA’s next generation sustainable and rechargeable Flairosol spray technology dispensing device in the U.S. and Canada.

October 12, 2023

Sustainability

MSU Developing Residential Compostable Food Packaging

The PLA material would ideally work in residential compost piles.

October 11, 2023

Home

UN-Rated Tight-Head Container Made With 100% PCR

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Mauser Packaging Solutions showed off its tight-head container made with 100% post-consumer resin.

October 5, 2023