Sustainability

Skincare CPG Unveils Garden-Like Package Refresh

Olive Natural Skincare’s new package design uses bold colors and simple, plant-like imagery to highlight the brand’s natural position.

October 6, 2022

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Weighing/combination scales

High-Precision Check Weigher Receives NTEP Certification

Canapa by Paxiom

Achievement marks the first weighing system certification specific to the cannabis industry.

October 5, 2022

Sustainability

Sidel Commits to the Circular Economy by Joining R-Cycle

Sidel Group

Sidel, a global packaging solutions company, became a member of R-Cycle, a community designing digital “product passports” to accelerate the recycling of plastic packaging around the world.

October 5, 2022

Flexible packaging

Saperatec, Wentus, and Henkel Develop Fully Circular Flexible Packaging Prototype

Saperatec GmbH

Prototype comprises 35% PCR content, per goals proposed for EU Directive on packaging and packaging waste.

October 5, 2022

Sustainability

Grower Trials Grab-and-Go Paper Pack for Larger Apples

Tree fruit grower Stemilt designs a recyclable four-pack tray for larger-sized apples that encourages purchase of bulk fruit and makes retail merchandising easier in-store and online.

October 5, 2022

Sustainability

Unilever, Anheuser-Busch, and Others Improve Packaging Recyclability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging recyclability innovations by Unilever, Anheuser-Busch, and others from ThePackHub’s September Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

October 4, 2022

Sustainability

Clysar ReClaim PCR Resins Achieve Certification from SCS Global Services

Clysar, LLC

SCS Global Services certified Clysar® ReClaim™ PCR Resins as pre-consumer recycled material. Now many of its shrink films can contain certified pre-consumer recycled resin and/or are prequalified by How2Recycle® for Store Drop-Off.

October 3, 2022

Sustainability

M. Holland Co. Offers Post-Consumer Recycled Resins to Help Brands Meet Sustainability Goals

M. Holland Co.

These post-consumer recycled (PCR) resins are cleaner and easier to color, enabling brand owners and OEMs to meet aggressive sustainability goals.

October 1, 2022

Sustainability

Biotrend Energy Selects Honeywell Technology to Build Recycling Plant

Honeywell Process Solutions

Honeywell announced Biotrend Energy will apply its UpCycle Process Technology in Biotrend Energy’s planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey.

September 30, 2022

Sustainability

O-I Glass Releases Its 2022 Sustainability Report

O-I Glass, Inc.

O-I Glass, Inc. released its 2022 Sustainability Report detailing its sustainable advancement in transforming process, products, and interconnected relationships with key stakeholders.

September 30, 2022

Operational Excellence

Reuse is on the Rise, but ‘Much More Needs to be Done’

A new report from Smithers explores the dynamic reusable and refillable packaging market, detailing four reuse/refill strategies as well as new technology innovations that will help the market grow.

September 30, 2022

Sustainability

Silgan Dispensing Broadens Its Fragrance Screw Pump Portfolio

Silgan Dispensing

Silgan Dispensing’s Aspire® Pirouette™ is the latest addition to its fragrance screw pump portfolio designed to provide sustainable packaging solutions to the lifestyle market.

September 29, 2022

PMMI News

Get Ready for PACK EXPO International, With More Features Than Ever

PMMI

Unmatched breadth of new technologies and materials in person.

September 29, 2022