Package Design

Bridging Innovation, Commercialization in Sustainable Packaging

At SPC Impact, industry professionals from Kraft Heinz and Emerald Technology Ventures discuss how key partnerships are pushing packaging innovations forward, and which elements are key to scalability.

April 30, 2025

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Reusable/Returnable

Scaling Reusable Packaging Through Policy and Collaboration

At SPC Impact 2025, industry experts share how reuse can scale through a combination of supportive policy, infrastructure development, and collaborative partnerships.

April 30, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Battery Packaging Shifts to Paper at Walmart

How do big name companies lead the way in packaging shifts? Both Duracell and Energizer switch to fiber-based blister packaging that is 100% curbside recyclable.

April 29, 2025

Recycling

Glacier Raises $16M to Scale AI Recycling Robots to Material Recovery Facilities Across the U.S.

Glacier

The round is led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, with continued participation from New Enterprise Associates, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, AlleyCorp, Overture Climate VC, and VSC Ventures to scale Glacier’s purpose-built AI recycling solutions.

April 28, 2025

Sustainability

MSU School of Packaging to Lead New NSF-Funded Center For Packaging End-of-Life Solutions

The new Center for Plastic, Paper, and Hybrid Packaging End-of-Life Solutions (C3PS) will explore novel solutions to the challenges posed by plastic and plastic-coated paper waste.

April 28, 2025

Recycling

How Communities are Tackling the Recycling Gap

A TRP webinar spotlights how local leaders and corporate partners are confronting recycling system challenges through community-driven solutions and collaboration.

April 25, 2025

Recycling

Duracell Plant Marks New Curbside Recyclable Packaging with Walmart

Watch festivities at Duracell's Fairburn, Ga. plant as it switches to a perforated paper blister replacing thermoformed plastic tray/board backing. Features include a flat bottom and messaging on front and top of pack that enable a unique retail display.

April 23, 2025

Recycling

Community Poll: Sustainability in Package Design

Learn the extent to which your peers prioritize recyclable materials in packaging.

April 18, 2025

Recycling

DS Smith, Marks & Spencer, and Guyenne Papier in Collaboration with LFI Emballages Switch to Paper-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from DS Smith, Marks & Spencer, and Guyenne Papier in collaboration with LFI Emballages from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

April 18, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Sustainable and Recyclable Blisters for Pharmaceuticals

As environmental concerns for PVC-based blisters rise, how can the pharmaceutical industry transition to alternative materials? Sustainable blisters take material selection, quality regulations, machinability, and printability into account.

April 18, 2025

Sustainable Packaging

Target Launches Paper Bottle in 1200 Stores with Own-Brand Wine

Assuming the format is the same as or very similar to previous commercial rollouts, it's functionally bag-in-box. In this case, the “box” portion begins as a die-cut and geometrically creased blank of printed paperboard.

April 17, 2025

Bio-based

Compostable Molded Fiber Cup, Plant-based Lidding for School Cafeterias

School lunch fresh fruit and vegetable distributor DNO Produce launches K-12 school cafeteria fruit cups that features molded fiber bases and plant-based lidding film from Eco-Products. The package is industrially compostable.

April 16, 2025

Recycling

Community Poll: Utilizing Post-consumer Recycled Content

Learn how often your peers are utilizing PCR in their product(s).

April 16, 2025