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Coexpan and Emsur to showcase packaging solutions at PACK EXPO International

Coexpan and Emsur will exhibit their rigid and flexible packaging solutions at PACK EXPO International 2018.

August 20, 2018

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Sustainable Packaging

Video: So Cal retail development kicks off recyclable paper cup initiative

Pacific City retail development debuts a new recyclable paper cup that is part of a closed-loop recycling initiative launched in Southern California.

August 20, 2018

Sustainability

Corrugated plays pivotal role in e-commerce supply chain equation

The packaging industry needs to get a clear picture of where the growth is, and the public needs to learn about environmental footprint.

August 13, 2018

Labels

Special Ops-tested laundry detergent tub exudes masculinity

Home cleaning products company targeting the specific needs of men selects a rugged container with military-inspired graphics on an in-mold label to introduce its laundry detergent pacs.

August 11, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sovena ensures print-code quality for olive oil packaging

Continuous ink-jet equipment prints production dates onto olive oil product bottle necks, providing reliable traceability to markets around the globe.

August 9, 2018

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AWT Labels & Packaging renews PIM Great Printer Certification

Certified annually since 2008, 2018 marks AWT Labels & Packaging’s 10th anniversary of receiving the Printing Industry Midwest Great Printer Certification.

August 7, 2018

Bio-based

Nomadic’s Kefir package design conveys Middle East influence

Probiotic milk drink line employs dairy-influenced white bottles and closures with a striking blue label printed with an illustration of the Caucasus Mountains to stand out on shelves.

August 7, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Bolder sustainable packaging commitments from Kraft Heinz

Company aims to make 100% of its packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable by 2025 and increase its use of recycled materials, and pledges to set science-based GHG reduction targets.

August 4, 2018

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The ground has shifted, in a bad way

If anyone asks you in the next few months what the big new legal trend affecting packaging is, I suggest you tell them it’s the “Worldwide Plastics Smackdown.”

August 3, 2018

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Will Plastics Pact tide wash over American shores?

In a move that hasn’t gone unnoticed here in the U.S., the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in England, collaborating with the British NGO WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), has launched a global environmental initiative to address “the root causes of plastics pollution.”

August 3, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo commits $10 million to jumpstart residential recycling challenge

All In On Recycling challenge aims to recycle nearly 2 million tons of material, including 7 billion bottles and cans, resulting in a greenhouse gas avoidance of 5.5 million tons of CO2.

July 31, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Build consumer trust with clean packaging

With consumer concern growing around food packaging safety, brand owners can build trust by proactively developing an approach to ‘clean packaging’ and communicating it to consumers.

July 30, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Crab shells and tree fiber: A replacement for PET film?

Researchers create a flexible, strong, transparent, and compostable film made from crab shells and tree fibers, which they believe could replace plastics such as PET for flexible packaging.

July 26, 2018