Flexibles

Flexibles enter a whole new category

For Life Products of Miramar, FL, won a Gold Award for Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging in the FPA competition with its launch of Rejuvenate Marine products in standup pouches.

March 19, 2018

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E-commerce/D2C packaging

Winning at e-commerce

As the e-commerce industry continues to grow at double-digit rates, do you have a plan in place to share in that growth? Matt Dingee of OnPoint 2020 provides a playbook for pursuing a successful e-commerce strategy.

March 19, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Projects to reduce marine litter grow significantly

The 4th Progress Report from the Global Plastics Alliance shows positive movement, with 355 projects planned, underway, or completed, to address marine debris.

March 16, 2018

Sustainability

Hasbro to use bio-PET in packaging

Toy company Hasbro takes its sustainable packaging a step further, announcing a switch to bio-PET for its blister packs and plastic windows, beginning in 2019.

March 16, 2018

Flexible packaging

Ballpark peanuts take sustainable turn

This flexible peanut bag, made of certified compostable materials, was developed for sporting arenas and stadiums to help sports teams, venues, and leagues achieve the next level of landfill waste diversion by eliminating a pesky food scrap contaminant. FPA judges awarded this package design a Gold Award for Sustainability.

March 15, 2018

Sustainability

PepsiCo's robust recycling initiative

Tom Mooradian, Manager, Environmental Sustainability at PepsiCo, describes the PepsiCo Recycling initiative and the progress it has made toward increasing recycling rates.

March 10, 2018

Home

New application of ocean-bound plastic

Sunnyvale, CA-based Juniper Networks, an industry leader in automated, scalable, and secure networks, has begun using protective cushioning made of 100% ocean-bound plastic.

March 5, 2018

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Tomorrow’s tech is already here

More than 80 industry thought leaders from 50-plus companies gathered in Greenville, SC, in December 2017 to learn about current business-affecting topics and technologies at the Technology Immersion Summit.

March 5, 2018

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Club stores claim environmental responsibility while shifting burden

Members of club stores such as Costco and Sam’s Club will purchase products that use as much as 35% more packaging materials than products sold at traditional retail stores.

March 5, 2018

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Call for entries: Better With Less packaging design competition

Metsä Board challenges designers and students to create new and more sustainable packaging solutions for some of the world’s most frequently used and fastest growing types of consumer packaging.

March 4, 2018

Containers

Standout shape

The launch of a new health beverage in the premium category requires standout and sustainable packaging, so leading European health drinks innovator, Konnekt Smartdrinks, chose a shaped aluminum bottle for its Konnekt Smartdrinks brand.

March 2, 2018

Protective/transport packaging

Melon 1 expands its watermelon pallet program

Nearly 20-year partnership with CHEP, which involves shared pallets that have reduced emissions and reduced landfill waste, now includes on-site pallet storage and international shipments.

March 1, 2018

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PepsiCo Innovates, Collaborates to Reach Sustainable Packaging Goals

Brad Rogers, Global R&D Director – Foods Packaging Discovery, for PepsiCo relates how the company’s Performance with Purpose CSR strategy is being implemented in the area of packaging. Rogers will be participating in several panel discussions at Sustainability in Packaging US 2018, March 12-14 in Chicago.

February 27, 2018