Sustainable Packaging

Corrugated industry makes strides in reducing environmental impact

A new life-cycle assessment from the Corrugated Packaging Alliance notes advancements made between 2006 and 2014 in GHG reduction, recovery rates, water usage, and more.

August 16, 2017

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Sustainability

Coca-Cola labels find new life as rum bottle caps

Dutch creative agency Fitzroy goes from ‘waste to wasted’ when it collects Coca-Cola bottle labels from the beaches and melts them down to make one-of-a-kind caps for its new rum brand.

August 15, 2017

Sustainability

Nestlé Waters rolls out How2Recycle label

The initiative will include all of its major U.S. bottled water brands, which will be labeled with clear, concise recycling instructions.

August 15, 2017

Cartons and boxes

Study examines the future of liquid paperboard packaging to 2022

Significant growth is expected, with liquid paperboard packaging for dairy products, including alternative-milk beverages, leading the market, followed by packaging for juice.

August 7, 2017

Containers

Nestlé Pure Life relaunches brand

Relaunch includes new packaging that emphasizes the role water plays in consumers’ lives and the company’s family-centric values.

August 5, 2017

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Display Pack wins an AmeriStar award

Display Pack's easily stackable packages up the game in the competitive single-serve convenience foods aisle.

August 2, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

3 steps forward, 1 step back?

Four notable brands are all making news in the sustainable packaging space.

August 1, 2017

Form/fill/seal - horizontal

Relaunch for Swiss meat producer

Bigler’s quality meat products have been successfully relaunched under a common brand with the support of the firm’s flexible film supplier and its packaging equipment manufacturer. Paper-like lidding is a key.

July 31, 2017

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New and notable at interpack 2017

Comprehensive coverage of a show as large as interpack is hardly possible, but here are a few of the notable highlights uncovered by our editorial team at the Düsseldorf show this spring.

July 31, 2017

Reusable/Returnable

Own that unboxing experience: E-commerce packaging in the spotlight

To assuage consumers’ concerns over products purchased online, brand owners create their own ‘unboxing’ videos along with packaging that accommodates easy-to-assemble products.

July 31, 2017

Secondary Packaging

Automated end-of-line system for eight container styles, three case sizes

A small-footprint system at Ring Container Technologies’ blow-molding plant operates 24/7 case erecting/sealing, tumble packing, palletizing, and stretch wrapping.

July 31, 2017

Operational Excellence

Temperature issues affect clinical trials packaging

Dan Bell, Marken’s Vice President of Quality, Compliance and Technical Affairs, discusses pharmaceutical and biological clinical trials packaging issues.

July 26, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Pizza box converts to plates, storage box

Pizza restaurant in Connecticut becomes the first in the state to use an environmentally friendly, multifunctional pizza box that was featured on Shark Tank.

July 24, 2017