Cartoning

Coffee capsule lines extraordinaire

Close collaboration between Barrie House Coffee & Tea and a dedicated core of packaging machinery OEMs yielded four sophisticated lines each capable of running 300 single-serve coffee capsules/min.

April 26, 2017

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Start-of-life packaging

Cartons are made mainly from a renewable resource: paper sourced from well-managed  forests where new trees are planted to replace harvested ones.

April 26, 2017

Sustainability

Kleincepts, Inc.: Eco-innovation reduces waste from plastic water bottles

New multiple re-use Eco Connect Bottles® let consumers turn empties into practical items like tables, toys, storage cubes and trash bins.

April 25, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

L’Oréal USA reports on sustainability goals

Company reports advancements in the areas of reduced carbon emissions, less waste and water usage, and improved packaging, among other successes.

April 24, 2017

Sustainability

Lightweight antiperspirant cans reduce carbon footprint by 18%

Unilever switches to a lighter-weight aluminum aerosol can for two of its antiperspirant products in Europe.

April 24, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Fluorescent markers could jumpstart U.K. recycling

Brunel University London develops a set of invisible phosphor inks that can be coated onto labels and detected by UV to speed the sorting of plastics during recycling.

April 23, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

The forecast for global bioplastics

A new report shows that while the current market for bioplastics for packaging accounts for only a small share of the global plastic packaging market value, it is growing rapidly.

April 22, 2017

Containers

Injection molding for prototyping reduces cost, lead time

Plastic Technologies launches new technology for smaller quantity, injection-molded PET preforms support validation and market tests.

April 19, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Target unveils five new sustainable packaging goals

Among them, elimination of EPS for its owned brand product packaging, adding How2Recycle labels on more of its packaging, and creating end-use markets for recycled materials.

April 18, 2017

Flexibles

How flexibles can take market share from glass packaging

Flexible packaging needs to work on its premium credentials and sustainability to capture market share from glass packaging, says a new report from GlobalData.

April 17, 2017

Labels

Packaging, not product, is at the core of PepsiCo’s LIFEWTR

PepsiCo introduces a premium water brand that features artwork from emerging artists to leverage the popularity of social media and connect with consumers in an inspirational way.

April 15, 2017

Plastics/resins

Emery Oleochemicals LLC: Anti-fogging agent provides alternative to NPEs

LOXIOL A 4 SPEZIAL matches the properties and performance of NPEs typically used in PVC food wrapping films, while providing a safe, biodegradable, and renewable alternative.

April 10, 2017

Sustainability

Does PET lightweighting really reduce the carbon footprint?

New research explores how the lightweighting of PET water bottles along with the choice of bottle design, color, label, ink, and adhesive affects post-consumer waste sorting and recycling systems.

April 7, 2017