Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: More Humanoid Robots, One-Handed Rx Bottles, and an NAW Trial Re: EPR

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

July 20, 2026

Recycling

Four Takeaways from This Year’s Brand Owner Bootcamp

Packaging leaders from major brands and retailers gathered in Chicago to discuss shared challenges in designing recyclable, recycled-content packaging.

July 17, 2026

Recycling

Oregon's Packaging EPR Law Faces First Constitutional Trial Challenge

As the first constitutional challenge to a state packaging EPR law reaches trial in Portland this week, the plaintiff trade association, a pro-recycling amicus, the PRO administering the program, a packaging supplier with its own consumer brand, and our resident Legal Side columnist each see different stakes for the producers paying the fees.

July 14, 2026

Sustainable Packaging

How Just Born Turned Packaging Data into an EPR Strategy

By starting with component weights and imperfect but defensible data, Just Born built a system that now supports reporting, budgeting, and package planning.

July 14, 2026

Recycling

From Package Design to End Markets, Recycling Requires Alignment

Panelists at PRS26 explain why recycling works best when consumer education, MRF capabilities, package design, and demand for recycled content all move in the same direction.

July 13, 2026

Recycling

PepsiCo, Keep Scotland Beautiful Program, and Bieze Food Group Launch Recyclable Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging and initiatives from PepsiCo, Keep Scotland Beautiful program, and Bieze Food Group from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

July 13, 2026

Webinars

From the Bin to the Bale: What Really Happens to Your Packaging After Collection

August 18, 2026

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Logistics/Supply Chain

'Hard and Messy': What Sysco Learned by Getting Out in Front of EPR Reporting

Packaged food distributor Sysco started building its EPR data infrastructure two years ago, before most brand owners knew they would need one. Now, fees are live. Here's what a sustainability director at Sysco learned when she looked around and realized she was ahead of the curve.

July 7, 2026

Recycling

P&G Applies Cleaning Know-How to Recycling Innovation

From laser-marked packaging to solvent extraction and dissolution, P&G applies its cleaning expertise to improve the quality and potential uses of recycled plastic.

July 6, 2026

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: Recycling Economics, FSMA 204 Traceability, and Prospector Popcorn's Growth Story

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

June 29, 2026

Recycling

Absolut Vodka, Looye Kwekers, and THAMMA Natural Products Adopt Paper and Recyclable Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging from Absolut Vodka, Looye Kwekers, and THAMMA Natural Products from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 29, 2026

Recycling

Packaging’s Part in the Ultra-Processed Food Debate

They are a convenient, comforting, innocent indulgence, say the defenders of so-called ultra-processed foods. Critics trash them as health threats. Packaging is caught in the middle.

June 22, 2026