Recycling

Show and Tell: Inside Better Battery’s Multifunctional Paper Battery Pack

A closer look at the innovative package design features that allow Better Battery’s paperboard format to function as a shipper, storage case, and battery return system.

May 26, 2026

Sustainable Packaging: Page 2

Recycling

Alliance to End Plastic Waste Scales Solutions for Flexible Film Recycling

May 26, 2026

Recycling

Flexible Film Recycling Demands a System-Wide Fix

A new report from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste examines the technical, economic, and infrastructure barriers limiting flexible film recycling and the partnerships needed to overcome them.

May 22, 2026

Sustainable Packaging

Women in Packaging & Processing Video Series: Linda Roman

How a passion for recycling can fuel a successful career. Tune in to this one-minute video about how Linda Roman of Kraft Heinz got her start in packaging.

May 21, 2026

Recycling

Kenvue Uses AI to Validate Packaging Recyclability

The company is turning to AI-driven recycling data to evaluate packaging recovery performance and model the impact of future packaging design changes.

May 20, 2026

Bio-based

Live from interpack: Mars Helps Compostables Find Their Lane

Mars’ Eric Klingenberg and a panel of industry voices at interpack pushed for a more practical definition of compostable packaging’s role in circularity. It's a role that's rooted in regional infrastructure, contamination realities, and specific packaging applications rather than broad replacement claims.

May 18, 2026

Recycling

Apple, Coram CVS Specialty Infusion Services, and Littleseed Use Paper-Based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging from Apple, Coram CVS Specialty Infusion Services, and Littleseed from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 18, 2026

Bio-based

Compostable Packaging’s Promise and Policy Hurdles

At SPC Impact 2026, Biodegradable Products Institute Executive Director Rhodes Yepsen discusses why compostable packaging continues to gain interest from brands even as California policy creates uncertainty around its future.

May 14, 2026

Digital Transformation

Live from interpack: Compact Machines, Smart Packaging, & Multi-Function Design

From space-saving inspection systems and energy-efficient drives to recyclable mono-material films and smart packaging tradeoffs, interpack’s final day highlighted how suppliers are balancing sustainability, functionality, and operational simplicity.

May 14, 2026

Sustainable Packaging

Live from interpack: AI-aided EPR Compliance, Active Packs, & Reuse

From AI-assisted artwork compliance and active freshness labels to refillable aluminum packaging and dry-molded fiber, interpack highlighted how packaging and processing suppliers are tackling waste, regulation, and operational efficiency

May 13, 2026

Recycling

SPC Impact 2026: How2Recycle Rethinks Film Recovery Labels

How2Recycle is redesigning labels for flexible film recycling to match a broader mix of recovery options and improve consumer understanding.

May 13, 2026

Digital Transformation

Live from interpack: AI, Sustainability, & Adaptive Automation

From AI-enabled inspection and voice-controlled HMIs to sustainable processing systems and lightweight recycled PET materials, interpack showed how packaging and processing suppliers are embedding intelligence, efficiency, and flexibility into operations.

May 13, 2026

Recycling

International Paper Plans to Build New Sustainable Packaging Facility in Rankin County, Mississippi

International Paper

The project aims to modernize International Paper's manufacturing footprint, strengthen efficiency and customer service across the Mid-South, and support long-term growth.

May 12, 2026