Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Doubles Down on Scaling Up Reusable Packaging

PepsiCo commits to growing its percentage of refillable/reusable packaging options, including expanding its SodaStream in-home and in-office sparkling water systems.

January 24, 2023

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Flexible packaging

BAR-U-EAT First to Offer BPI-Certified Compostable Bar Wrappers

The film structure is a lamination of a cellulosic-based film and a compostable sealant web with LLDPE properties. The commercially compostable plant-based materials come from a wood cellulose from FSC-certified, sustainably managed forests and corn.

February 9, 2023

Sustainability

Healthcare Packaging Takeback Programs 101

At Pharmapack Europe, a principal consultant offered a primer on takeback and recycling schemes for pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices, offering core principles, business benefits, and healthcare-specific hurdles.

February 9, 2023

Sustainability

Greif Announces Rebrand of Product Circularity Program

Greif, Inc.

Rebranded program demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to giving customers’ packaging new life, by helping to divert waste from landfills and reach zero waste, circularity, and emissions targets.

February 9, 2023

Sustainability

Kamps, Inc. Completes First Circular Green Loan for a U.S. Pallet Organization

Kamps, Inc.

Kamps amended its senior credit facility to introduce Green Loan provisions, executing the first Green Loan for a pallet company in the United States.

February 8, 2023

Sustainability

Metsä Board Announces Its Better with Less – Design Challenge Winners

Metsä Board

The winners of the international challenge presented simple, elegant, and circular packaging solutions.

February 8, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging’s Most Versatile, Sustainable Option

What would packaging look like if virgin plastics were made illegal?

February 7, 2023

Operational Excellence

Plastic Use Grows Slightly in 2024 Projections

Plastic packaging is here to stay across global categories and is even expected to increase in use by 2024.

February 7, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Listerine Advances More Sustainable Oral Care Packaging

New Listerine Cool Mint Zero Alcohol Concentrate Refills in a 100-mL PET bottle use 60% less plastic when compared to a standard 500-mL bottle of Listerine while providing the same benefits.

January 24, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

East London Liquor Company, Coty, and Teaology Introduce Refillable and Reusable Packaging Solutions

ThePackHub

See a few examples of refillable and reusable packaging innovations from East London Liquor Company, Coty, and Teaology from ThePackHub’s December Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 6, 2023

Operational Excellence

Coca-Cola, Nivea Top List of Multi-Category Sustainability Innovations

Regardless of product category, companies are focusing on earth-conscious packaging solutions.

February 3, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

ScottsMiracle-Gro Debuts New Refill Format for Lawn-Care Concentrates

Inspired by macro-level trends in refillable/reusable packaging in the CPG industry, ScottsMiracle-Gro innovates a new form factor for lawn and garden product concentrate: a flexible pouch.

January 24, 2023

Sustainability

Evertis Obtains RETRAY Certification

Evertis

Evertis' commitment to the circular tray-to-tray model promoted by the Ecosense Foundation dates back to 2019, when the company obtained the ECOSENSE certification for the first time.

February 3, 2023