For Rosemont, Ill.-based Lakeshore Recycling Systems, one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. and the nation’s fifth-largest independent waste diversion, recycling, and portable services providers, the week of August 7 was brimming with news....

Trex Company is making it even easier to be “green.” The world’s #1 brand of wood-alternative decking and railing, and leader in high-performance, low-maintenance, eco-friendly outdoor living products, has revamped its popular NexTrex® Plastic Film...

We have been given several regulatory opportunities this year to drive home our message on the importance of films and flexibles, including the protection of products and the reduction of carbon, as well as shaping...

Andrew Meyer has been running AeroFlexx since March 2019 as CEO, overseeing the continual development of its flexible packaging products and focusing on sustainability. “AeroFlexx is at the forefront of transforming the liquid packaging industry,”...

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023, which will be held September 11 through September 13, will highlight sustainability efforts through a new dedicated section of the annual trade show. Sustainability Central will provide expert speakers and...

TC Transcontinental Packaging, the Packaging Sector of TC Transcontinental, announces an investment of $60M US (approximately $80M CAD) toward the development of cutting-edge mono-material recyclable flexible plastic packaging solutions, providing high-performance polyethylene films with more...

As the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and grapples with a host of new uncertainties, consumer attitudes towards sustainable packaging are undergoing significant shifts. To better understand these changes, global management consulting firm McKinsey...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, opens SuperZoo at Booth 5760 with an emphasis on film-based and paper-based sustainable packaging innovation, highlighting the latest additions to the ProActive Recyclable® suite of products:...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation has released its 2022 ESG Report: Reshaping Plastics, sharing progress on its aspiration to become the leading sustainable polyethylene producer in North America and achieve its NOVA 2030 strategy ambitions of solidifying...

Leaders in the packaging value chain have joined forces to further advance a circular economy for plastic packaging in Australia. Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, and Mondelēz International, Inc.,...

Jason Pelz has some basic advice for brands when it comes to developing end markets for recyclables: “You have to get engaged.” “That’s obvious, but I have to be honest, obvious doesn’t always translate into...

A de-inkable, recyclable mono-material PE-pouch with barrier properties produced through a unique collaboration between Siegwerk, ExxonMobil, Henkel, Kraus Folie, and Windmöller & Hölscher has won the German Packaging Award in the Sustainability category for ‘Recyclability/design...

Recent developments and activities point to the capability for more widespread collection of bags, pouches, and films at consumers’ curbs. Let’s get there. Think about the reasons why flexible packaging isn’t collected today via curbside...

Sonoco has added two new cold seal structures to the growing family of EnviroFlex® Paper products receiving How2Recycle® Widely recyclable pre-qualification. EnviroFlex Paper Ultimate (ULT) 1.0 CS and Advanced (ADV) 4.0 CS are the first...

ExxonMobil has developed a novel high density polyethylene (HDPE) grade, ExxonMobil™ HD7165L, for Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) PE film applications. Designed for recyclability*, HD7165L can help converters create mono-material laminates to replace multi-material laminate structures...

Researchers from Michigan State University’s top-ranked School of Packaging have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable.

BOPET manufacturer Terphane, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Tredegar Corporation, and Sacramento-based carbon negative materials company Origin Materials, have entered into a strategic partnership to produce sustainable, high-performance bio-polymer films, the companies have announced.

oneBARRIER PrimeCycle and FibreCycle, the new mono-material, recyclable materials from BOBST, will feature on the company’s booth at Pack Expo 2023 in Las Vegas from September 11-13.

Toppan, Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello and Mitsui Chemicals have announced the launch of pilot testing this month for horizontally recycling printed BOPP film back into new flexible packaging film. Through this joint pilot testing initiative, the...

Global print consumables manufacturer Flint Group has solidified its reputation as the sustainable ink supplier of choice after announcing that all its Sheetfed process ink series are now mineral oil free. The full range of...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates this opportunity to submit its thoughts and suggestions on EPA’s Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution (Plastic Strategy). The benefits of plastic to our society are clear and...

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has finalized its lineup of keynote speakers for its October annual conference, with the goal of addressing the challenges facing the flexible packaging industry. FlexPackCon® 2023, which will be...

Consumers who are aware of compostable packaging options would prefer using them over plastic, a new study has found. TIPA, a compostable packaging producer, recently conducted survey on consumer perceptions toward alternative packaging. It found...

A report from Eunomia and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste is calling for the definition of quality specifications for mechanical recyclates in order to increase the volume of recycled content in plastic products and...

A University of Manitoba research team is working on a more environment-friendly plastic substitute, and they are using a product plentiful in Manitoba to do it. Local researchers developing an alternative to petroleum-based plastics have...

The Singapore-based Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) has published the newest version of its annual progress report, which summarizes its efforts and initiatives in 2022. A spokesperson for the alliance says the report underscores...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation has made a significant expansion of its Circular Solutions business by announcing an investment into developing its first mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Ind. The facility will process post-consumer plastic films to...

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) has updated its packaging design guidelines to educate design teams about practices that may hinder the recyclability of plastics used in hospitals. According to project leaders Rachel Hogan, R&D...