Google is inviting food and beverage companies that offer single-use, plastic-free packaging solutions to apply for its Single-Use Plastics Challenge to reduce the food service industry’s plastic footprint and implement more sustainable solutions at its...

Innovations like artificial intelligence and chemical recycling could solve challenges with recycling flexible plastic film. Flexible plastic films are growing as fast as the challenge of recycling them, but sustainable solutions are available through emerging...

PepsiCo revealed a new focus on home-compostable packaging at the April 4 official opening of its on-site Greenhouse Learning Center at its Frito-Lay campus in Plano, TX. We knew this day was coming. Last September,...

Indiana is the latest state to pass a law reclassifying chemical recycling as a manufacturing process instead of waste management. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed SB 472 on Thursday, making it the 24th state with such...

Somerset Council has revealed plans to launch a plastic bag and wrapping collection trial starting next month. The small-scale pilot, which is funded nationally, will be available to nearly 3,600 homes across two locations in...

Sustainable packaging minimizes environmental impact across product life cycles. From packaging materials that can be recycled to post consumer recycled packaging made out of reused materials and compostable or paper packaging, there are many ways...

Flint Group, a leading supplier of consumables and equipment for the print and packaging industries, has confirmed its commitment to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The SBTi is designed to ensure companies commit to...

PepsiCo-owned snacks brand Lay’s opened the first Lay’s RePlay field in the US, in Santa Ana, CA, on April 19. It’s the sixth to open worldwide as part of a program that creates sustainable soccer...

JBM Packaging, a manufacturer of eco-friendly, flexible packaging solutions, proudly announced that it is now B Corp Certified. The certification brings together a global community of businesses working together to lead a global movement for...

Here’s something upon which, hopefully, we can all agree: No packaging of any kind anywhere on Earth belongs in landfills, roadsides or waterways. It must be recovered, recycled, and reused. Here’s something else upon which,...

Mars Wrigley Australia has announced additional investment at its Ballarat factory as its world-first sustainable packaging hits shelves nationwide, building on more than $67 million invested since 2021. In a world first for the company,...

Sun Chemical released its thirteenth sustainability report, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility in all aspects of its business. As part of Sun Chemical’s ongoing process to achieve its targets to reduce...

Does the way we eat affect the environment? Scientists say yes. Diets high in animal protein and certain crops can increase water usage, contribute to soil depletion, and release methane and other fossil fuel emissions...

AIMPLAS, is participating in the European PRESERVE Project with the aim of improving the performance of bioplastics so that they not only ensure optimal preservation of food and beverages, but also protect non-renewable resources in...

Israel-based MadeRight is leveraging fungi fermentation technology to turn ‘waste into gold’. Its innovative material addresses the performance ‘trade-offs’ inherent in sustainable packaging, co-founder Rotem Cahanovitc tells FoodNavigator. Plastic pollution is a global concern. Twice...

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has placed its first commercial order of certified-circular polymers leveraging ExxonMobil’s Exxtend™ technology for advanced recycling for use in packaging for the Australian and...

EPR could spur the investments needed to upgrade MRFs to handle flexible plastics, but “you’ve got to figure out that last step,” said Flexible Packaging Association President and CEO Alison Keane. Curbside recycling for flexible...

Packaging, marketing, and sustainability thought leaders share their opinions with Fast Company about what consumer goods packaging will look like in the future. Fast Company brings together an all-star panel of consumer packaged goods companies...

Esko is proud to announce its XPS Crystal flexo imaging unit has achieved both Certified Energy Savings and Dematerialization certifications from GreenCircle - an internationally recognized third-party certification entity that independently verifies the validity of...

Plastic Energy CEO Carlos Monreal talks about the advantages of chemical recycling, the necessity of legal regulations and the future of the industry. What are the advantages of chemical recycling over mechanical recycling? Modern...

As the European Union (EU) looks to adopt the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), a new in-depth study, merging data from various sources, finds that imposing strict reusable packaging targets by 2030 will severely...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announces the launch of its patent-pending PRO-EVO Recyclable platforms. The newest addition to the ProActive Recyclable® series of products, PRO-EVO Recyclable, is a multi-wall paper-based self-opening-sack (SOS) bag...

The Annual and Sustainability report for 2022 is available on the company’s website.

Since 2019 when the first generation of “hero samples” recycle ready mono-material stand-up pouches were presented, BOBST and Brückner Maschinenbau, along with the other project partners comprising leading polymers and consumables suppliers, have made significant...

The use of flexible plastic packaging is expected to boom in the next few years despite public backlash against plastics. Simultaneously, there’s a push to get more postconsumer resin into plastic packaging. But as some...

AMERIPEN and PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, released “PACKAGING COMPASS: Evaluating Trends in U.S. Packaging Design over the Next Decade and Implications for the Future of a Circular Packaging System” (“Packaging Compass”),...

In recent months, collaborations are evolving from time-limited, two-party partnerships into perpetual, multi-stakeholder coalitions that look like microcosms of entire supply chains. These are also morphing from what once were linear, downstream efforts into circular,...

The impact of plastic waste on the environment has become a pressing global issue, and the food industry has been a significant contributor to the problem. In recent years, there has been a growing interest...