MeetingPack, the biennial meeting organized by AINIA and AIMPLAS that attracts members from the entire packaging value chain, has announced the second edition of the MP2024 Awards, which aim to recognize innovations in barrier packaging...

The proliferation of digital design optimization tools in recent years provides packaging designers with new ways to design the best, most sustainable packaging. Packaging engineers and designers face myriad decisions when creating a new package...

Charter Next Generation (CNG), a leading provider of sustainable films, announced that it has expanded its GreenArrow portfolio with a new line of cavitated polyethylene (PE) films. Developed in collaboration with VOID Technologies (VOID), the...

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ExxonMobil, Cyclyx, and TenCate Americas are working together to recycle something you may have never considered … turf fields. Collaborations like this are powering the future of the circular economy, and...

Smithers, a leading provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services, is hosting the annual Sustainability in Packaging Conference in Chicago, IL this upcoming March 6-8, 2024. This leading packaging event regularly unites 300+ experts from across...

Marking a significant milestone in the long-term work on design for recycling, Liquibox, part of SEE (formerly Sealed Air), has unveiled its latest innovation—the VINIflow® Secure dispensing tap with attached tamper protection. This groundbreaking fitment...

Global paper and packaging company Mondi has hosted a roundtable event to address the issue of recycling used paper bags in the construction sector. The event, claimed to be the first of its kind, took...

Kelly Reynolds once tinkered with a few beer chillers from Lambeau Field to put them to use in the manufacturing process at Reynolds Packaging. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he used his ingenuity to figure out...

Charter Next Generation (CNG), a leading innovator in sustainable films, has received its 250th How2Recycle ® Store Drop-off pre-qualification letter. CNG’s vast portfolio of pre-qualified films, which ranges from off-the-shelf varieties to custom blends, makes...

Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc., a globally recognized leader in environmental technology, celebrates a year of groundbreaking achievements in 2023. Throughout the year, S&SE has significantly expanded its reach and impact across various sectors, reaffirming...

A new trial aims to create paper-based packaging from ‘second harvest’ materials. According to one of the firms involved – DS Smith – second harvest materials like straw and brewers’ spent grain have the potential...

Canada’s plastic packaging recycling rate hit 20% in 2022, according to the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) 2022 annual report. Although that’s a significant increase from the 12% rate in 2019, it is still far off...

This report is based on multi-year field measurement studies conducted across the U.S. and The Partnership’s National Database. It uses an updated methodology for determining recycling rates that tracks materials throughout the system. Data from...

CalRecycle has appointed Circular Action Alliance (CAA) as the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) for California's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54, Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022). This designation positions CAA...

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper solutions, is celebrating a significant achievement at this year’s WorldStar Global Packaging Awards, having received four accolades across four categories. Renowned as the ultimate...

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has once again been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI): Australia Index (DJSI Australia), recognizing the company’s commitment to delivering innovative and...

Historically, flexographic printing plates have been difficult to recycle. In the U.S. alone, more than 20 million pounds of the plates end up either being landfilled or used in waste-to-energy processes every year. This compelled...

The transition from a linear to circular economy is so complex observers have found that projects require expertise and investments from multiple stakeholders. And Closed Loop Partners, an investment firm dedicated to a circular economy,...

A recycling plant for flexible films in Minnesota opened in mid-November, with both food-grade and non-food-grade post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin being produced. The project involved multiple stakeholders, including an equity investment by Charter Next Generation...

Results from the first phase of a study into Canada’s recycling system found that flexible materials account for 47% of the plastic packaging put on the Canadian market. The PRFLEX initiative, which aims to optimize...

A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report – with a focus on Near Infrared (NIR) technology. The testing...

Billerud – including Billerud North America - retains its position as one of the world’s most sustainable companies in its industry sector. This year’s results from the globally recognized Dow Jones Sustainability Indices show that...

Global print consumables supplier Flint Group has released its 2023 Sustainability Report, outlining the organisation's performance in the critical areas of social, economic and environmental responsibility. It is the company's first Sustainability Report since 2020...

A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report – with a focus on Near Infrared (NIR) technology. It provides...

MacDermid Graphics Solutions has developed a new process called PlateCycle to recycle flexographic printing plates. As previously announced in September, this patent-pending technology has started trials in North America. Five Star Holding confirmed that StarPak...

Michelman's close collaboration with market leaders BOBST and UPM Specialty Papers, resulting in the groundbreaking oneBARRIER solutions, continues to make waves across the packaging industry. The oneBARRIER FibreCycle project has been recognized for its contribution...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) has announced six new packaging components eligible for the Preferred Design Recognition (PDR) Program, formerly known as Meets Preferred Guidance (MPG). This program provides third-party validation that products are...

Producing sustainable packaging is an environmental necessity today. Emerald Packaging, Inc. the leading flexible packaging company for produce in the U.S., has collaborated with D'Arrigo California, a leading grower, packer and shipper of fresh produce...