Pregis®, a leading global manufacturer of flexible packaging and protective packaging solutions, announces its Anderson, S.C. facility received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS distinction, a globally recognized system for the sustainability certification...

Mondi, a global packaging and paper manufacturer, has maintained its Platinum status in EcoVadis’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ratings for the seventh consecutive year. The Group’s overall score of 84% places Mondi among the top...

The City of Tacoma and Mill Industries Inc. announced a first-of-its-kind agreement to pilot a new strategy for using technology to address residential food waste. Food waste is hard to deal with at home. It...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced the establishment of NOVA Circular Solutions, a new line of business focusing on lower-emission, recycled solutions that will help reshape a better, more sustainable world. NOVA Circular Solutions will be home...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, opens Packaging Innovations 2023 at stand N44 debuting new products from its ProActive Sustainability Portfolio: ProActive Recyclable® R-2050 and ProActive Post Industrial Recycled Content (PIR). Also,...

In the latest episode of NothingWasted!, you will enjoy The Package Deal: Innovations and the Latest Thinking in Sustainable Packaging. The discussion centered on how, every day, businesses, consumers, and the waste-and-recycling industry are continuing...

UBE Corporation Europe S.A.U. announced it has received Critical Guidance Recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). UBE’s innovation is a PE-based multilayer film with enhanced mechanical and barrier properties conferred by a PA6/66...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announces the launch of ProActive Recyclable R-2050, their newest patent-pending addition to the ProActive Recyclable® series of polyethylene-based structures, being introduced to serve the European market....

Alison Keane, President and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association, talks about the sustainability features of flexible packaging, and identifies that the next step is to integrate flexible packaging into the circular economy.

Colo.-based natural, energy-dense bar brand and 1% for the Planet member BAR-U-EAT unveiled new Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)-certified compostable packaging for its individually wrapped bars. The brand says this makes it the first bar company...

LyondellBasell, a global leader in the chemical industry and KIRKBI A/S, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO® brand, announce they have signed an agreement to make an investment in APK, which specializes...

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has partnered with German startup Wildplastic and the Hamburg University of Technology (TU-Hamburg) aiming to increase the recyclability...

Numerous studies over the past 3 years have shown that the environmental impact of a package or product is now being factored into consumer purchasing decisions. These studies have shown that consumers self-report as having...

February is Super Bowl month, when many CPG brands will pay $7.0 million for a 30-second spot and hope it resonates with an audience that some expect could reach 117 million viewers. For the third...

AMERIPEN—American Institute for Packaging and the Environment and the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) soon will be releasing a detailed report intended to help policymakers, consumer packaged goods (CPGs) companies, packaging companies, and other stakeholders...

The key to success for recycled-content packaging lies in meeting various state regulatory demands, along with sustainability initiatives such as those developed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). Let’s be honest, though: There are costs...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announces the launch of the newest member of the QUADFLEX® Recyclable packaging platform, QUADFLEX LT. As a recyclable structure, QUADLFEX LT is pre-qualified for in-store drop-off...

Glenroy® Inc., the authority in sustainable flexible packaging, announced that after a 2-year development process they have received Critical Guidance Recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for the recyclable STANDCAP. As a complete...

When it comes to toys, more and more emphasis is being placed on the sustainability of the products. More and more toy suppliers are realising that this should also apply to the packaging. With its...

Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create bioplastics from food waste diverted from landfills. The three-year...

As part of its unwavering commitment to green manufacturing, Emerald Packaging, Inc. the leading produce flexible packaging company in the U.S., has committed to powering their two manufacturing facilities with a solar energy system. The...

The undersigned organizations respectfully request that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) extend the public comment period for Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides” or the “Guides”) by 60 days. The...

Released on November 30 2022, The Ellen MacArthur Foundations’ Global Commitment 2022 report paints a stark picture for a lack of cohesive progress as risks destabilizing the EMF’s promising and dynamic venture. That’s apart from...

Transcontinental Inc., known as TC Continental, is Canada’s largest printer and flexible packaging business. It is committed to the circular economy, especially plastics, and the reduction of the corporate carbon footprint. The company had $2.6...

The B.C. government announced Friday its recycling system will now accept a wider array of single-use plastic items and packaging products in blue boxes and at recycling depots. The goal is to make recycling easier...

A look at what’s likely ahead triggers that déjà vu feeling. But we still have to be prepared and, in many ways, we are not. It’s that time to think about what’s coming and why...

Converting biological waste into resources is one of the keys of the circular economy, and the main objective of the European WaysTUP! Project, financed by the Horizon H2020 programme, is working on different lines of...

A joint working group consisting of industrial associations, plastics producers and recyclers has initiated a program to beef up the recycling of flexible plastics in China, a move experts believe will reduce waste and help...