Constantia Flexibles has been recognized with three prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards, celebrating their outstanding sustainable packaging innovations, which include the remarkable EcoLamHighPlus, a mono-material laminate boasting exceptional barrier properties, and EcoLam, also a mono-PE substrate....

American Packaging Corporation (APC), a leader in flexible packaging solutions, announces five APC Centers of Excellence achieved International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS. APC's Columbus, Wisconsin, Deforest, Wisconsin, Story City, Iowa, Chili, New York, and...

Polykar, a leading manufacturer of sustainable flexible packaging solutions, is excited to announce the highly anticipated release of the final episode in their three-part video series: 'A Minute with Mehdi.' In this captivating installment, Polykar's...

89% of households were “very satisfied” with the Flexible Plastic Fund FlexCollect project across four pilots surveyed. The FPF FlexCollect project was set up in May 2022 to understand the best way to collect and...

EPR’s core strength is money. Local governments will benefit as producers cover their recycling costs. They may not cover all costs, after all, producers won’t write a blank check. Yet even if that group only...

Revolution Sustainable Solutions LLC, Little Rock, Arkansas, has acquired PolyAg Recycling Ltd., a Canada-based mechanical recycler of agricultural films. Established in 2019, PolyAg offers local recycling of used agricultural film through its recycling facility in...

A joint industry statement has expressed concern about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s references to ‘state-run producer responsibility organizations’, which are feared to open legal loopholes and threaten the EU’s recycling targets and decarbonization...

Following the findings of 18 testing campaigns commissioned in 2023, RecyClass has updated its recyclability evaluation protocols and released a new set of design for recycling guidelines for all plastic packaging streams. The latest set...

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...