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Materials & Containers
WM Doubles Down on Recycling: A Conversation with VP Brent Bell
WM just announced a billion-dollar investment in recycling infrastructure. We sat down with Brent Bell, VP of recycling, to see how the money will be spent (hint: AI optical sorters and new facilities), and what it means for pack design and PCR supply.
February 2, 2024
Haulers feed the tipping floor at WM's new Houston West Side material recovery facility (MRF).
Sustainability
Do You Know Packaging Material Recyclability?
Quiz 2 of 3. Test your recycling smarts with this short quiz. Each answer has a video explanation from our friends at LRS, with a video facility tour at the end!
February 2, 2024
Widely recyclable means that more than 60% of U.S. households can toss these materials into their curbside bin.
Business Intelligence
Cost Brings Hesitancy to Adopt Remote Services and Monitoring
Most end-users hesitate to invest in retrofitting older machinery as they consider remote services and monitoring.
February 1, 2024
Retrofitting remote services is cheaper than purchasing new machinery, but cost of service is still the technology's top drawback for end-users.
Sustainability
Canadian Grocers Join Reusable Food-Packaging Pilot
First-of-its-kind reuse program, designed with a consumer-centric lens to eliminate single-use plastics, combines grocer and government forces into Canada’s largest collaborative reuse pilot program.
February 1, 2024
Partnership to result in widespread application of reusable container system across Canada.
Package Design
Castania Redesigns Nut Packaging to Prep for Expansion
Castania’s redesigned nut packaging plays on the brand's history and sets it apart from global competitors in anticipation of a market expansion.
January 31, 2024
Castania's redesigned nut packaging features copper coloring as a nod to the brand's copper roasting drums.
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Mass Customization of Packaging Makes Cheerios' Heart Campaign Tick
For American Heart Month, consumers can personalize their own yellow cereal cartons to remind loved ones of heart health. These types of mass customization campaigns, in this case digital printing of variable data, are where digital printing can shine.
January 31, 2024
In honor of American Heart Month, Cheerios is offering the chance to purchase special-edition boxes or personalize your own for the ones you love.
Materials & Containers
Column: If Brands Need PCR, Why is Demand for rPET so Soft?
Many big brands owners have made ambitious sustainability commitments to use more PCR, and rPET is a substrate with lots of packaging applications. So why is it so cheap, and why is demand so soft, especially heading into 2024's 'preform season?'
January 31, 2024
NAPCOR PET bottle collection and recycling rates.
Sustainability
Consumer Reports Finds BPA and Phthalates in Foods
BPA and phthalates are “widespread” in various types of supermarket foods, according to a Consumer Reports study.
January 30, 2024
Almost all sampled supermarket and fast food products included phthalates in a Consumer Reports study.
Package Design
Supply Chain Eyes 2027 for Switch from 1D GTIN to Digital Link 2D Barcodes
The GTIN 1D barcode has worked for 50 years, reliably making our packaged products go 'beep' at checkout. Poised to take its place is a more capable, internet connected 2D code representation of a GS1 standard URL called Digital Link.
January 30, 2024
Dominique Guinard (left), VP of Innovation at Digimarc and founder of EVRYTHNG, which Digimarc acquired, explained at AIPIA that Digital Link is about ready for prime time, with 2027 being a practical timeline to have infrastructure prepared for the switch.
Materials & Containers
Sprite Gets Naked, for Now
Coca Cola strips the labels from its Sprite on-the-go rPET bottles in the company’s first U.K. trial of label-less packaging.
January 29, 2024
In place of a label, the bottle will feature an embossed logo on the front, with product and nutritional information laser-engraved on the back.
Sustainability
EasyJet, Never Never Distilling Co., and Schwan Cosmetics Introduce Reusable Packaging Innovations
ThePackHub
See a few examples of reusable packaging innovations from EasyJet, Never Never Distilling Co., and Schwan Cosmetics from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.
January 29, 2024
EasyJet aims to eliminate 10 million single-use items per year with its switch to reusable cups and cutlery.
Business Intelligence
Remote Services as a Skills Gap Solution
End users are finding remote services technology helps to limit technician visits and streamline training for new employees.
January 29, 2024
The majority of both end-users and OEMs find remote services help to address skill gaps.
Package Design
Active, Intelligent, Connected, & Otherwise 'Smart' Packaging Hits its Stride
The stars are aligning on multiple relevant fronts: consumer behavior, legislation, technology, and data management and capacity. This confluence of advancements is slowly but surely unlocking the potential of active and intelligent packaging.
January 27, 2024
Active and Intelligent Packaging Association’s (AIPIA) 2023 World Congress, Amsterdam.
Sustainability
How Well Do You Know Packaging Recyclability?
Take our short quiz to test your smarts. Each answer has a video explanation from our friends at LRS, with a video facility tour at the end! Quiz 1 of 3.
January 26, 2024
Widely recyclable means that more than 60% of U.S. households can toss these materials into their curbside bin.
Emerging Brands
Non-Alcoholic Drinks Trend Sees Spirited Rise
Even non-drinkers can raise a glass to a flourishing trend toward upscale, alcohol-free beverages.
January 25, 2024
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Emerging Brands
2023 Trend Predictions Include Magic Mushrooms, Clean Vegan Foods, and Faux Fish
Use of psychoactive substances, along with some notable plant-based trends, may enjoy some time in the spotlight in the coming year.
January 25, 2024
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Emerging Brands
Quick Tips to Build a Strong Legal Foundation for Your Brand
Starting a new brand could lead down a rocky road if the legal basics aren’t covered.
January 25, 2024
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Sustainability
PRS23: Collaboration is Key to Driving Recycling Success
Stakeholders spanning the full recycling value chain gather at the inaugural Packaging Recycling Summit to share solutions for more effective, profitable, and sustainable recycling of packaging materials in the U.S.
January 25, 2024
Package Recycling
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