Packaging

EPA approves final cleanup plan for Texas Superfund site tied to International Paper

The final approval comes after years of disagreements between the U.S. EPA, a WM subsidiary and International Paper. Estimated cleanup costs for the San...

Walmart reiterates challenges with 2025 PCR goal

With months to go in 2025, the retailer reported last week that it’s been “difficult to source feedstock in the necessary quantities and at...

Custom Printed Soap Box

Soap Dev – The Screen Print Giveaway WinnerWe recently hosted a Screen Print Giveaway. Participants submitted their designs for a chance to win $100...

E-commerce shoppers seek value, sustainable packaging: survey

Sustainability is a consideration but doesn’t appear to be a main factor in consumers’ e-commerce purchasing decisions, according to a Ryder survey. Respondents also...

Safety of Bioplastics as Food Contact Materials

Open the documentIn the EU, materials intended to come into contact with food must comply with strict regulations. To ensure a high level of...

Corrugated comeback? Fiber’s yearslong slide could be easing

Analysts believe corrugated markets are at an inflection point, in part due to this year’s uncommonly large containerboard capacity reductions and a milder-than-feared tariff environment. But recovery...

Red Bull, Ball move ahead with $1.7B factory after 4-year delay

This is the partners' second plant in the United States. It's expected to can 3 billion energy drinks annually and distribute throughout the country. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/red-bull-facility-ball-north-carolina-begins-construction-after-delay/760116/

California lawmakers ban PFAS in food packaging, limit microbeads

The bills now await a decision from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Legislators declined to act on a bill that had backing from plastic recyclers related to recycled...

How far can EPR drive recycled content uptake?

Questions remain around how to effectively track recycled content in packaging and how to incentivize sourcing recycled material within North America. States such as...

Packaging innovations: Sam’s Club loses labels, Crocs blacks out

Plus, PakTech introduces a can cap to prevent children from getting into beverages infused with hemp or cannabis. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-innovations-sams-club-living-ink-crocs-ecoenclose-paktech/759932/

PET reclaimer rPlanet Earth closes in California

The closure of the vertically integrated PET recycler and food packaging manufacturer destabilizes the state’s Grade B PET markets. It is the second such closure...

Danone settles 2 plastic packaging lawsuits

Under agreements with the Earth Island Institute and the Plastic Pollution Coalition, the CPG will change certain marketing statements about plastic recycling and contribute...

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