Packaging

Packaging innovations: Lego favors fiber, Old Bay gets back to basics with metal

Plus, Burgopak designs a supplement pack that’s worth its weight in salt. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/packaging-innovations-lego-fiber-old-bay-metal-burgopak-salt/806856/

Circular Colorado announced plans to develop NextRun, a first-of-its-kind innovation hub to support the development of products made from recycled materials. This initiative is...

Driver Antonio Watson shines at the 2025 SWANA International Road-E-O

Driver Antonio Watson of GFL’s Garner, North Carolina hauling station, took to the big stage at the SWANA International Road-E-O in Seminole County, Florida...

November layoff announcements from Printpack, Graphic Packaging, Smurfit Westrock and more

International Paper made up the bulk of the more than 1,000 announced job cuts, many of which are slated to take place in 2026. Source:...

Amcor eyes ‘dual end of life’ optionality for innovation investments

The company’s long-term R&D strategy includes seeking solutions that work in a future with recycling or composting infrastructure, explained Rebecca Meile, manager of corporate...

The environmental reality of RPCs vs. corrugated packaging: What the data really shows

New study challenges RPC assumptions, revealing environmental trade-offs vs. corrugated containers. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/spons/the-environmental-reality-of-rpcs-vs-corrugated-packaging-what-the-data-r/806261/

Colorado’s diversion rate could get a boost in 2026 from EPR, other new laws

Colorado municipalities took the lead on improving the state’s recycling and organics diversion rates in 2024, according to a state report. Still, more “top-down” solutions stemming from...

NAW escalates Oregon EPR lawsuit, seeking preliminary injunction

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors is asking a court to suspend enforcement of the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act ahead of a next...

Launch of the Circular, Sustainable and Biobased Coatings Cluster and first workshop on how to apply the SSbD Framework to Coatings

European Bioplastics, within the framework of the BIO4COAT project, has recently organised an online workshop on the topic of Circular, Sustainable and Biobased Coatings:...

Bottle bill talks gain momentum amid America First buzz, EPR

Eager to capture more high-quality material to incorporate into new packaging domestically, leaders from the competing plastic, glass and metal sectors are looking to jointly...

US Plastics Pact weighs pluses and minuses of chemical recycling

The group’s new position paper tackles a polarizing issue. “Too often, these technologies are talked about in extremes — either as a silver bullet...

Packed in poison plastic: New research shows The Home Depot’s key suppliers are using PVC packaging

Packaging home improvement products in PVC doesn’t improve our homes; it threatens our health, safety, and environment. Our new research shows that The Home...

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