Packaging

Republic opens Indianapolis plastics complex to meet recycled content demand

The location has the company’s second polymer center and a Blue Polymers facility. Together, they’re expected to process 175,000 pounds of recycled plastic annually and in part...

Henkel boosts recycled content in plastic packaging

The German consumer goods company’s newly released sustainability report also cited the supplier engagement program it launched last year as being instrumental in reducing emissions. Source:...

Recyclers give packaging designers a glimpse into limitations, opportunities in today’s MRFs

Leaders from Republic Services, Rumpke Waste & Recycling and elsewhere discussed their role in recycling plastics at the Sustainability in Packaging US conference. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/mrf-sorting-recyclables-packaging-design-ai-republic-rumpke-kw-plastics/742651/

5 years later, pandemic-era effects have a mark on the packaging industry

COVID-19 changed how consumers get meals, order items and more, in turn influencing packaging. Some changes in manufacturing have stuck, from automating certain tasks to...

Manufacturers hail EPA plans to rethink particulate matter regulations

The National Association of Manufacturers, American Forest & Paper Association and others previously challenged an update to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards in court. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/epa-trump-zeldin-naaqs-particulate-matter-reconsideration/742483/

Metal tariffs make American manufacturing less competitive, can makers say

The present tariffs situation “opens the door for cheaper canned foods to flood the U.S. market from China and other foreign competitors,” the Can Manufacturers...

Trump threatens 200% tariffs on European wine, champagne

The president vowed to implement the new duties if the European Union doesn’t walk back its retaliatory actions against U.S. whiskey. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/trump-threatens-tariffs-wine-champagne-eu/742466/

EU retaliates against US steel, aluminum tariffs

The European Commission is letting previously suspended duties return for various products and planning for additional countermeasures by mid-April. Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/eu-steel-aluminum-tariff-response-trump/742307/

Trump reverses Canada steel, aluminum tariff hike

A 25% tariff increase on the metal imports will still go into effect Wednesday, but that rate won’t double after Ontario backed off from...

Walmart says it’s unlikely to meet 2025 plastic, recycling targets

The largest U.S. retailer discussed challenges to increasing PCR adoption. In an update, Walmart reported that more than two-thirds of its global private-brand packaging...

Newsom sends California back to the drawing board on EPR implementation

After extensive public input, multiple revisions and missing a deadline to finalize SB 54 rules, one lawmaker called progress “significantly delayed.” Some environmental advocates say...

Which packaging companies have shuffled their C-suites in 2025?

In the first few months of the year, Huhtamaki, Sealed Air, Sonoco, Packaging Corporation of America and International Paper have already announced some notable leadership...

Recent articles

spot_img