Packaging

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...

Back-to-School Trends in Retail Packaging

Reading Time: 2 minutes Back-to-School Trends in Retail Packaging The start of a new school year doesn’t just mean sharpened pencils and fresh notebooks; it...

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...

Only 5% of healthcare plastic gets recycled: Eunomia report

Numerous interventions are needed to recycle more healthcare plastic, but the system is complex, according to a new report.  Source: https://www.packagingdive.com/news/healthcare-waste-diversion-report-pilot-programs-/759908/

NSF launches its newest protocol, NSF P525: Safe Food Packaging (NSF P525), to address food contact chemicals. NSF P525 certifies single-use, primary and secondary packaging...

NSF introduces safe food packaging certification

NSF launches its newest protocol, NSF P525: Safe Food Packaging (NSF P525), to address food contact chemicals. NSF P525 certifies single-use, primary and secondary packaging...

New Be-UP EU-funded project to drive innovation in sustainable packaging                      

Berlin, 10 September 2025 – 17 partners from 9 countries united in the new Horizon Europe-funded project Be-UP to boost the industrial uptake of...

Kansas City Chiefs deal advances Bold Reuse’s push for venuewide reusables

As the company launches its first full stadium rollout of reusable cups for a National Football League team, its founders hope more venues will launch...

From Manual to Automated: Transforming Pallet Wrapping for a Leading Dairy Industry

Imagine a bustling dairy facility, where delicate products—from milk jugs to yogurt cups—must make a flawless journey from the factory floor...

Can recycling advancements get black rigid plastics off packaging’s blacklist?

More MRFs are adding technologies to sort the material, but some brands and manufacturers are still switching away from the color. As black plastic reaches...

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