Packaging

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...

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...

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