Cole Rosengren
Lead Editor | @ColeRosengrenCole is the lead editor of Packaging Dive and Waste Dive and has been on the team since 2016. Prior to covering the industry, he learned about waste firsthand during more than a decade of restaurant and catering work in multiple cities. Cole earned a BFA from Emerson College and a MA from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. He currently lives with his family in Somerville, Massachusetts.
26 articles by Cole Rosengren
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Packaging innovations: Liberty Coca-Cola’s paper push, Corona’s can of a different color
Dec. 1, 2023 -
Reusables are only 1% of major brands’ plastic packaging but have growth potential
Nov. 21, 2023 -
3 trends to watch in EPR implementation
Nov. 9, 2023 -
Packaging manufacturers set big sustainability goals. How are they doing?
Oct. 26, 2023 -
How2Recycle piloting shared label with Recycling Partnership as part of industry collaboration initiative
Oct. 20, 2023 -
How recyclers and packaging companies are trying to find common ground
Oct. 19, 2023 -
What’s next for flexible pouch design, reuse and EPR? Packaging professionals weigh in.
Oct. 11, 2023 -
Compostable packaging is on the rise. What are consumers supposed to do with it?
Oct. 4, 2023 -
International Paper exits Russian joint venture with $508M sale
Sept. 18, 2023 -
Apple says it has nearly met goal to eliminate plastic packaging by 2025
Sept. 13, 2023 -
Smurfit Kappa finalizes plan to acquire WestRock in 2024
Sept. 12, 2023 -
Graphic Packaging closes $262.5M acquisition of folding carton company Bell
Sept. 11, 2023 -
Sonoco completes $330M deal including WestRock’s stake in RTS Packaging
Sept. 8, 2023 -
PepsiCo moving to paperboard for beverage multipacks in North America
Aug. 25, 2023 -
CCL Industries closes acquisition of Pouch Partners, plus 2 more deals
July 7, 2023 -
Momentum may be slowing for new packaging EPR laws in 2023, but states still pursue study bills
June 12, 2023 -
Packaging innovations: 3D packaging made from wood pulp for Fiskars, new look for Sayso cocktail tea bags
June 9, 2023 -
Massachusetts to consider numerous packaging-related bills, with a focus on plastic reduction
June 7, 2023 -
Specright CTO says to take advantage of AI for packaging, data is key
June 1, 2023 -
Amazon, Yum and RBI shareholders vote against proposals about plastic packaging use
May 30, 2023 -
Tracking packaging mergers and acquisitions in 2023
April 25, 2023 -
Reflecting on a dramatic decade of EPR shifts and what it means for packaging
April 11, 2023 -
Packaging M&A may be more measured, but still active, in year ahead
April 7, 2023 -
5 factors influencing packaging design and operations
March 27, 2023 -
Nestlé, PepsiCo, Unilever invest to expand Closed Loop’s Circular Services
March 17, 2023