Maria Rachal
Senior EditorMaria is the senior editor for Packaging Dive and was part of the publication’s 2023 launch team. Some of her key coverage areas today include extended producer responsibility, materials policy and labeling. This builds on more than seven years of covering sustainability, science and regulatory news for Waste Dive, Smart Cities Dive and MedTech Dive. She has also contributed to multiple Azbee and Neal award-winning packages. You can reach her at [email protected] and on LinkedIn.
600 articles by Maria Rachal
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What’s next for the US Plastics Pact under new leadership
June 16, 2026 -
California EPR program budget expected to exceed $9B in next 5 years
June 16, 2026 -
Amcor taps Avery Dennison exec to lead global flexibles
June 15, 2026 -
Packaging innovations: Novelty cans and new frontiers for PCR
June 15, 2026 -
Bill in Congress targets PFAS, phthalates, BPA in food packaging
June 11, 2026 -
3 insights from Graphic Packaging’s new CEO
June 10, 2026 -
3 insights into rising corporate plastics disclosures
June 5, 2026 -
Canpack aims to mainstream resealable can ends
June 4, 2026 -
Hotels phasing out plastic poised to adopt aluminum solutions, Meadow bets
June 2, 2026 -
California advances compostables, recycled content labeling bills
May 29, 2026 -
Nippon Paper assessing impacts after deadly Washington mill implosion
May 27, 2026 -
Ardagh Glass leaders talk optimization plans amid ‘new normal’ for demand
May 27, 2026 -
Oregon updates responsible end markets verification process
May 22, 2026 -
The envelope, please: Sustainability fuels e-commerce mailer innovation
May 21, 2026 -
Lidless paper cups maker Nothing eyes expansion, driven by microplastics concerns
May 19, 2026 -
North American aluminum demand resilient, Aluminum Association reports
May 18, 2026 -
Recycled food-contact materials need regulatory harmonization, UN report says
May 14, 2026 -
More litigation expected over California recycling regulations
May 13, 2026 -
CalRecycle publishes new SB 54 guidance for producers
May 12, 2026 -
Maine’s packaging EPR implementation lags
May 8, 2026 -
Canmakers say capacity is tight as they gear up for big summer
May 6, 2026 -
Amcor to open Miami headquarters
May 6, 2026 -
At long last, California publishes SB 54 EPR rules
May 4, 2026 -
5 predictions as US packaging EPR progresses
May 1, 2026 -
O-I Glass calls Q1 ‘a story of two hemispheres’
April 29, 2026
