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.
594 articles by Maria Rachal
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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 -
EPR budgeting conversations: Advice from the frontlines
April 29, 2026 -
Amazon, Walmart seek source reduction solutions from suppliers
April 28, 2026 -
Breaking the ‘boom-and-bust cycle’ in domestic recycled plastic markets
April 27, 2026 -
California bills propose compostables restrictions
April 20, 2026 -
Henkel announces 2030 sustainability targets
April 15, 2026 -
3 growth areas for CPG packaging
April 14, 2026
