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Califia Farms acquires Uproot to reduce packaging via food service dispensers
Uproot has more than 150 dispensers across the U.S. at college campuses and other dining locations. The announcement follows the plant-based beverage brand’s rollout of 100% rPET bottles in the U.S. and Canada.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 25, 2024 -
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Social media-driven redesigns: Lessons from a packaging pickle
Platforms such as Instagram and TikTok have created space for packaging to go viral for not-so-good reasons. But they also give brands such as Grillo’s Pickles a potentially powerful new tool for garnering consumer feedback.
By Shefali Kapadia • July 8, 2024 -
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Companies begin to signal changes to 2025 plastic targets
Halfway through 2024, some organizations have said they’re off track or are switching gears to focus on new goals or more distant target years.
By Packaging Dive Staff • July 5, 2024 -
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Grove explains decision to drop plastic-free by 2025 goal
The home essentials marketplace operator said eliminating plastic would require legislation and “massive transformation in the CPG ecosystem.” Spray pumps and laundry pods are some of the items where plastic still plays a role.
By Maria Rachal • July 2, 2024 -
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PepsiCo anticipates missing certain 2025 packaging sustainability goals
The same day the CPG released its ESG report acknowledging it’s unlikely to hit a 2025 packaging circular design target, the city of Baltimore sued PepsiCo and others for their “significant roles in creating a plastic pollution crisis.”
By Katie Pyzyk • June 21, 2024 -
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Keurig Dr Pepper reaffirms commitment to 2025 sustainable packaging goals
The commitment — which applies to goals on recycled content, virgin plastic reduction and more — comes as some other organizations have changed their sustainable packaging targets.
By Maria Rachal • June 21, 2024 -
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Plastic Promises Scorecard casts more doubt on 2025 company targets
As You Sow awarded no ‘A’ scores, as it echoed US Plastics Pact concerns about companies not progressing quickly enough to meet 2025 targets. Still, it lauded goals and efforts at Keurig Dr Pepper, Coca-Cola and SC Johnson.
By Maria Rachal • June 18, 2024 -
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SKU rationalization is in. What does that mean for packaging partners?
Unilever, Hain Celestial and other brands are thinking through their offerings to boost profits. Such efforts can also simplify operations for packaging manufacturers, allowing them to produce quickly at scale.
By Shefali Kapadia • June 4, 2024 -
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4 talking points at Circularity on the path forward for packaging
To scale change, experts brought up the need for more precompetitive collaboration and the desire to move beyond pilots, among other themes.
By Maria Rachal • May 30, 2024 -
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Litter audit data could drive more litigation and policy, experts say
A recent analysis identified Coca-Cola as the source of 11% of all branded plastic found in litter surveyed globally. This type of data is part of growing transparency around packaging outcomes.
By Maria Rachal • May 22, 2024 -
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Packaging innovations: SEE sells self-sealing solution, Capri Sun grows up
Plus, fiber screw-on caps from Blue Ocean Closures, cold-chain solutions from Candor Expedite and compostable cutlery from Better Earth.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 20, 2024 -
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CPG promotional activity unevenly impacts packaging suppliers
Boxboard producers stand to benefit the most as consumer packaged goods companies shift away from their recent “value over volume” strategy, according to a Truist Securities analyst.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 15, 2024 -
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BlueTriton launches premium water bottles as aluminum packaging’s role grows in market
Aluminum bottle offerings could tap a wider range of consumer values, researchers and consultants say. The addition expands the portfolio for Pure Life, Deer Park, Poland Spring, Arrowhead and Ice Mountain waters.
By Maria Rachal • May 9, 2024 -
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EPR laws’ labeling implications create more questions for CPGs
Leaders from the Consumer Brands Association and The Recycling Partnership recently discussed how packaging EPR laws are further complicating how brands can mark packaging, including for recycling.
By Maria Rachal • May 8, 2024 -
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Packaging innovations: Bandit Wines cartons offer augmented reality, Huggies ups PCR in diaper bags
Plus, Dionis Goat Milk Skincare lotion now comes in refill pouches and American Packaging Corp. tackles pet food pouch recyclability.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 6, 2024 -
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Colgate says it might miss 2025 packaging recyclability target
Flexible bags and pouches are the key sticking points. In a sustainability report, Colgate-Palmolive also shared updates on transitioning its entire toothpaste portfolio to recyclable tubes, which became the subject of a lawsuit last year.
By Maria Rachal • May 3, 2024 -
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Packaging innovations: John Paul Mitchell’s revamped hair care line, Essentia’s paper mattress wrap
Plus, Labelmaster, Firstleaf and ForeFront Supply Chain Solutions introduce a safer shipping product, lighter bottles and food packaging with PCR, respectively.
By Katie Pyzyk • April 17, 2024 -
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Nestlé to use recyclable, light-blocking shrink sleeves on some beverage products
The company is hoping the crystallized PET sleeves will play a role in bottle-to-bottle circularity for Nesquik and Coffee mate products, among others.
By Maria Rachal • April 17, 2024 -
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Henkel to engage packaging suppliers in bid to lower scope 3 emissions
The German consumer goods company behind brands like Dial soaps and Soft Scrub cleaners says about a quarter of its value chain emissions are caused by packaging and raw materials. It’s targeting decreases by 2030.
By Maria Rachal • April 12, 2024 -
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What brands and retailers are saying about sustainable packaging in 2024
Consumer tech companies Lenovo and Google and beverage giants PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper are some of the businesses that have shared updates on packaging changes and sustainability progress in 2024 reports.
By Packaging Dive Staff • Updated July 10, 2024 -
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Energy drinks buzz with new designs and sustainable packaging
Beverage makers such as Rockstar and Celsius are innovating to keep their current consumers and reach new ones — and packaging manufacturers are along for the ride.
By Shefali Kapadia • April 8, 2024 -
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Circular Action Alliance is lone PRO to submit program plan for Oregon EPR
The brands-led group, which is already active in Colorado, California and Maryland, is eyeing end-of-year approval for its plan as 2025 recycling changes loom.
By Maria Rachal • April 3, 2024 -
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Material reduction, enhanced recyclability anchor Hain Celestial’s new packaging targets
The CPG company behind Celestial Seasonings tea and Terra chips set targets to reduce virgin packaging materials and packaging waste while increasing recyclability.
By Katie Pyzyk • March 25, 2024 -
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Keurig brewing up compostable K-Rounds as alternative to plastic coffee pods
The company is still in the process of testing the rounds, which have a seaweed-derived coating. Keurig also plans to launch a mail-back program for its polypropylene K-Cups, which are not going away.
By Maria Rachal • March 14, 2024 -
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Refills and plastic alternatives offer a fresh spin on laundry detergent packaging
While traditional detergent bottles are widely recyclable, consumer demand for plastic reduction has led to a range of refillable solutions, sheets and, as of this past week, “fiber tiles.”
By Hayley Lind • March 12, 2024
