Sustainability: Page 18

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    Packaging innovations: Stora Enso and Tubex put a twist on tube caps, ClearBags’ pouches shape up

    Catch up on some of the latest news on packaging redesigns and material changes for beauty product refills, compostable containers and more.

    By • May 12, 2023
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    Q&A

    Why Atlantic Packaging doesn’t shy away from EPR conversations

    Many businesses don’t want more regulation, but Atlantic has pushed for action. The family-owned company’s sustainability director explains how customer conversations and policy engagement have evolved.

    By • May 11, 2023
  • Workers sort packages at the Amazon AGS5 facility on October 27, 2022 in Appling, Georgia.
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    Amazon, Yum Brands, Kroger face upcoming shareholder votes on circular packaging

    Yum Brands — the fast-food corporation behind KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell — is set to consider a proposal Thursday on single-use packaging, with meetings at Amazon and Restaurant Brands International to follow next week.

    By • May 10, 2023
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    Packaging standards may be key to scaling refill-at-home models

    Consumers and CPG companies are eager to expand this method of reuse, but slower innovation in packaging formats could be a near-term challenge. Loop, Upstream and others weigh in on what it will take.

    By Lela Nargi • May 8, 2023
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    Sonoco reports food packaging sales helped balance weak quarter for aerosols

    “We are cautiously optimistic about the remainder of the year,” CFO Rob Dillard said on a Tuesday earnings call, as the company raised aspects of its full-year guidance.

    By • May 2, 2023
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    Svedka, Corona supplier targets more circular beverage packaging by 2025

    Constellation Brands’ latest ambitions address packaging weight ratios, the potential for making packaging returnable and replacing certain plastic components with recyclable paperboard.

    By • May 1, 2023
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    Senate passes bipartisan recycling, composting bills

    Packaging groups such as Ameripen previously expressed support for bills to bolster recycling infrastructure, spur a national composting strategy and collect more data.

    By • Updated March 13, 2024
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    How packaging manufacturers fared in Q1

    Follow what top companies said in quarterly earnings reports about consolidation efforts, consumer demand and projections for the rest of 2023.

    By Packaging Dive Staff • Updated May 10, 2023
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    FTC's Green Guides update

    Packaging, recycling groups urge FTC to modernize Green Guides

    Numerous industry and advocacy groups shared recommendations on how to update environmental marketing and recyclability guidelines, which they say are woefully out of date since the last edit in 2012.

    By Megan Quinn , • April 27, 2023
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    EPA’s plastics pollution prevention strategy recommends reducing certain single-use products

    The agency is seeking public feedback on the follow-up to the National Recycling Strategy. It urges producers to consider altering product design to offer more reuse and refill options.

    By Megan Quinn • April 26, 2023
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    Uber Eats teams with DeliverZero for first US reusable takeout packaging pilot

    New Yorkers can add reusable containers to their food orders at select locations for $1. The news follows other recent reusable packaging news from Grubhub, DoorDash and Toast.

    By • April 25, 2023
  • Jonathan Black, senior director for chemical safety and plastic pollution at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, speaks at a reuse event in Washington, D.C. on April 21, 2023.
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    Reuse gets enthusiastic White House, EPA support

    While highlighting a need for greater investment and cultural change to scale reuse systems, industry participants described being “all in” on reuse and called for policy engagement at a Washington, D.C., event Friday.

    By • April 25, 2023
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    Packaging innovations: Graphic’s paper-based sushi packaging, Garnier’s recycled PET bottle

    Catch up on the latest news about packaging shifts from Puracy, Danimer Scientific, TotalEnergies Corbion, MAX Solutions, Lay’s and others.

    By • April 21, 2023
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    Starbucks ups recycled content in cups while abandoning recyclability target

    Despite an eye toward reuse, Starbucks noted in a sustainability report just 1.2% of all beverages sold this past year were in reusable vessels. It’s currently testing personal cup acceptance for drive-thru and mobile orders.

    By • April 21, 2023
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    Google wants to try your reusable food service solutions

    The tech giant put out an “open invitation to help reduce plastic waste” across its U.S. cafes and microkitchens.

    By • April 20, 2023
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    Weeding out single-use cannabis packaging waste

    While some brands and states are looking for ways to reduce waste from this growing market, single-use plastics with limited recycling potential have already become the sector’s material of choice.

    By Gaspard Le Dem • April 20, 2023
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    Photo illustration: Shaun Lucas/Industry Dive; Getty Images 

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    Tracker

    Tracking US state packaging policies

    Hawai’i, Maryland and Washington have acted on packaging EPR in 2025.

    By • Updated June 3, 2025
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    Returnable retail bag trial launches at CVS Health, Target stores

    Immediately receiving $1 in cash upon returning a borrowed bag provides a stronger incentive to participate than some other deposit programs, according to organizers from Closed Loop Partners.

    By • April 19, 2023
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    Replacing plastic bottles with paper: Beverage brands try to innovate past challenges

    Packaging companies see a market opportunity to swap out plastic beverage packaging components. But molded fiber bottles present their own difficulties.

    By Danielle Beurteaux • April 18, 2023
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    Colgate-Palmolive, Keurig Dr Pepper enhancing reuse efforts

    While companies have worked on packaging reuse systems, some investors think more robust reporting could build momentum for action across the industry.

    By • April 17, 2023
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    Bold Reuse launches retail glass packaging reuse pilot

    Portland, Oregon-based Bold Reuse saw an opportunity to “plug and play” by leveraging its washing infrastructure, ongoing work with a local grocery chain and support from a government grant, explained one program lead.

    By • April 17, 2023
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    Packaging innovations: Ampacet’s glassy plastic, Chipotle goes biodegradable and more

    Catch up on some of the latest packaging solutions and news from Novolex, ProAmpac, Avery Dennison and California Olive Ranch on PFAS alternatives, designing for recyclability and changing materials.

    By • April 14, 2023
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    Plastic recycling volumes bounce back after pandemic dip

    A lot has been done to overcome early pandemic reductions but more work is needed — including EPR — to further boost supply and stabilize demand, said sponsors of a report by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.

    By • April 13, 2023
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    Hasbro reintroduces plastic windows on toy packages, this time with plant-based content

    Customer dissatisfaction with printed boxes and theft reportedly drove the decision to bring back plastic windows.

    By • April 12, 2023
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    Reflecting on a dramatic decade of EPR shifts and what it means for packaging

    Michael Washburn, now a senior policy advisor for The Recycling Partnership, hit a wall in his efforts to promote EPR while working at Nestlé Waters North America. Today, he says “almost everything” has changed.

    By • April 11, 2023