Sustainability: Page 9
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Can makers back Mardi Gras push to capture used beverage cans
Recycle Dat in New Orleans is the first of many events the newly launched U.S. chapter of Every Can Counts hopes to support to increase the capture of aluminum cans from beverages consumed away from home.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Colgate-Palmolive faces lawsuit over ‘misleading’ recyclable toothpaste tube claims
A judge denied the CPG company’s request to throw out a lawsuit that consumers filed a year and a half after Colgate introduced a monomaterial HDPE tube. The product’s recyclability has been hotly debated.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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Postal Service’s new 2030 sustainability targets cover recycled content, packaging recyclability
Along with reducing scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. Postal Service aims to increase waste diversion.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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SPC overhauls sustainable packaging development guide
Sustainable packaging involves more than just recyclability, according to the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s new definition of the term. It also should consider elements like end markets and ease of opening.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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Q&AFrom Apple to plastic-free living: Blue Lake Packaging founder describes business pivot
CEO Ying Liu describes how Blue Lake Packaging aims to expand market reach and product offerings in 2024, noting that “packaging itself can be a product” instead of simply protecting products.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Avery DennisonWhy brands need to prioritize packaging materials that contain recycled content
Discover a world where sustainability meets style with recycled content label materials.
Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Ikea subbing in more fiber-based packaging to reduce plastic
The furniture and home goods company shared an update on how it’s tracking against a 2021 goal to eliminate plastic packaging — which was already a relatively small portion of its overall packaging materials.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Coca-Cola pilot removes labels from Sprite bottles to ease recycling
The initiative follows the beverage giant’s move to improve bottle-to-bottle circularity by switching the bottle color from green to clear. This limited-run trial in British stores also aims to decrease the overall use of packaging material.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Q&APaperboard Packaging Council’s new leader talks importance of listening, representation
PPC promoted Emily Leonczyk to executive director and vice president. She plans for “feet-on-the-ground” engagement during a series of facility visits to better understand members’ changing needs.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Walmart, other grocers in Ottawa to team up on concentrated reuse pilot
Jo-Anne St. Godard, executive director of Circular Innovation Council, detailed how Canadian grocers and the government are collaborating to design and fund a “collective shared pool resource model” to scale reusable containers.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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The packaging industry outlook for 2024
Packaging Dive takes a closer look at what’s in store for policymaking, producer responsibility, plastics and more.
By Packaging Dive Staff • Jan. 23, 2024 -
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Packaging innovations: AmerCareRoyal straw gets clear, Bogle wine goes metal, Pomì turns red
Plus, Rion Aesthetics launches refillable cosmetics packaging while Crown Therapeutics’ Sarna lotions, Genpak’s Harvest Fiber and Melitta’s filter packaging get refreshed.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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Crown, IP, Smurfit Kappa among ‘early adopters’ for nature-related financial disclosures
As biodiversity loss becomes more of a concern in sustainability reporting, multiple packaging companies have agreed to align reporting with recommendations from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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TIPA expands compostable offerings to fast-growing cannabis edibles market
Wyld, a major cannabis edibles brand, will use the company’s alternative to single-use plastic for products across the U.S. and Canada this year.
By Hollie Stephens • Updated Jan. 18, 2024 -
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Sustana rebrand unifies distinct fiber businesses
The rebrand lets the company “talk about the whole story,” from material sourcing to recycling, including efforts like its paper cup recycling pilot program with Starbucks.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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EPR, recycling refunds, labeling top 2024 packaging policy concerns
Ameripen, the Can Manufacturers Institute, Flexible Packaging Association and Glass Packaging Institute shared what they’re anticipating and advocating for in this election year.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Packaging innovations: Tropicana’s AI marketing move, Upfield transforms its tubs to fiber
Other announcements include Accredo and Fresh-Lock standing up a 50% PCR pouch, and Heidelberg Materials cementing change in its bag design.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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Coca-Cola co-launches competition to increase rPET supply
Competition hosts are seeking innovative ideas to boost supply of the recycled plastic, which they say sorely lags demand — and could become tighter as brands try to meet their 2030 postconsumer recycled content targets.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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Reuse leaders eye more standardization, automation in 2024
Upstream is looking into how an industry association could unify advocacy and enable large contracts and infrastructure. Re:Dish remains focused on implementing the technology and education needed to scale further.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Aldi removes plastic shopping bags from all US stores
The grocer said it’s the first major U.S. retailer to make the change across its entire portfolio.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Consumer sentiment report tackles how to make reuse a long-term habit
While many people cite upfront cost as a barrier to embracing reuse, 45% of reusable packaging users surveyed by the U.S. Plastics Pact and Closed Loop Partners say these solutions are about the same price as single-use options.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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5 packaging trends to watch in 2024
Shifting consumer habits and manufacturing footprints, evolving end-of-life design and looming sustainability targets are some of the factors poised to impact the packaging industry this year.
By Katie Pyzyk , Maria Rachal • Jan. 8, 2024 -
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Bagasse sweetens the case for compostable packaging
Bagasse packaging, derived from sugarcane, is considered an environmentally sound option for food service products. Choosing the right use case is key for performance.
By Hollie Stephens • Jan. 4, 2024 -
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2023 packaging trends by the numbers
These are some of the stats that defined policymaking, e-commerce, sustainability, dealmaking and more for the packaging industry across varied substrates and markets.
By Katie Pyzyk , Maria Rachal , Cole Rosengren • Dec. 22, 2023 -
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These companies are rethinking gift packaging to reduce holiday waste
Wrapping paper and gift packaging can be notoriously hard to recycle. Companies such as Metsä Board, Wrappily, Creative Retail Packaging and EcoEnclose are pursuing new solutions.
By Hayley Lind • Dec. 21, 2023
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