Technology & Innovation: Page 10

  • Two paper cups with Delta Air Lines' branded messaging.
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    Packaging innovations: Delta’s sky-high plastic elimination, Sirane’s plastic-free butter barrier

    Plus, a TriMas affiliate develops tethered caps for Coca-Cola, Blue Lake Packaging introduces fiber-based tape and Emerald Packaging ups PCR in lettuce bags.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    How the global gift wrap market got its start

    The now-established tradition didn’t come to fruition until the late 1800s. Chinese culture, Queen Victoria and chocolate makers all played a part in solidifying its role.

    By Barbara Hesselgrave • Dec. 14, 2023
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    Brands level up packaging with digital printing’s customization, consumer connection options

    From Taylor Swift-printed Amazon boxes to different versions of the same product, digital inkjet printing enables converters such as Fortis Solutions Group, Printpack and Tetra Pak to meet brands' evolving needs.

    By , • Dec. 13, 2023
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    Packaging innovations: Liberty Coca-Cola’s paper push, Corona’s can of a different color

    Plus, Green Loop is making agave-derived pallets, Sofi Products knocks the lid off hot beverage cups, Mondi aims to cut the use of expanded polystyrene foam for white goods and Elopak helps smol's refill game.

    By , • Dec. 1, 2023
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    ‘Revolutionary’ digital printing technology uptake expected to accelerate for packaging

    DS Smith, Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, WestRock, O-I Glass and others are among the companies innovating with this technology, which can increase precision and reduce waste. 

    By , • Nov. 29, 2023
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    Returnable packaging could cut material use as much as 75%: study

    Amcor, Amazon, L'Oréal, PepsiCo and other brands were part of an advisory group for an Ellen MacArthur Foundation project that assessed reusable plastic packaging systems for beverage, personal care and food products.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
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    Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier nearly eliminates metal in aseptic cartons

    Tetra Pak set out to improve carton recyclability for a Portuguese customer and anticipates widespread production of this innovation by 2025.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
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    US Plastics Pact advises on role of mass balance in PCR certification

    As the role chemical recycling will play in packaging evolves, the group aims to address questions and spur demand for postconsumer recycled content.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
  • Various packages made from JBM Packaging's Hydroblox paper, including food packaging and a parking ticket envelope.
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    Packaging innovations: JBM Packaging blocks water, Aptar caps containers for e-commerce

    Plus, EcoEnclose and Sway incorporate seaweed into foldable cartons and Ardagh rounds out its bottle offerings.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Using more packaging could cut food waste, research suggests

    Ameripen, which backed consumer research by Michigan State University, says findings could spark a closer look at date labeling and other on-pack messaging as well as how to balance freshness features with weight concerns.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023
  • Two people on stage at a recycling event with packaging strewn on the stage and two trash bins.
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    Brands, packaging companies and recyclers talk collaboration to improve recycling

    Speakers from LRS, Myplas, P&G, PMMI, Rumpke and more connected at the Packaging Recycling Summit to hash out ways to improve recycling and product recyclability as “really, really rapid” packaging changes occur.

    By • Nov. 13, 2023
  • Fresh Del Monte & Arena Packaging Reusable Plastic Containers for bananas
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    Packaging innovations: Reusable crates go bananas, medical packaging goes monomaterial

    Plus, PepsiCo rolls out more easily recyclable paper packaging and Eco-Products hopes snap lids appeal to customers in plastic-restricted markets.

    By • Nov. 10, 2023
  • Perrier's redesigned green glass bottle with ridges.
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    Packaging innovations: Perrier’s new look, Naturepedic mattresses blanketed in fiber

    Plus, Philips appliances get fiber packaging and Berry Global adds a line of reusable cups.

    By • Nov. 3, 2023
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    Ball pitches HD printing as lightweighted aerosol can shapes standardize

    Lighter cans have resulted in more uniform shapes, explained Victoria Marletta, commercial vice president for aerosol packaging. Ball hopes a photo-realistic printing option on sensory products will appeal to customers.

    By • Oct. 24, 2023
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    HDPE packaging to get digital watermarking in HolyGrail 2.0 rollout in France

    P&G, which is participating in the initiative to improve plastic recycling rates, hopes to gain insight into “any gaps in the actual chain of custody from manufacture to recycling so that we can ensure optimal circularity.”

    By • Oct. 23, 2023
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    Packaging innovations: KitKat wrappers gain recycled content, Eastman creates monomaterial beauty packaging

    Plus, Walmart and Albertsons expand reach of refillable aluminum soaps and cleaners, and avocado growers tout compostable netting.

    By • Oct. 20, 2023
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    Brands respond to consumer calls for sustainable packaging, but recycling barriers exist

    Many companies are switching to fiber to boost sustainability. But factors like coatings and consumer recycling participation still pose challenges, according to speakers at the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference.

    By • Oct. 17, 2023
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    Packaging innovations: PlayStation boosts accessibility, Dymapak squeezes out tampering

    Plus, packaging launches from Berry Global, Microtek Laboratories and UMF|PerfectCLEAN, including options that are compostable or contain PCR.

    By • Oct. 13, 2023
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    Kroger, Lovesac and other brands discuss today’s packaging design priorities

    Incorporating sustainability and marketing while building a relationship with the consumer are all part of the desired “holistic experience,” as coined by one packaging CEO at E-PACK.

    By • Oct. 12, 2023
  • Olga Kachook of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition speaks in front of a crowd about reuse solutions
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    What’s next for flexible pouch design, reuse and EPR? Packaging professionals weigh in.

    SPC Advance featured perspectives from ProAmpac, Printpack, Dow, Dispatch Goods, Orora Packaging Solutions, Lorax EPI, Specright and more.

    By • Updated Oct. 20, 2023
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    For e-commerce packaging, sustainability is imperative, not just ‘nice-to-have’

    Speakers at E-PACK in Chicago agreed sustainability is a force for change in e-commerce packaging. But what sustainable packaging is and how to achieve it are up for debate.

    By • Oct. 10, 2023
  • GreenBlue Executive Director and Keurig Dr Pepper CSO Monique Oxender discuss compostable packaging
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    Compostable packaging is on the rise. What are consumers supposed to do with it?

    Speakers at SPC Advance from Keurig Dr Pepper, NatureWorks, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, Sonoco FRESH and MassDEP talked through the complex questions raised by the uptick in compostable packaging.

    By • Oct. 4, 2023
  • A person with arthritis, which may make it harder to open certain packaging
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    Hard-to-open packaging a concern for designers and the public

    The number of people with arthritis and dexterity issues is forecast to grow. Their packaging concerns should be a higher priority for the packaging industry, designers and nonprofits say.

    By Barbara Hesselgrave • Updated Oct. 11, 2023
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    Packaging innovations: Redesigns from L’Occitane, Blue Moon, Denizen Rum and more

    Plus, Crystal Head Vodka bones up its spooky seasonal bottle and Otterbein’s packaging revamp aims to keep cookies crispier.

    By • Sept. 29, 2023
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    Blue Moon unveils packaging refresh to boost mass appeal

    New packaging designed to better unify the line of beers will arrive in February and be featured in an expanded “Made Brighter” marketing campaign.

    By Sara Karlovitch • Sept. 28, 2023