September 2021

13
Sep

3 Sustainability-Driven Flexible Packaging Innovations from Mondi

New products include a recycle-ready bag-in-box and a recyclable flat-bottom bag with zipper reclosure that’s also available in an easy-to-carry handled version. …

8
Sep

Fresh Del Monte Extends Sustainable Packaging Gains

The global fruit and vegetable company replaces bags with bands and clamshells with paper cups, employs reusable packaging, and reduces food waste. …

8
Sep

Packaging Possibilities: Blockly is Coming … Ready?

Instead of fighting over graduates from packaging schools, you might do better to recruit your next hire from Google. Find out why in this podcast. …

7
Sep

Foam Follows Function for Efficient Ecommerce Packaging

A plastic foam packaging guideline for online and direct-to-consumer retail shipment includes the three most common polymers for packaging, PE, PP, and EPS. …

7
Sep

Popular European Iced Coffee Brand Switches to Chemically Recycled Plastic Cups

Borealis supplies the resin and Greiner Packaging produces the cups for Emmi’s Caffè Latte. …

2
Sep

Meal-Kit Packaging Adds an Ingredient of Sustainability

Subscription-based meal kit providers touting convenience and healthiness now toss in a pinch of sustainability. Does the packaging stand up to scrutiny, though? …

1
Sep

Food-Safe rPET Packaging Closes the Loop in Ireland

Waddington Europe and Shabra Plastics are working together to transform post-consumer plastic into new thermoformed food packaging. …

1
Sep

Late Summer’s Burning Trends in Packaging

August’s hottest packaging news highlighted flexibles, snacks, cannabis, digitization, and one major beverage brand owner. …

1
Sep

Conveyor with Tight Turning Radius Boosts Line Flexibility

Dorner’s new conveyor option lets manufacturing engineers gets creative with line layout when plant space is limited. …