September 2021
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
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? …
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. …
Late Summer’s Burning Trends in Packaging
August’s hottest packaging news highlighted flexibles, snacks, cannabis, digitization, and one major beverage brand owner. …
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. …