March 2022
What Litter Teaches Us About Sustainability
Packaging sustainability isn’t about single-use plastics, it’s about single-use packaging…and that changes everything. …
Packaging Possibilities: Manufacturing Woes Need New Answers
How can we solve today’s manufacturing and packaging challenges, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Great Depression? Here are some surprising ideas. …
Colgate’s Slick, High-Tech Toothpaste Tube Reaches North America
LiquidGlide’s EveryDrop coating for clear, recyclable HDPE tube packaging increases convenience and reduces waste. …
Sterile Packaging Day Celebrates Industry’s Collaborative Spirit
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, SPMC honors its supply chain partners on April 13. …
How Packaging Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Themed packaging for beer, whiskey, specialty coffee, and more — all designed with varying amounts ‘o Irish green — celebrates the March 17 holiday. …
Eli Lilly Retiree Proposes Test Method for Pharmaceutical Bottles
A new test method for liquid oral dosage forms in container closure systems determines the moisture vapor transmission rates (MVTR) — without specifications. …
Are Pharmaceutical Packagers Using USP’s New MVTR Test?
This short survey will show if packaging professionals in technical, quality, and development positions are aware of and using the new, alternate test method for finding the moisture vapor transmission rate of pharmaceutical blisters. …
Equipment Modifications are Essential to Run Sustainable Films
Interested in switching to more sustainable flexible packaging materials? You’ll need to make some changes to your equipment first. …
Gamified Plastics Recycling Program Spreads Globally
1,000,000 plastic PET bottles have been recycled through ZeLoop, a blockchain- and cryptocurrency-based smartphone app. …
5 Package Design Best Practices for Today
To win the attention and trust of consumers in 2022, your packaging designs must consider recent consumer behavior changes. …