December 2023

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Dec

Gutsiest Moves in Packaging Sustainability this Year

Which one do you think deserves top billing? Vote now to help pick the winner.

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Dec

Emissions, Plastic Packaging Top AI-Assisted Search Results

Artificial intelligence corporate sustainability tool Ubuntoo identified those two topics as the most searched environmental questions of 2023.

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Dec

EPA Begins Review of Vinyl Chloride and Four Other Chemicals

Move could be first step toward restriction or ban of vinyl chloride, a key ingredient in PVC, and other chemicals used to process and manufacture plastics.

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Dec

Spotlight on Packaging Sustainability in 2023

Amazon’s plastics-free shipping, compostable packaging surprises, flexible packaging recycling potential, paper packaging surges, and shifting sustainability trends were among the top draws this year.

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Dec

Cookie Tins Decked Out for Christmas

Target debuts imported holiday-themed packaging with a nostalgic look and interactive features.

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Dec

2024 Top Food Trends to Watch

Minimally processed, protein-fueled, sustainably produced foods top the 2024 industry trends.

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Dec

4 Tips for Creating Impactful Limited-Edition Packaging Around the Holidays

Here’s how you can remain faithful to your core branding yet create seasonal packaging designs that appeal to consumers during the holiday season — and beyond.

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Dec

Jake Hall, Greg Gumbel To Deliver Keynotes At SuperCorrExpo 2024

TAPPI and AICC, co-producers of the mega corrugated event SuperCorrExpo (SCE) 2024, announced that Jake Hall and Greg Gumbel will be keynote speakers at the corrugated industry’s quadrennial event taking place September 8-12, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Through his popular platform, The Manufacturing Millennial, Hall seeks to educate manufacturing professionals on…

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Dec

Akers Packaging Operations Unite Under One Brand

As it celebrates 60 years in business, Middletown, Ohio based Akers Packaging Service Group has announced a new chapter in the company’s packaging legacy. Effective December 1, all entities now operate under the Akers Packaging Service Group brand. From its humble beginnings in 1963 with the founding of Akers Packaging Service,…

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Dec

AICC Canada Inducts John Franciosa Into Hall Of Fame Posthumously

AICC Canada honored the late John Franciosa at its annual Presidents’ Luncheon on December 8 at the St. George’s Country Club in Etobicoke, Ontario. Franciosa was inducted posthumously into the AICC Canada Hall of Fame. Jeff Abbott, Vice President of Moore Packaging in Barrie, Ontario, and President of AICC Canada, presented…