January 2024

25
Jan

Cheerios Special-Edition Packaging Gets Personal

Heart-shaped Cheerios are back in honor of American Heart Month and packed this year in special-edition generic name boxes such as Grandparents or Mamá. Or you can customize your own box.

25
Jan

EPA Regional Administrator and U.S. Congresswoman visit Southside Richmond community to talk environmental justice

PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 25, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-4) met with Virginia Community Voice leaders to discuss environmental justice during a visit to Richmond, Virginia on Jan. 24.   The visit focused on Virginia Community Voice’s initiatives to…

25
Jan

EPA Region 7 Presents $1.7M Check to City of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Recycling Education and Outreach Grant

Leirion Gaylor Baird, mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (left), accepts a $1,727,800 ceremonial check for a Recycling Education and Outreach Grant from EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister on Jan. 25, 2024. (Photo by U.S. EPA)LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 25, 2024) – Today, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister…

24
Jan

This Packaging Material or That?

The proliferation of digital design optimization tools in recent years provides packaging designers with new ways to design the best, most sustainable packaging.

24
Jan

La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

LENEXA, KAN. (24 DE ENERO DE 2024) – El fabricante químico Nox-Crete Inc. Deberá pagar una multa civil de $37 026 e instalar un sistema de supresión de incendios para resolver las presuntas violaciones a las siguientes leyes federales: Ley de Aire Limpio, Ley de Planificación para Emergencias y…

24
Jan

EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 24, 2024) – Chemical manufacturer Nox-Crete Inc. will pay a $37,026 civil penalty and install a fire suppression system to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act at its facility…

23
Jan

Films Innovate Recycle-Ready PE Packaging for Confectionery

Charter Next Generation expands GreenArrow portfolio with a new line of cavitated polyethylene (PE) films and help from VOID Technologies.

23
Jan

Medical Packaging Education at its Best

Free, paid, and hands-on learning sessions at the co-located MD&M West and WestPack shows arm you with solutions and access to experts in the medical and packaging fields.

23
Jan

Koenig & Bauer, Durst Commit To Further Capabilities In Joint Venture

Würzburg, Germany based Koenig & Bauer and Durst Group have committed to build further R&D capability in the joint venture company they set up almost five years ago to capitalize on the significant opportunities in folding carton and corrugated segments. The parent companies of Koenig & Bauer Durst GmbH will expand…

23
Jan

AICC Invites Member CompaniesTo Celebrate Milestones Together

AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is inviting its esteemed members to participate in the AICC Member Milestone program, an initiative designed to recognize and celebrate companies that have demonstrated unwavering commitment and longevity in the industry.  The AICC Member Milestone program acknowledges member companies that have been in continual operation for…