February 2024
Medtronic Doubles Down on Sustainability Efforts
The Dublin-based company has tapped Raman Venkatesh to be its first VP & Chief Sustainability Officer.
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Food Packaging Faceoff: Paperboard Versus rPET Plastic
Metsa Board and a Finnish vegetable cooperative commissioned a study to compare cherry tomato packages made of paperboard to one made of recycled PET plastic.
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Coffee’s Still Hot in America, Especially When It’s Cold
Unpacking coffee trends reveals today’s types growing in popularity, preferred packaging materials, and trendy designs.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $43M for Nebraska Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 20, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $43,473,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Nebraska drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in water infrastructure upgrades from President Biden’s Bipartisan…
Buckeye Corrugated Promotes Sommer To President/CEO
Fairlawn, Ohio based Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (BCI) announced the promotion of Dale Sommer to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Sommer has served as President of BCI for the past year, and his new appointment reflects his proven leadership and dedication to the company. Sommer brings a wealth of…
SupplyOne Acquires Bacon& Graham Of Paterson, NJ
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania based SupplyOne, Inc., one of the largest independent suppliers of corrugated and other value-added packaging products, equipment, and services in North America, announced that it has acquired Bacon & Graham, a packaging and facility supplies distributor in Paterson, New Jersey. Founded in 1939, Bacon & Graham successfully evolved…
What Does the EU MDR Extension Mean for Packaging?
The European Union’s latest extension of the Medical Device Regulation transitional period gives medical device packagers the opportunity to create better, safer products.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine Removed from EPA Superfund List
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is deleting the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located in Kittery, Maine, from the National Priorities List (NPL), commonly referred to as Superfund. While EPA has determined that site cleanup work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard site is complete, with no further site remediation activity…
EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance
LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 16, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is opening the FY 2024-2025 Regional Source Reduction Assistance Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This regional competitive grant provides funding for projects that promote practical source reduction methods, tools, and training or pollution prevention (P2)…
Budweiser Wisely Pivots Away from Beer Cans
The bruised brand’s Super Bowl LVIII commercials bring in barrels and bottles, the Clydesdales, and a Labrador to sway core consumers.
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