April 2024
Packaging Can Work Harder to Prevent Food Waste
With Earth Day this week and Stop Food Waste today, we consider how brands and stakeholders can leverage packaging to reduce food waste.
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Greif Announces Opening Of New Manufacturing Plant In Dallas, TX
Delaware, Ohio based Greif announced the finalization of construction on their new bulk corrugated manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas. Scheduled to open later this spring, Greif says the new facility will significantly expand its capacity in the bulk corrugated business and create opportunities in the South and Southwest regions of the…
Where’s Your Packaged Food? FDA Will Need to Know
Feeling pressure from FDA’s traceability deadline? Sojo Shield is a game-changing, real-time solution that uses blockchain, geolocation, AI, and QR codes.
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Flexo Wash Develops Solution For Film Reuse
Plastic film is widely used in various industrial applications and has become a significant environmental concern due to its contribution to plastic pollution. Flexo Wash understand the printing industry’s struggle to have dirty printed film and having to dispose of it. Several customers raised this issue to the company, so driven…
FBA Welcomes Jim Thomson To Annual Meeting Stage
The Fibre Box Association (FBA) announced Walmart’s Jim Thomson as a speaker at the upcoming FBA Annual Meeting set for May 6-8 at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida. As the Director of Packaging Product Development, Thomson will share Walmart’s approach to packaging and provide an overview and update…
Local Environmental Partners Celebrate Earth Week, Declare ‘Trash Free Waters’ Begin With You!
PHILADELPHIA (Apr 23, 2024) – Today, leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) joined to celebrate Earth Week and highlight a new ad campaign, ‘Trash Free Waters Begin with YOU!’ appearing throughout the city at multiple SEPTA and…
Paper Packaging Gets 20x Better Barrier
New HyperBarrier coating gives paper-based flexible packaging a massive leap in polyolefin oxygen and moisture barrier — offering EVOH, foil, and metallization alternatives — without ruining curbside recyclability.
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IP To Acquire DS Smith For $9.9B
Memphis, Tennessee based International Paper (IP) and London, England based DS Smith announced that they have reached an agreement on the terms of an all-share combination to create a global leader of sustainable packaging solutions. IP will issue 0.1285 shares for each DS Smith share, resulting in pro forma ownership of…
Planet vs. Plastics: Not All Plastic Problems Are the Same
A focus on three core areas and four polymers will minimize the environmental impact of plastic and microplastics now and in the long term.
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Municipal Recycling: Social Impact and Engagement
Earth Day 2024 is a good time to consider the potential of a modern commercial recycling facility that hosts educators, students, community members, and brand owners.
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