Ryan Ruskin

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Apr

New Rules of Packaging Advance Circularity

The European Parliament debates new rules for packaging after experiencing significant increases in packaging waste.

2
Apr

New Domino Sugar Pack Hits Sweet Spot

Rigid plastic packaging for granulated sugar offers numerous ease-of-use and sustainability benefits.

2
Apr

FBA Announces Jason Stein To Headline Automotive Series

The Fibre Box Association (FBA) announced a new End-Use Segment Series as part of the agenda for the association’s upcoming Annual Meeting set for May 6-8 in Key Largo, Florida. Beginning this year, FBA Annual Meeting attendees will hear from a different box-buying market segment to help deepen member knowledge about…

2
Apr

EPA, Congresswoman Summer Lee Kick Off Earth Month with Pittsburgh ‘EcoStewards’

(PITTSBURGH) April 2, 2024 – Today, EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) visited the Environmental Charter School (ECS) Intermediate School to kick off Earth Month with staff and students. As part of the school visit, Ortiz and Lee met with ‘EcoStewards’- 4th and 5th grade environmental…

1
Apr

Menasha Packaging Co. Announces $70M Expansion In Midwest Region

Neenah, Wisconsin based Menasha Packaging Company, LLC, one of the largest independent, retail-focused packaging and merchandising solutions providers in the United States with a network of design centers, manufacturing plants, contract packaging, and fulfillment service centers, announced plans to infuse $70 million in capital into its Richmond, Indiana footprint as part…

1
Apr

Billerud Reaches Terms For Sale Of Wisconsin Rapids Mill

Solna, Sweden based Billerud announced that it has reached terms with the Capital Recovery Group, LLC for the sale of the idled Wisconsin Rapids Mill and related assets. The company said that the decision came following extensive exploration of viable and sustainable alternatives for the mill since its idling in July…

1
Apr

Recycling in an MRF Minute: $50 Million Plus Benefits

What’s the impact of a new recycling plant? Consider The Exchange materials recovery facility (MRF) that opened last summer in Chicago.

28
Mar

Bridge Collapse Triggers Supply Chain Warnings

The tragic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, March 26, brings attention to America’s business of moving packaged goods.

28
Mar

Beer Packaging March Madness Fun

The winning craft beer can advanced through three rounds to emerge #1.

28
Mar

EPA Fines Scrap Metal Facility in Kansas City, Kansas, for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

LENEXA, KAN. (MARCH 28, 2024) – Scrap Management LLC, doing business as Rivers Edge Scrap Management of Kansas City, Kansas, will pay $144,500 in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company failed to adequately…