Packaging Digest

Packaging often becomes the focus of outrage over plastic waste in the world. This time Asda’s see-through thermoformed egg “carton” takes the brunt of a #PackagingFail attack. …

A collection of three fragrances made from some of the most expensive ingredients in perfumery that sells for more than $1,500 is packaged to look the part. …

Appliance permits consumers to package sous-vide foods at home using film and bags that help keep plastic waste from becoming ocean debris. …

Is your organization looking for bioplastic alternatives to fossil fuel-based polymers? Consider the attributes of PHA and PEF. …

Owens Corning tests and adopts next-generation film to protect pallets of its eco-friendly insulation during outdoor storage. …

This must-see video takes you into a Lipton Tea packaging operation to see how robots cut 30% of manual labor. …

Got packaging knowledge? Your expertise is welcome by professors and students at the packaging schools scattered across the country and in Canada. …

Medical device manufacturers and contract sterilizers are working with regulators to reduce ethylene oxide (EO) emissions and develop alternative sterilization methods, while assuring product availability. …

Top headlines in the pharmaceutical packaging community include … coopetition speeds coronavirus vaccine supply; prediction of an 8% annual market growth trajectory; new marketer joins pharma packaging machinery business; small-batch contract packager emerges; and natural supplement firm rebrands. …

A look at macro trends in trucking, IT, and banking reveals areas where minor packaging shifts could make major contributions to a company’s profitability in what will be a difficult year financially. …