Mars Wrigley Australia has announced additional investment at its Ballarat factory as its world-first sustainable packaging hits shelves nationwide, building on more than $67 million invested since 2021. In a world first for the company,...

Sun Chemical released its thirteenth sustainability report, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility in all aspects of its business. As part of Sun Chemical’s ongoing process to achieve its targets to reduce...

Does the way we eat affect the environment? Scientists say yes. Diets high in animal protein and certain crops can increase water usage, contribute to soil depletion, and release methane and other fossil fuel emissions...

AIMPLAS, is participating in the European PRESERVE Project with the aim of improving the performance of bioplastics so that they not only ensure optimal preservation of food and beverages, but also protect non-renewable resources in...

Israel-based MadeRight is leveraging fungi fermentation technology to turn ‘waste into gold’. Its innovative material addresses the performance ‘trade-offs’ inherent in sustainable packaging, co-founder Rotem Cahanovitc tells FoodNavigator. Plastic pollution is a global concern. Twice...

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has placed its first commercial order of certified-circular polymers leveraging ExxonMobil’s Exxtend™ technology for advanced recycling for use in packaging for the Australian and...

EPR could spur the investments needed to upgrade MRFs to handle flexible plastics, but “you’ve got to figure out that last step,” said Flexible Packaging Association President and CEO Alison Keane. Curbside recycling for flexible...

Packaging, marketing, and sustainability thought leaders share their opinions with Fast Company about what consumer goods packaging will look like in the future. Fast Company brings together an all-star panel of consumer packaged goods companies...

Esko is proud to announce its XPS Crystal flexo imaging unit has achieved both Certified Energy Savings and Dematerialization certifications from GreenCircle - an internationally recognized third-party certification entity that independently verifies the validity of...

Plastic Energy CEO Carlos Monreal talks about the advantages of chemical recycling, the necessity of legal regulations and the future of the industry. What are the advantages of chemical recycling over mechanical recycling? Modern...

As the European Union (EU) looks to adopt the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), a new in-depth study, merging data from various sources, finds that imposing strict reusable packaging targets by 2030 will severely...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announces the launch of its patent-pending PRO-EVO Recyclable platforms. The newest addition to the ProActive Recyclable® series of products, PRO-EVO Recyclable, is a multi-wall paper-based self-opening-sack (SOS) bag...

The Annual and Sustainability report for 2022 is available on the company’s website.

Since 2019 when the first generation of “hero samples” recycle ready mono-material stand-up pouches were presented, BOBST and Brückner Maschinenbau, along with the other project partners comprising leading polymers and consumables suppliers, have made significant...

The use of flexible plastic packaging is expected to boom in the next few years despite public backlash against plastics. Simultaneously, there’s a push to get more postconsumer resin into plastic packaging. But as some...

AMERIPEN and PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, released “PACKAGING COMPASS: Evaluating Trends in U.S. Packaging Design over the Next Decade and Implications for the Future of a Circular Packaging System” (“Packaging Compass”),...

In recent months, collaborations are evolving from time-limited, two-party partnerships into perpetual, multi-stakeholder coalitions that look like microcosms of entire supply chains. These are also morphing from what once were linear, downstream efforts into circular,...

The impact of plastic waste on the environment has become a pressing global issue, and the food industry has been a significant contributor to the problem. In recent years, there has been a growing interest...

Michelman is proud to announce that it has earned an EcoVadis Gold rating for sustainability. Michelman ranks in the top 96th percentile of 100,000+ companies that have been evaluated across more than 200 industries and...

Recycling and composting systems are not equipped to handle growth in flexible packaging, according to a new study from American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) and PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing...

Sustainability initiatives rolling out across the globe are catalyzing brands and converters to seek out paradigm-shifting technologies that facilitate improved end-of-life solutions for flexible packaging structures—including both fiber based and film based substrates. You can...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced sector-leading ESG ambitions to drive the circular economy for plastics, in line with its vision to become the leading sustainable polyethylene producer in North America. By 2030, the company aims to:...

Environment ministers from the European Union’s 27 member states, led by Italy and Belgium, want more flexibility in implementing the bloc’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), tabled by the European Commission in November. The...

Michelman will introduce PAMEX 2023 visitors to next-generation barrier and functional film coatings that help customers achieve sustainability targets. They will also highlight the Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings (MICC), a packaging incubator helping customers...

TotalEnergies and Paprec have signed a long-term commercial agreement to develop a French value chain for advanced recycling of plastic film waste. The deal will secure the supply of materials from TotalEnergies’ future advanced plastic...

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has been recognized for the second consecutive year as a Supplier Engagement Leader in the 2022 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) conducted by...

Leading global print consumables manufacturer, Flint Group, is celebrating continual improvement after its updated EcoVadis rating, which saw a seven-point increase over 2022. EcoVadis is the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability...

FirstWave Innovations, a wholly owned subsidiary of SinnovaTek and a co-manufacturer of aseptic food products, has partnered with ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, to bring to market aseptic spouted pouches...