Smithers is pleased to announce that the Sustainability in Packaging US 2021 conference will take place in an online format this March 9-12, 2021. Supporting the shared industry goal of Making Sustainable Packaging a Commercial...

Recycling, once seen as a key environmental priority, has seen its star fall in recent years, with many localities eliminating or scaling back programs after the foreign countries that once accepted much of their plastic,...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, will be exhibiting at TOKYO PACK 2021, which will be held at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center from February 24...

Three years after leading the packaging industry in embracing the challenge of having all of its packaging be reusable or recyclable by 2025, Amcor is laying out its roadmap to continue to meet and accelerate...

ADM Capital Europe LLP, the London-based private equity advisory firm, is proud to announce that its Cibus Enterprise Fund has invested into the British polymer production company Aquapak Polymers Limited. Aquapak has developed a novel...

This month, a new era began in the fight against plastic pollution. In 2019, 187 nations within the United Nations amended the 1989 Basel Convention, which governs trade in hazardous materials, to include plastic waste....

After a year of dialogue about what an extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill around plastic packaging and paper might include, nonprofit Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) and industry organization Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) have reached an...

Acucote has continued to expand its Forest Stewardship CouncilⓇ (FSCⓇ )-certified product portfolio and now offers over 30 FSCⓇ -certified materials. Acucote stocks dye, pigment, UV, HP and Laser digital stocks along with over 30...

The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Sustainability Life Cycle and Economic Impacts of Flexible Packaging in E-commerce Report provides a holistic view of the sustainability benefits that flexible packaging offers in e-commerce and quantifies the environmental...

Spokane, Washington-based Inland Empire Paper Co. (IEP) has announced the debut of two new paper grades, both made with scrap paper as feedstock. The company describes Empire bag stock as “a lightweight bag stock specifically...

Increased legalization and a growing demand for medical and recreational cannabis across the world has the legal marijuana market size expecting to reach $73.6 billion by 2027, says a new report published by Grand View...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has formulated the “Toppan Group Environmental Vision 2050,” setting out its long-term approach to global environmental issues as it aims to...

Answering the unmet need for recycle ready retort packaging, flexible packaging leader, ProAmpac, announced its patent-pending breakthrough innovation ProActive Recycle Ready Retort RT-3000. Suited for pet and human food, RT-3000 pouches are available in both...

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners and a leading provider of labels, flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, cartons, and applicators, is pleased to announce that their flexible packaging and label facility...

Targets set by brand-owners and regulations have been contributing to a growing demand for recyclates in North America. Several brands are committed to use 25% of minimum recycled content in their packaging by 2025. Additionally,...

2020 ended on a couple high notes for plastics recycling. One at the state level and another at the federal level. In the run-up to Thanksgiving, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law bipartisan legislation...

The Arctic is “pervasively” polluted by microplastic fibres that most likely come from the washing of synthetic clothes by people in Europe and North America, research has found. The most comprehensive study to date found...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the release of its newest sustainability report, a Flexible Packaging Path to a Circular...

Mica Corporation (Mica), a leading manufacturer of water-based primers and coatings for the flexible converting industry, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in February 2021. Mica was founded by trailblazer Daniel Siegel, a chemist with a...

We're all culprits in the plastic pollution crisis — and that's by design. I was reminded of this recently when I ordered a set of carbon filters for my countertop compost bin. (Like most people,...

In 2016, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) decided to bring plastic packaging into the circular economy. The foundation’s message is clear: “The vision aims at ensuring that plastic never becomes a waste by 1) eliminating...

Continuing its mission to deliver sustainable solutions, ProAmpac, the flexible packaging leader, announced a premium high barrier recyclable package for Ocean Spray’s Craveology Tuscan Herb snack mix. The package uses ProActive Recyclable R-1000 film, part...

Companies are setting aggressive goals around the use of recycled materials in their packaging, but they have a long way to go and a short time to meet them. Recycled material certification can help by...

Dow has announced the extension of its partnership with recycling company Mr. Green Africa in an effort to help fight the plastic waste challenge in Kenya and advance a circular economy for plastics in Africa....

Five companies of excellence in the Italian supply chain are playing an important role as technological innovators in the transition process towards the circular economy, and they are Ima, Novamont, Saes Coated Films, Sacchital and...

For the first time, researchers have used a novel catalyst process to recycle a type of plastic found in everything from grocery bags and food packaging to toys and electronics into liquid fuels and wax....

Last spring, as coronavirus restrictions reversed single-use bag bans, plastic film was once again in the limelight. The thin, flexible sheets of plastic are best known for their use in grocery store bags, but get used...

REFUCOAT Project has developed what is described as innovative, efficient, bioplastic food packaging production processes using renewable materials that are also recyclable and could replace conventional fossil-based raw materials. Three different bio-based active packaging systems...