Pandemics really shake things up, but the packaging industry is clearly here to stay, simply because packaging that protects, preserves, saves cost and embraces a circular economy is more important than ever. Seeing as it’s the last eMagazine issue of 2021, we took a look at which new packages featured via our website and eMagazines received the most attention from readers over the past year.
It’s no surprise that sterile, pharmaceutical and innovative sustainable packaging made the list, but we also see a growing interest in transparency, accountability, authenticity and packaging that aligns with real-world responsibility — hence the increase in store drop-off recycling streams.