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Home » plastic packaging alternatives

Articles Tagged with ''plastic packaging alternatives''

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Mondelēz and DS Smith partner on sustainable packaging for Cadbury Heroes

Packaging Strategies Editorial Team
November 4, 2025

Paper tubs are part of a test and learn initiative that will inform Mondelēz’s efforts to achieve its long-term goal of reducing virgin plastic.


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Yangi’s Cellera® paper dry forming equipment

Yangi secures landmark investment round to industrialize fiber packaging at scale

September 9, 2025

Yangi’s Cellera® platform is already validated and industrially available, making it ready for customers looking to adopt paper dry forming as a scalable, renewable alternative to fossil-based plastics.


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Examples of packaging that can benefit from paper-based barrier solutions developed by UPM and Royal Vaassen.

UPM, Royal Vaassen Offer Fiber-Based Alternative to Plastic, Aluminum Laminates

September 8, 2025

The food-safe barrier paper solutions are suitable for a variety of end-use applications, ranging from medium to the most demanding barrier requirements.


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PulPac Approaching 400+ Patents with Dry Molded Fiber Technology

May 14, 2025

PulPac’s patent portfolio spans multiple areas of fiber application manufacturing.


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VIDEO | Achieving Sustainability with Compostable Plastic

Brad Addington
Brad Addington
April 30, 2025

We recently sat down with Dillon Baxter, co-founder and CEO of PlantSwitch, to discuss the company’s alternative plastic products that have been hitting national retail shelves from Costco to Walmart.


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Logitech: Single-use plastic packaging nearly eliminated across global portfolio

April 2, 2025

Initiative is estimated to remove 660 tons of plastic and reduce 6,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air, equivalent to eliminating over 37 million single-use plastic water bottles annually.


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Image of paper cups employing a recyclable barrier coating.

The Brand Manager’s Guide to Chemistry in Fiber-Based Packaging

William "Bill" Kuecker
William Kuecker
March 13, 2025

The shift to paper-based packaging isn’t optional anymore—it’s happening now. In this article, Bill Kuecker of Solenis explains three key fundamentals that brand managers need to know about why chemistry matters in sustainable packaging.


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Acopia Group Expands into U.S. with New Office in Indianapolis

March 12, 2025

With a focus on transit packaging solutions, the launch of operations in the United States will allow Acopia to provide service and stock holding, faster response times, and expert consultancy for American customers looking to improve packaging efficiency and reduce environmental impact.


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CelluComp to Produce Fiber-Based Packaging at New Plant in Minnesota

March 4, 2025

Scottish firm sees growth potential with Minnesota sugar beets providing the key ingredient to create fiber-based barrier packaging that is a PFAS-free alternative to plastics.


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Bioplastic pellets that will be converted into flexible packaging.
Flexible Packaging

Converting Trends: Providing Sustainable Flexible Packaging Amid Volatility

The overall trend toward making packaging that is reusable, compostable, or recyclable will continue, especially as more states consider implementing extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation. Adapting sustainable alternatives to plastic to existing manufacturing equipment also will remain a key focus and challenge.
Brad Addington
Brad Addington
February 19, 2025

The trend toward reusable, compostable, or recyclable packaging will continue, especially as more states consider extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation. Adapting sustainable alternatives to plastic for existing manufacturing equipment will remain a key challenge.


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