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Avery Dennison’s Ryan Yost explains how recent breakthroughs in PSL technology significantly improve recycled packaging’s quality and the efficiency of the recycling process.

Following the success of this packaging material innovation in the field of single-serve aseptic cartons, SIG is now expanding the alu-free option into the juice category and a multi-serve format for the first time.

The tray uses a unique ribbed design to add strength in critical areas, while keeping weight and material use to a minimum, making it around 10% lighter than any other tray in its category without compromising on barrier performance, sealing integrity, or mechanical strength.

Grupo Bimbo recently announced some ambitious sustainability goals for packaging—exemplary of the advancements in packaging sustainability that IBIE’s BEST in Baking Industry Awards will recognize.

The packaging materials move centers on the company’s patent-pending FLX-TECHNOLOGY, a high-performance solution that replaces traditional ABS or styrenics with readily recyclable PET and PP.

Styrolution® PS 158K BC100 uses an ISCC-certified mass balance approach and is made from 100% bio-attributed feedstock.

Project includes creating packaging for strawberries once they reach the market. Furthermore, the project will develop pharmaceutical packaging where aluminum will be replaced by the new bio-based material.

SunCure EcoPlast is a revolutionary new UV ink technology for plastic cup decoration that delivers high adhesion, fast cure speed, low migration properties and the ability to be washed off printed cups in post-consumer recycling processes, thereby improving recycled plastic quality.

State-of-the-art system incorporates dedicated silos that feed multiple production lines to enable precise PCR blending, giving customers the ability to choose their optimal PCR percentage.

The refreshed line now features upgraded, more sustainable packaging designed to reduce environmental impact — cutting down on waste, lowering carbon emissions and embracing a refillable system that puts conscious beauty front and center.