Every product is packaged in tin, aluminum or wood with zero plastic and formulated with Mexican-origin ingredients, including five native chiles, tepezcohuite and cactus flower.
Luminy FOAM 50F is engineered as drop-in replacement for polystyrene, allowing converters to run it on existing extrusion lines with comparable throughput and minimal modification.
Waste that was swept off a sawmill floor, plant-based binders and beeswaxes created foams with potential for sustainable packaging and building materials.
As part of its efforts, Mars has invested hundreds of millions of dollars when it comes to reducing its packaging and making it compatible with current and future regulations.
Representing leading companies across the consumer-packaged goods, packaging manufacturing, retail and materials sectors, the new directors bring extensive expertise in government affairs, public policy, sustainability and the circular economy.
IDFA emphasizes that many dairy packaging materials and formats—including HDPE, PET, polypropylene, gable-top cartons and aseptic cartons—are recyclable but are not yet meeting the recycling rate thresholds required under SB 54.
With California’s Individual Source Reduction Plan deadline of August 1, 2026, fast approaching, brands selling packaged products in California are under pressure to model, document and submit defensible plans across five approved source reduction pathways.
The June 24, 2026, update revises Table 2 of CalRecycle’s SB 343 Final Findings Report to reflect that cartons are now sorted for recycling by large-volume transfer and processing facilities serving 62% of California counties.