A flexible drink pouch has a number of significant environmental benefits over a glass bottle, a format thought by many consumers to be more sustainable.
Amcor has launched AmLite Ultra Recyclable, its first packaging product made from the more sustainable high-barrier polyolefin film that the company announced in 2018.
For product and brand managers responsible for food and beverage packaging, 2018 marked an increased focus on reducing single-use plastics. In the past year, more than 250 companies signed the MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to reduce or eliminate single-use plastics.
The use of single-dose pods has become a popular method for packaging laundry detergent. An FPA study compares two common packaging formats for pods, measuring their holistic environmental impact.
Berry Global Group, Inc. announces its sustainability strategy through a company initiative named Impact 2025. Berry will focus on increasing the company's positive impact, especially as many brand owners announce aggressive sustainability goals for the year 2025.
Avery Dennison has some ambitious sustainability goals it wants to hit by 2025. It wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3 percent year-over-year, go up to 95 percent landfill-free, eliminate 70 percent of matrix and liner, and source film and chemicals more responsibly, among others.
Flexo plate technology has fueled a lot of advancements. The introduction of flat top dots, produced in different ways by a number of plate vendors, has helped improve overall quality significantly. They provide much more saturated solids.
Advanced materials science, innovation and industry collaboration led to the creation of fully recyclable packaging for Bear Naked’s leading line of granolas and granola bites. We go inside the sustainable journey.
It was about three years ago when Bear Naked Granola decided it wanted to overhaul the packaging on its line of best-selling granolas and granola bites. As a leading brand in the granola space, it wanted to take the lead in another important category: sustainable packaging. But the brand wanted to maintain the feel, function and appearance of its current packaging.
Demand for biodegradable plastic film is expected to climb 5.4 percent yearly to $122 million in 2023. Food packaging will remain the dominant market for biodegradable films.