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Hellmann's Unveils New Easy Out Plant-Based Mayo Bottle to Reduce Food Waste

June 11, 2024

The new bottle features an edible, vegan liner which allows for less product to get left behind.

Editor’s Note

Wall of Confusion

A recent consumer survey reveals that a considerable amount of uncertainty surrounds how to be truly eco-friendly when it comes to purchasing and disposing of ready-to-eat food packaging.

Brad Addington

September 12, 2023

Nine months into 2023, there is still a lot of work to do as far as reducing consumer confusion surrounding eco-friendly packaging – and reducing unnecessary packaging “waste” going to landfills.

Waldner North America Helps Businesses with Food Packaging Sustainability

July 17, 2023

With the program Waldner Sense, WNA helps businesses make smart, ecological choices on packaging materials, designs and production processes.

Wonky Bread Wrapped In New Compostable Bags

July 5, 2022

KM Packaging supplied Earth & Wheat with the home-compostable bag.

Agricultural Packaging Market to Grow

December 15, 2021

The market will grow over $7.12 billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 5.81%.

Technology

Active and Intelligent Packaging as a Pathway to Sustainability

What if packaging could actually reduce food waste so there was more food on the shelves and less food in the landfill?

December 15, 2021

It’s hard to believe that 40% of food produced in the United States goes from “farm to fork to landfill.”* What if packaging could reduce food waste so there was more food on the shelves and less food in the landfill?

Active and Intelligent Packaging as a Pathway to Sustainability

David Gray

October 26, 2021

What if packaging could actually reduce food waste so there was more food on the shelves and less food in the landfill?

Mondi Supports Youth Start-Up That Turns Food Waste into Compostable Plastic

July 15, 2020

Mondi is partnering with One Young World as a sponsor of Lead2030. Lead2030 was launched by One Young World, the global forum for young leaders, in November 2018 to support youth-led innovation to contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

HCPC Column

Child-Resistance and Opioid Packaging

Walt Berghahn

December 18, 2019

While we wait for the FDA to compile and review the responses to its request for comments on Fixed Quantity Unit of Use Blisters Packaging, Docket No. FDA-2019-N-1845 in response to the SUPPORT Act of 2018, we want to take the safer packaging of opioids conversation a bit further.

Materials

Reclose/Reseal Raises the Food Packaging Bar

New heat-sealable reclosure systems offer visual appeal and functional features.

Scott Super

November 13, 2019

The way food is packaged and marketed is constantly changing, thanks in part to consumer trends, the goal of packaging sustainability and the never-ending fight to reduce food waste. This has resulted in a wide variety of enhancements that continue to evolve.