Articles Tagged with ''packaging sustainability''

Salad packaging
Materials

The Future of Packaging is Flexible

Despite the challenges often presented by flexible packaging in terms of consistent recycling channels, the format remains a preferred choice for brands, retailers and consumers alike.
Paula Birch
July 13, 2022

Consumers continue to become more aware of single-use plastics, food waste and recycling, particularly with the rise of documentaries like Seaspiracy. This has led to many brands seeking new and innovative methods to meet consumer sustainability expectations and to capture market share.


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Podcast | The Business of Sustainability in Packaging

A new whitepaper from Intengine about sustainability in packaging outlines the necessity for sustainability as well as resources for implementing sustainable practices.
September 29, 2021
I spoke with Connie Linder, CEO of Intengine, and Glenn Treliving, principal of Partners Packaging, who had an active role in developing content for the white paper. We hit on a lot of major topics and got in-depth, but there’s still a lot of conversation yet to be had.
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filling machines
Machinery

Sustainability: It’s The Outside That Counts

Making liquid and viscous food packaging more sustainable in the future.
Kristen Kazarian
March 29, 2021
In recent decades, packaging technologies continuously improve to combine optimum product protection with highly efficient processes. One factor has gained importance within the last few years: The environmental impact of packaging.
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Editor’s Note

A Steady Pace

By now, most of us are likely getting used to social distancing, wearing masks, using hand sanitizer non-stop and the craziness the first three-quarters of the year was. But what has the pandemic brought to the packaging space?
Kristen Kazarian
November 3, 2020
Now more than ever, packaging safety is a top priority — not just for pharmaceuticals and certain foods requiring temperature, moisture or other control measures.
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Making the Switch to Aluminum
Materials

Making the Switch to Aluminum

A guide to getting started with aluminum bottles.
Jason Lewinski
November 2, 2020
It’s no secret that sustainability has risen in importance as a packaging consideration, but it can still be startling to see how strong consumer preferences are in relation to this issue today.
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Automated Inspection Protects Brand Quality for Syrup Manufacturer

Kristen Kazarian
September 10, 2020
A  popular bottled syrup company recently partnered with EPIC Systems to launch newly designed bottles and labels for the its evolving breakfast food portfolio. This partnership resulted in a robust packaging inspection system that helped the syrup company bring new products to market quickly, without exposing the brand to undue risks.
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Flexographic printers
Machinery

5 Ways Flexo Printers Can Help Support Sustainability

Flexo printers have valuable opportunities to help brands meet sustainability initiatives.
Rodney Pennings
August 10, 2020

The packaging industry, like much of the world around us, is making strides to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The flexographic printing market is not exempt from these trends, and as printers begin to feel pressure from customers to become more sustainable, it is important to consider how and where to implement these changes.


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Spotlight Feature

Advances in Packaging Sustainability

Brands are telling their truth with new sustainable initiatives.
Kristen Kazarian
March 1, 2020

In January, U.S. plastic bag manufacturers and recyclers signed a sustainability commitment for the industry and renamed its coalition the American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA). The agreement by ARPBA members includes a target that 95% of plastic retail bags be reused or recycled by 2025.


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