With such a strong effort by many stakeholders over the last two years, the packaging industry is moving past the plastic-in-the-sea messaging of some years ago with more positive news about increased recycling.
In a recent interview, Claire Sand, owner and CEO at Packaging Technology and Research, says drop-in film solutions — bio-derived polymers — are being adopted by converters and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies so they can replace traditional, multi-layer laminates that can’t be easily recycled.