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The packaging industry outlook for 2024
Packaging Dive takes a closer look at what’s in store for policymaking, producer responsibility, plastics and more.
By Packaging Dive Staff • Jan. 23, 2024 -
New alliance aims to elevate food safety concerns as packaging waste regulations develop
Food and packaging groups are teaming up as the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods in response to actions in the EU and elsewhere.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 17, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Carton shortage may last through school year, but brandless packaging brings relief
Pactiv Evergreen said it’s producing half-pint cartons at maximum capacity as a supply chain disruption still challenges dairies and schools. Some people suggest the problem originates from an Ohio converting plant shuttering.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 12, 2024 -
Snack and candy packaging wrapped up in federal foil import duties
The Flexible Packaging Association and Consumer Brands Association criticized a broad decision on aluminum foil that they say will increase costs related to light gauge foil that cannot be adequately sourced in the U.S.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 11, 2024 -
Consumer Brands reacts to Commerce Department tin mill duties
It’s the latest development in the process since Cleveland-Cliffs and United Steelworkers petitioned for duties against several countries they say are putting unfairly priced tinplate imports into the U.S. market.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 8, 2024 -
5 packaging trends to watch in 2024
Shifting consumer habits and manufacturing footprints, evolving end-of-life design and looming sustainability targets are some of the factors poised to impact the packaging industry this year.
By Katie Pyzyk , Maria Rachal • Jan. 8, 2024 -
Packaging’s holiday connection
Packaging is in the spotlight around the holidays, as consumers seek more sustainable gift wrap alternatives and companies aim to lessen waste while maintaining surprise for e-commerce shipments.
By Packaging Dive Staff • Dec. 22, 2023 -
Balancing sustainability and surprise: Ships in own container hits holiday snags
Some consumers become Grinch-like when their surprises are prematurely revealed by a lack of secondary packaging. Although SIOC isn’t going anywhere, Amazon says workarounds can boost privacy.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 21, 2023 -
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BLS reports fatal worker injuries in plastics manufacturing, paper mills in 2022
The American Forest & Paper Association, PMMI and the Plastics Industry Association commented on ongoing efforts to improve safety.
By Maria Rachal • Updated Dec. 21, 2023 -
Destocking, a pandemic hangover, lingered in 2023
Inventory imbalances persisted, affecting results at many of the packaging industry’s biggest companies quarter after quarter.
By Maria Rachal • Dec. 20, 2023 -
Ball pushes EPR with deposit return systems in latest ‘50 States of Recycling’ report
Recycling rates appear to have stagnated or declined because of pandemic-related shutdowns at many recycling centers and due to “inclusion of new and more accurate data.”
By Maria Rachal • Dec. 19, 2023 -
On-demand rightsized packaging technology is changing the e-commerce game
Amazon and Walmart are among the e-commerce giants that announced rightsizing initiatives this year, largely stating sustainability reasons.
By Katie Pyzyk • Dec. 14, 2023 -
Aluminum groups make COP28 commitment to recycle nearly all beverage cans by 2050
Ardagh, Ball, Crown, Novelis and numerous associations endorsed a set of actions including government recycling targets and policies, better data collection and tracking and prioritizing can-to-can recycling.
By Maria Rachal • Dec. 11, 2023 -
Republic Services opens Las Vegas polymer center to supply recycled plastic for packaging
The center is expected to produce 100 million pounds of recycled plastics per year. It’s the first of several such locations designed to boost availability of recycled content as companies like Coca-Cola seek more for packaging.
By Megan Quinn • Dec. 5, 2023 -
Enhanced sustainable food packaging scorecard weighs chemicals of concern
The collaborative tool, which food service companies like Sodexo engage with, now considers how food temperature and other factors impact the likelihood of chemicals of concern to migrate.
By Maria Rachal • Dec. 1, 2023 -
Returnable packaging could cut material use as much as 75%: study
Amcor, Amazon, L'Oréal, PepsiCo and other brands were part of an advisory group for an Ellen MacArthur Foundation project that assessed reusable plastic packaging systems for beverage, personal care and food products.
By Maria Rachal • Nov. 28, 2023 -
US Plastics Pact advises on role of mass balance in PCR certification
As the role chemical recycling will play in packaging evolves, the group aims to address questions and spur demand for postconsumer recycled content.
By Maria Rachal • Nov. 27, 2023 -
Big things for small packages: Working to capture tiny recyclables
Small-format plastic packaging can’t be properly recycled via conventional residential systems. Representatives from Estée Lauder, Ulta and MIT discussed potential solutions at the Packaging Recycling Summit.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 20, 2023 -
Schumer calls for USDA investigation into nationwide milk carton shortage
The New York senator is calling for help “to find packaging alternatives” and resolve the issue. Many point to Pactiv Evergreen as the source of the supply chain snarl, although no origin point has been positively confirmed.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 16, 2023 -
US recycling rates have stagnated. Can collaborative packaging solutions turn them around?
Speakers from Tetra Pak, Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz and General Mills discussed at the Packaging Recycling Summit how to work together to improve recycling — even though collaborating with competitors can pose challenges.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 15, 2023 -
Brands, packaging companies and recyclers talk collaboration to improve recycling
Speakers from LRS, Myplas, P&G, PMMI, Rumpke and more connected at the Packaging Recycling Summit to hash out ways to improve recycling and product recyclability as “really, really rapid” packaging changes occur.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 13, 2023 -
Amcor looks to source recycled PE from forthcoming Nova Chemicals facility
The Indiana rPE plant’s first line is on track for an early 2025 start. “We can't wait until Connersville is up and running for us to consider future investments” or M&A, said Nova Chemicals’ director of mechanical recycling.
By Maria Rachal • Nov. 13, 2023 -
Milk suppliers sour over carton shortage
Dairy suppliers and others cite Pactiv Evergreen as the supply problem’s source. Tetra Pak and other competitors are trying to step up production to meet increased demand as beverage producers seek help.
By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 3, 2023 -
Amazon tweaks tech to create first 100% fiber-focused fulfillment center
Two main technologies are being tested at an Ohio facility to determine how best to transform other facilities to handle only fiber — not plastic — packaging.
By Katie Pyzyk • Updated Nov. 1, 2023 -
What’s in the box? Maybe a gift of recovering corrugated demand.
Containerboard demand remains down year over year, but was ending October’s spooky season in a less scary position than previous quarters, according to data from the American Forest & Paper Association.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 31, 2023