From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to the U.K. Plastic Packaging Tax and individual state guidelines, regulations bring challenges when it comes to the ability to quickly adapt.
Read MoreSustainable Packaging
The Environmental Footprint of Flexible Packaging
Learn how flexible packaging offers sustainability through environmentally friendly initiatives and reduced waste—proven through life cycle assessments. Consumers’ perspectives on sustainability is also a topic of discussion in these stories.
New Technology Recycles Flexographic Printing Plates
Jan/Feb 2024
MacDermid Graphic Solutions developed technology to expedite a renewable and sustainable way to eliminate this waste by focusing on total reuse.
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Sorting Technology Advances Recycling Efforts
Nov/Dec 2023
The goal in the plastics industry is clear: The consumption of fossil raw materials must be reduced to the bare minimum. But how can our linear material flows be transformed into an efficient circular economy?
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Key United Nations Report Outlines Food Waste and Packaging Issues
Sept/Oct 2023
This report establishes recommendations per food archetype based on 33 studies.
Read MoreLiving at the Intersection of Flexible Packaging and Sustainability
July/Aug 2023
Flexible packaging continues to be a promising solution for many brands in various industries. But perceptions around recyclability and concerns about improper disposal continue to be obstacles that need to be overcome.
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‘Packaging Compass’ Survey Offers Sustainability Insights
May/June 2023
Recyclers often note that from the time one begins to plan for the development of a materials recovery facility, it takes an average of 10 years to complete. In that time, packaging can shift dramatically as converters and brands replace materials, develop new formats, and launch innovative technologies designed to make packaging more effective in its roles—and to be recyclable.
Read MoreSidel Joins R-Cycle
R-Cycle is the Open Tracing Standard for Sustainable Plastic Packaging
March/April 2023
Sidel wants to build upon its key role in bringing the circular economy to life.
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Leveraging Marking and Coding Technology for Sustainability
Jan/Feb 2023
One important way manufacturers and retailers can improve the sustainability of their products is through investment in greener packaging options. Most will be aware of the potential cost benefits and reduced environmental impact of switching to recyclable materials, but fewer have considered the role improved marking and coding solutions can play in enhancing efficiency and sustainability across supply chains.
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Flexo Evolution Supports Sustainable Progress in Packaging
Nov/Dec 2022
The pivotal point of all packaging industry innovation is sustainability. All stakeholders across the entire packaging supply chain understand the only way to future-proof our industry is to embrace integrating responsibility at every stage.
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Cooperation Needed Along Value Chain to Achieve Sustainable Flexible Packaging
A Circular Economy Requires a Holistic Approach
Sept/Oct 2022
The flexible packaging industry is seen as a source of single-use plastic and a landfill mainstay, causing flexible packaging’s sustainability benefits to be often overshadowed by public perception. This is why it should be the industry’s top priority to not only talk about sustainability—but also to live it.
Read MoreSun Chemical Takes Multi-Layered Approach to Sustainability
Corporate Sustainability Report Focuses on ‘Five Rs’
July/Aug 2022
Sun Chemical Corporation report focuses on its commitment to a sustainability strategy comprising three key pillars: operations, products and services, and collaborations.
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Downgauging Multi-layer Film Structures
May/June 2022
Predictive models can help designers downgauge their films while maintaining critical properties and helping to accelerate innovation.
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Recycling Efforts Must Accelerate to Meet Goals
March/April 2022
End markets for packaging with recycled content are driven, among other things, by brand owners, regulation, industry associations, and consumers.
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CEO: Plastic Is Not Going Away
It’s Time to Promote a Circular Economy
Jan/Feb 2022
The truth is, plastic is not the problem. The problem is that we are discarding it so early in its life cycle. Instead of thinking of one necessary use for the polymers, innovators need to think about the entire life cycle of these materials.
Read MoreSimple Steps Present Flexible Packaging as a Clear Solution
Nov/Dec 2021
Implementing sustainable packaging is a journey, but it doesn’t have to be a difficult one. Flexible packaging has a great opportunity to expand its footprint by simplifying the packaging transformation into attainable steps and by offering leadership and direction throughout the process.
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Energy from Waste
Companies Create System Toward Circular Economy
Sept/Oct 2021
The column titled “FPA’s Recycling Efforts Accelerate” in the May/June issue of FlexPack VOICE® discussed FPA’s work with The Recycling Partnership, as well as other initiatives, to improve recycling efforts nationwide.
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Tracking Solvent Recycling
Better Monitoring Equipment Can Improve Performance
July/Aug 2021
Are you looking for a groundbreaking innovation to meet your environmental goals? How about a green technology that could revolutionize the sustainability of your operation?
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Breaking Down Sustainability Goals
Basic Steps Will Lead to Achievements
May/June 2021
Sustainability is a concern for governments, businesses, and people worldwide.
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Advancements Make Compostable Packaging Possible
Compostable No Longer Just a Buzzword
March/April 2021
The demand for compostable packaging to replace traditional plastic food and beverage packaging is growing steadily, and that trend is predicted to continue for years to come. It’s no surprise that consumers are excited about the idea of products that will essentially disappear into the earth instead of piling up in landfills or our environment. […]
Read MoreThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Circularity More Relevant Than Ever
Analyzing the Status of a Circular Economy
Jan/Feb 2021
In 2016, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) decided to bring plastic packaging into the circular economy. The foundation’s message is clear: “The vision aims at ensuring that plastic never becomes a waste by 1) eliminating the plastic we don’t need; 2) innovating to ensure that the plastics we do need are reusable, recyclable, and compostable; […]
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