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New Plant Products

Automated tote management system

June 12, 2020

Tote systems employ reusable containers made of plastic or cardboard to transfer products, accommodating a range of products and primary packaging types.

Packaging

Barrier paper, linerboard with water-based coating can be recycled, repulped

Rose Shilling

June 12, 2020

Cortec Corp. has created an alternative coated paper, which hasn’t been easily recyclable through normal channels.

Packaging

Bioplastic packaging ripe for innovation

Compostable, biodegradable packaging still in early stages of adoption

Rose Shilling

June 8, 2020

Bioplastic packaging remains in the early development stage with no dominant companies, a new analysis finds.

Packaging

Fresh ideas about where greener packaging is headed

Rose Shilling

April 6, 2020

Companies' ambitious sustainable packaging goals are spurring endless big ideas, analysis and predictions.

Packaging

Cardboard fresh food tray wins award

Rose Shilling

March 18, 2020

Cascades packaging and paper company offers a fresh food tray of cardboard that uses a water-based functional barrier to protect it from humidity.

Manufacturing News

Innovative recycling solutions for plastic food packaging

Wayne Labs

March 9, 2020

Consumers around the world are frustrated with plastic. A recent study from Global Data says that 35% of UK consumers are more likely to purchase products without any plastic at all, compared to goods even with recycled plastic.

Packaging

Nestle: Paper wrapper is a first for confectionery bars

Rose Shilling

August 15, 2019

Nestle switched to a recyclable paper wrapper for its YES! fruit, nut and chocolate snack bars sold in Europe.

Food Packaging

Targeting single-use plastics

Rose Shilling

July 8, 2019

With concerns about single-use plastics increasing, a company known for boxed coconut water has started selling aluminum bottles of water.

Waste management

Last miles to zero waste: Packaged food waste recycling

Food companies generate packaged waste, but what are the options for dealing with it?

Wayne Labs

April 9, 2019

You try to be sustainable and not generate food waste. But at times, you can’t avoid the problem of having packaged food go bad before it gets out of your plant or the warehouse—or maybe it’s recalled for a labeling error, and it’s now expired. What to do? I asked Ray Hatch, CEO of Quest Resource Holding, who’s had extensive experience in food service industries and waste management to talk about the options, which, unfortunately, are not many.