Snack bar company Nature Valley™ has launched the first plastic film wrapper designated as Store Drop-Off recyclable by How2Recycle® with its Crunchy granola bar. 

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has debuted edible plant-based coating for produce freshness under its VitaFresh Botanicals brand. 

Ventiv Design has developed cannabis packaging with sustainably sourced materials that are difficult to imitate, such as the Slider Box, made with hemp paper, and the Pinch Pump, made with post-consumer recycled plastic.

AHA Sparkling Water is using new shrink film with recycled plastic for some warehouse club packages.

Mars Inc. is including recycled plastic in its pet food packaging in Europe and plans to expand the pilot to other brands.

Spirits maker Bacardi will bottle all brands in a biodegradable material from plant-based oils, entering the race to replace petroleum-based plastic drink bottles.

Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottles in Europe will soon be made of one type of plastic so they can be recycled into food-grade PET.

The maker of Fisher nuts wanted recyclable snack canisters to replace paper-based, multi-material cans that often end up in the trash and are rising in cost.