May/Jun 2024

Packaging World May/Jun 2024

Hotel Amenity Bottle Uses 100% Ocean-Bound Plastic

Natural personal care brand LATHER sources certified ocean-bound HDPE for a bottle for its new Landscapes Collection of amenities for hotels and resorts.

April 30, 2024

The 100% ocean-bound plastic bottle in earth-tone colors with a black dispensing pump is being used for five Landscape Collection hotel products from LATHER.

Clemson Announces Spring 2024 Outstanding Packaging Science Senior Award Winners

Clemson University announces two Spring 2024 awards. Sarah Dumont is the Robert Testin Outstanding Senior in Packaging Science winner, and Ezekiel Guevarra becomes the Packaging World Outstanding Packaging Science Senior.

April 25, 2024

Sarah Dumont (left) and Ezekiel Guevarra (right) received scholarships for distinguished performance in Clemson's Packaging Science program.

Packaging Technology

Nesquik’s New Shrink-Sleeve Labels Make Packaging 100% Recyclable

Five years of R&D results in a new shrink-sleeve label for Nestlé’s Nesquik RTD dairy beverage packaging that is 100% recyclable and provides the required light-blocking functionality.

April 24, 2024

All seven Nesquik flavors will be available with the new recyclable shrink-sleeve label by June of this year.

SPE Foundation Debuts Sustainable Packaging Patch for Girl Scouts

The new Girl Scout Gold Award SPE Foundation Grant is now available for eligible Girl Scouts who wish to make a positive impact on community recycling, sustainability, or diversity in STEM, helping fund Girl Scout troops interested in participating.

April 23, 2024

The hands-on curriculum behind the patch is intended to change the perception of packaging, teach basic recycling, promote packaging degree programs, teach girls to create a personal sustainability plan, and to make a career in packaging seem “cool” by exposing participants to people (especially women) that exemplify cool packaging careers.

Johnson’s Introduces Range of Baby Refill Cartons

Read how Johnson Baby not only cut back on plastic use but also lowered costs for consumers with a new packaging approach.

April 22, 2024

The new Johnson's Baby Refill cartons include visual cues and instructions to refill the original packaging.

3D-Printed Molds Speed New Unilever Bottle Designs to Market

For Unilever, bottles that are stretch blow molded with a 3D printed tool are nearly indistinguishable from the final product produced through traditional metal tooling processes, and get product to market more quickly.

April 18, 2024

Bottles produced with a 3D printed tool are nearly indistinguishable from the final product produced through traditional metal tooling processes. From left to right: the two-part mold 3D printed with Rigid 10K Resin, a bottle produced with the mold 3D printed with Rigid 10K Resin, a bottle produced with a metal mold, and a labeled prototype bottle for customer testing.

Navigating the Compostable Packaging Landscape: Insights from BPI Executive Director Rhodes Yepsen

Which applications are best for compostable packaging? How can labeling help eliminate consumer confusion over proper disposal? What role will EPR play in facilitating composting? BPI Executive Director Rhodes Yepsen shares his thoughts.

April 12, 2024

Compostable Packaging

New Tide Detergent Tiles Eliminate Need for Plastic Packaging

New six-layer fiber tiles for Tide laundry detergent are packaged in a sturdy, sustainable carton fitted with a tray that holds the product in place.

April 10, 2024

Tide Evo 44ct Front Of Pack

Dr. Pfleger Arzneimittel GmbH Launches Recyclable Pastille Blister

For its throat lozenge samples, Dr. Pfleger collaborated with ETIMEX Primary Packaging.

April 8, 2024

Dr. Pfleger's ipalat throat pastilles in Etimex's recyclable PURELAY monoblister.

British Crisp Co. Launches First Recyclable Paper Chip Bag

The British Crisp Co.’s paper chip bag uses new polymer technology to achieve curbside recyclability in a first for the format.

March 29, 2024

The British Crisp Co.'s new bags use paper with Hydropol polymer technology as a plastic alternative.

Gentle Case Packing Cures Broken Bottle Blues

The ascendancy of contract packaging means that once-neglected bottling lines are coming back strong. Here’s how Yards Brewing switched drop pack operations to pick and place, reducing scrap to the minimum, both for its own and its contract customers.

March 8, 2024

Celebrating its 30th year serving craft beer in Philadelphia, Yards Brewing Co. serves the Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland area with 55,000 barrels/year in all sorts of packaging formats. With a 300,000-barrel capacity, it has room for further growth into the contract packaging space.

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