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Collaboration Pushes Sustainability Forward

Whether getting help from an energy company, environmental organization, or government entity or engaging employees to develop resource-saving ideas, it’s clear that working together gets the job done.

August 4, 2023

Sustainability Collaboration

Refill System Set to ‘De-plastic’ OTC, Pharma Packaging

Startup Cabinet Health offers reusable packaging and a refill system for the healthcare market that it says has the potential to transform the industry.

August 4, 2023

Cabinet Health products in sustainable packaging for CVS

Canada Solicits Public Help for Plastics Recycling Plan

The federal government is asking consumers and retailers for ideas on reducing single-use primary food packaging.

August 3, 2023

Canada Pollution Plan

SunOpta Takes Aseptic Processing to New Level

As a greenfield plant, SunOpta has been able to take the best of everything from its three other plants and improve them further—from efficiencies and sustainability to sanitary design and safety.

August 2, 2023

The greenfield project enabled SunOpta to optimize production, improve the flexibility of its systems, and accommodate new product lines, including 330 mL protein drinks.

Optimizing Steam Traps Brings Conagra Significant Water and Energy Savings

Conagra Brands has received a ProFood World Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award for second place in the project category.

July 31, 2023

Optimizing its steam traps, Conagra Brands’ Imlay City facility is saving almost 139,000 gallons of usable boiler feeder water each year.

Hormel Reuses Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Water to Save Water, Sewage, Salt

Hormel Foods has received a ProFood World Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award for first place in the project category.

July 29, 2023

Progressive Processing, owned and operated by Hormel Foods, developed an award-winning way to reuse reverse osmosis concentrate water.

Camera Installation Helps Smithfield Avoid Plastic Film Waste in Ham Steak Packaging

Smithfield Packaged Meats has received a ProFood World Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award for fourth place in the project category.

July 24, 2023

Once cut from the center of hams, steaks are placed in individual pockets. By installing cameras on the line, Smithfield Packaged Meats has been able to reduce its plastic/film waste by about 75%.

Evol Frozen Meals Made in Conagra's First Zero Waste-Certified Facility

Conagra's Fayetteville, Ark., facility has received a ProFood World Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award for first place in the program category.

July 21, 2023

Is Online Shopping More Sustainable?

Is online shopping sustainable? This study compares the environmental impact of shopping online versus brick-and-mortar.

July 19, 2023

Online shopping more sustainable

Production Employee Idea Cuts Food Waste on Bob’s Red Mill Line by 70%

Bob’s Red Mill has received a ProFood World Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award for third place in the project category.

July 18, 2023

Bob’s Red Mill implemented a pilot on a grain production line to reduce food waste.

Reusable Rubber Bands Save Drake's Brewing Miles of Shrink Wrap

Drake’s Brewing was looking for a more environmentally friendly way to move its kegs from location to location. It found it in rubber pallet bands from Aero Rubber.

May 28, 2023

Rubber pallet bands gave Drake’s Brewing an alternative to shrink-wrapping its empty kegs to move them around the facility, saving the brewery 565 lb of plastic waste in the first year of use.

Food Leaders Talk Corporate Innovation at Chicago Venture Summit

Execs from Kraft Heinz and Mars Wrigley share insights on their paths toward a sustainable, tech-focused future at the 2023 Chicago Venture Summit.

May 25, 2023

Executives discuss corporate innovation at the Chicago Venture Summit (left to right: Nisaini Rexach - Microsoft [moderator]; Rainer Struck - Mars Wrigley; Alan Kleinerman - Kraft Heinz; Alison Borgmeyer - Edelman; Richard Bull - DLA Piper)

Companies Implement ESG in Packaging

Executives at the 2023 Top to Top Summit highlighted ESG as a key focus for future packaging operations.

May 19, 2023

Executives shared their ESG success stories at the 2023 Top to Top Summit.

Breakthrough Med Device Sterilization Technology Uses Nitric Oxide

Not to be confused with laughing gas, this “molecule inside a polymer” is poised to offer safe sterilization of medical devices to kill microorganisms without the environmental issues brought by EtO sterilization.

May 10, 2023

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PCR Content Popularity Gains on the Horizon

Demand for PCR content in packaging far exceeds available supply, but emerging technologies could help increase production.

April 28, 2023

Increasing interest in PCR materials aligns with state mandates and voluntary company goals.

Spotlight on Sustainability at the[PACK]out

Happening at the[PACK]out: Get the latest on advanced recycling, the realities of medical package recycling, challenging the status quo, and more. The conference takes place May 9-11, 2023, in Austin, TX.

April 26, 2023

Speaking on sustainability at last year's the[PACK]out (from left): Lindsay Smaron, Samantha Smith, and Kevin Kane with Moderator Jamie Pero-Parker, PhD. Image: the[PACK]out

Recycling Infrastructure Expands for Flexible Plastic Films

Innovations like artificial intelligence and chemical recycling could solve challenges with recycling flexible plastic film.

April 21, 2023

Advances in recycling technology could help to more widely incorporate flexible plastic films into curbside collection.

Four Sustainability Updates in (and Around) Healthcare Packaging

EPA announces proposed ethylene oxide (EtO) standards, HPRC maps barriers to recycling, the Joint Commission seeks feedback on sustainability, and more. Plus, check out recent articles and May events in healthcare packaging.

April 20, 2023

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