Sustainability is the No. 1 attribute of this year’s top packaging designs. Artistic collaborations also are helping brands stand out on store shelves.
Using 800 used plastic water bottles and rPET plastic sheeting, artist Anne Marie D’Agostino designed a one-of-a-kind Tesla electric Cybertruck for National Drive Electric Week (Sept. 26).
Initial projects of Every Bottle Back aid Texas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin recycling infrastructure
October 29, 2020
The American Beverage Association (ABA), Washington, D.C., announced that the effort by America’s leading beverage companies to boost the recycling of plastic bottles saw the initiation of modernization projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. These projects will help more than 349,000 households recycle nearly 38 million new pounds of PET plastic over 10 years for remaking into new bottles, it adds.
Association will provide leadership in transition to circular economy for plastics
August 26, 2020
The American Beverage Association (ABA), Washington, D.C., announced it has joined the newly formed U.S. Plastics Pact as a Not-for-Profit Founding Activator. In this role, ABA will provide leadership in the transition to the circular economy for plastics and work with pact stakeholders to promote its acceleration, the association says.
Bottle available for wine and spirits and enables brands to lower their carbon footprint
August 10, 2020
Frugalpac announced a new innovation for wine and spirits: the Frugal Bottle. Made from 94 percent recycled paperboard, the 75-ml Frugal Bottle contains a food-grade liner to hold the alcohol.
PMMI, the association for packaging and processing technologies, announced the cancellation of the in-person PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO in Chicago this year.
As consumers and brand owners show the ever-increasing priority that sustainability has commanded, label suppliers are working to address this need state.