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BioPak’s new products include various sizes of chip boxes, chip cups, wrap wedges, sandwich wedges, ice cream cups, sushi trays and taco boxes.

The new sandwich wedges and wrap wedges are made from a sustainably sourced FSC Mix certified paperboard, with a waterproof Ingeo bioplastic lining and window.

The chip boxes and scoops are made with sustainably sourced FSC-certified paper and are certified industrially compostable.

It’s no surprise that preference for single-use plastics surged during the pandemic. In 2020, 71% of respondents in the U.S. said they were more concerned about hygiene and food safety than they were before COVID-19 began. But this year, that percentage dropped sharply to 37%. 

Little Gem Kale Crunch and Romaine Butter Crunch are two of the three new Bright and Crunchy blends being launched this fall.

“We constantly challenge ourselves to do more with less,” said T. Bruce Taylor, vice president of organic and Earthbound Farm. “We are thrilled that our new packaging has been a hit with our consumers while helping us and our customer partners make progress towards our collective sustainability goals.”

This collaboration is helping Omni-Pac reduce CO2 emissions and replace single-use plastics.

HP’s Molded Fiber Tooling Solution provides a customised digital solution, aimed at optimising manufacturing processes, delivering high-quality products through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) grammage control and customized features like logos and textures.

Additionally, it is designed to enhance moulded fibre packaging sustainability by reducing the carbon footprint during tooling and part production, resulting in lighter parts with equal or better performance.

Packaging protects fruits and vegetables from damage and contaminants keeping them fresh longer, but it also produces a hefty amount of plastic waste. What if there could be a renewable and biodegradable alternative for the millions of pieces of plastic wrap thrown away every day?

As it stands, most bag-in-box solutions are non-recyclable due to the multi-material laminates—but Liquibox is changing the status quo. Liquipure, a new line of mono-material bag-in-box solutions from Liquibox, is designed to meet recyclability guidelines. In addition, Liquipure flexible packaging saves a considerable amount of plastic from the landfill and helps FMCG companies meet their sustainability goals.

Sustainable thermoformed packaging supplier Placon Corp introduced its patent-pending recyclable oxygen-barrier material, OxyStar. Direct oxygen contact with perishable foods is known to significantly decrease the shelf life of oxygen-sensitive products, increasing food waste and shrinking profits for producers, said Placon. “OxyStar is the world’s first recyclable PET barrier material,” added the company.

Many companies in our industry use hydrocarbon-based washout solvents in their plate making operations. In order to reduce the use of these chemicals and the resulting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions solvent creates, Asahi Photoproducts has worked for decades to create a solvent “ZERO” environment in the flexographic industry and position those that implement these more sustainable Solvent ZERO platemaking solutions as heroes in their respective companies.

Coca-Cola 3000 Zero Sugar, which also had its flavour co-created by AI, comes in a ‘futuristic’ packaging design which includes ‘colourful’, ‘bright’, and ‘optimistic’ tones.

The design showcases liquid in a morphing, evolving state, which Coca-Cola said is communicated through form and colour change that emphasise a positive future, with AI being used to understand how fans envision the future through aspirations, emotions, colours, and flavours.

Polysack, a green-tech manufacturer of plastic film products for flexible packaging and high-shrink labels, has partnered with Flessofab, an Italian packaging manufacturer, to launch a series of eco-friendly, stand-up pouch packaging.