The bill faced pushback from groups like Ameripen and bottlers. Vowing to return stronger next year, Sen. Heidi Campbell said she’s proud of raising EPR awareness in the Southeast.
The Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act, an extended producer responsibility for packaging bill led by state Sen. Heidi Campbell, was sidelined in a hearing Wednesday. Campbell says the bill’s coalition will return stronger next year.
Cosmo Films has expanded its flexible packaging portfolio with a new range of BOPP, CPP and BOPET-based films engineered specifically for pet food packaging. The introduction includes a new high heat-resistant TR-BOPP film along with advanced barrier and lidding films, strengthening the company’s commitment to delivering next-generation, food-safe packaging.
The new Bag-in-Box system consists of an inner plastic bag and an outer cardboard box, combining lightweight design with robustness and functionality. The cardboard box is fully recyclable, ensuring that the environmental impact is reduced across the entire product lifecycle - from production and logistics to end-of-life management. Compared to the previously used 20-liter canister, the new packaging requires 80% less plastic, while the waste volume is reduced twelvefold.
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to package photonic integrated circuits—tiny chips that convey information using light instead of electricity—so they can survive and operate in extreme environments, from scorchingly hot industrial settings to ultracold vacuum chambers and the depths of outer space.
Why packaging matters for photonics
Orora’s long-term beverage partner Remedy Drinks has joined forces with the McGrath Foundation to launch a purpose-led limited-edition Sodaly Raspberry can
The 500 mL bottles are made from recycled aluminum and incorporate Smol’s refill system. Smol explains that recycled aluminum uses 95% less energy during production than virgin aluminum and 90% less energy to produce than recycled glass.
The home care company already uses recycled plastic bottles for its home range collection, but now also offers aluminum solutions as a choice for consumers.
Today, Clearwater Paper Corporation introduced Velora™, a new lightweight folding carton paperboard engineered to deliver dependable performa
Asahi Kasei, the parent company of Asahi Photoproducts, will highlight two distinct technology directions in flexographic platemaking at Forum Infoflex 2026, taking place April 26–29 at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
At the event, Asahi will focus on the REVO SERIES, designed to support more efficient and stable platemaking workflows, and on AWP™-CLFQ, which will be introduced to the US market for the first time and is engineered for high-definition imaging and consistent print performance.
British sustainable packaging innovator Frugalpac has introduced a new high-speed manufacturing system designed to significantly scale the produc
