Shrinking Footprints in Packaging

Smaller package sizes are no surprise these days and smaller often means less product in the container. But some companies are still delivering a full volume of product while shrinking the size of their packaging and enhancing sustainability.

A fresh redesign of its 18-fluid-ounce shampoo bottle is estimated to save pet care icon Hartz Mountain about 220,000 pounds of polymer across some 10 million bottles. The new bottle also allows for a more efficient pallet pattern, which reduces the number of trucks needed to move product to distributors and retailers.