Business Management - Sustainability

To develop this tube, Tom's of Maine utilized a #2 HDPE construction, rather than the mixed plastic found in most toothpaste tubes. This allows it to be recycled with other #2 plastics, giving consumers an easy and eco-friendly way to discard their empty tubes.

In today's episode of POW!, we're highlighting a beauty brand with a mission to reduce plastic packaging in its market segment. Instead of the typical plastic squeeze bottles that are so common in the beauty industry, sk*p has packaged its line of shampoo, conditioner, cleanser, and moisturizer in recyclable folding cartons.

With recent data supporting escalating consumer demand, Great American Packaging has launched its compostable product line. GAP’s new line of packaging is designed to be good for customers’ products, while completing the packages’ lifecycle.

Smyth Companies has earned SGP certification at its fourth facility, with its Minneapolis location the latest to be recognized. Smyth received its first SGP certification in 2019 and plans to have all of its facilities certified by the end of 2022.

To close the gaps and move the industry forward with flexible packaging aligned to a circular economy framework, roadmaps are needed to guide key players involved in the packaging supply chain.

Widely recyclable in paper streams, each product in the fresh-food-to-go packaging portfolio strives to remove avoidable plastics and use the least amount of materials possible.

A program from the Paperboard Packaging Council, TICCIT (Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees) teaches students in grades 1 through 5 about the importance of trees, paper packaging, recycling, and the environment.

PRINTING United Alliance celebrated Earth Day 2021 by recognizing the recipients of its annual Sustainable Business Recognition Awards Program. Member companies submit details about their sustainable business practices, operations instituted in reducing the company’s environmental footprint, improvements to employee safety and well-being, all while optimizing the company’s bottom line.

Glenroy has announced the availability of Glenroy Sustainable Packaging, its portfolio of sustainable flexible packaging to help brand owners in the food, pharmaceutical, pet food & treats, nutraceutical, personal care, and household products industries achieve their sustainability goals and address the global waste issue.

In a recent conversation with Packaging Impressions, Rick Stokes, director of Sun Chemical's Coatings Group, shared the company's latest sustainability initiatives. Additionally, the conversation covered sustainability trends in packaging, and how converters can implement the innovations from Sun Chemical.