Cole Rosengren
Lead EditorCole is the lead editor of Waste Dive and Packaging Dive. He joined Industry Dive in 2016 as a contributing editor, following stints as a local reporter in New York and Boston. He previously learned about waste and recycling firsthand during more than a decade of restaurant and catering work throughout the Northeast. Cole earned a BFA from Emerson College and a MA from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
53 articles by Cole Rosengren
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Federal budget proposal with $136M in recycling and composting bills stalls
Dec. 18, 2024 -
Maine adopts final rules for packaging EPR law
Dec. 6, 2024 -
Massachusetts governor signs law to form EPR commission for packaging
Dec. 5, 2024 -
Smurfit Westrock becomes latest to announce 2025 price increases
Nov. 27, 2024 -
International Paper, Georgia-Pacific try for 2025 fiber price increases
Nov. 25, 2024 -
Berry completes spin-off of health division to form new company Magnera
Nov. 4, 2024 -
Sonoco discloses pending $419M divestiture in China amid period of major change
Nov. 4, 2024 -
DS Smith deal close pushed to 2025 as IP touts early results from its own turnaround plan
Oct. 31, 2024 -
PCA reports strong volume and price growth in Q3, previews major new plants in the coming years
Oct. 23, 2024 -
Election 2024: The outlook for packaging and manufacturing policy
Oct. 23, 2024 -
California Gov. Newsom signs food date label law, updates PCR reporting rules
Sept. 30, 2024 -
What’s next for product certification amid concerns about PFAS and toxics in plastic
Sept. 30, 2024 -
Containerboard pricing holds steady as box demand sees uneven recovery
Sept. 23, 2024 -
Packaging innovations: Johnnie Walker’s lightest bottle design, Seda’s double-walled compostable cold cups
Sept. 17, 2024 -
Music venues become a proving ground for reusable packaging
Sept. 6, 2024 -
Amcor reports volume momentum, despite drag from healthcare and beverages
Aug. 19, 2024 -
White House backs reduced plastic production, criteria for chemical and product lists, in UN treaty
Aug. 16, 2024 -
How much did packaging CEOs make in 2023?
Aug. 1, 2024 -
Smurfit Westrock and others set to raise fiber prices in August
July 18, 2024 -
5 packaging priorities in the federal food waste strategy
June 17, 2024 -
California legislators advance bills to limit plastic bags and PFAS, update EPR
May 28, 2024 -
Suzano and International Paper address deal rumors, details still unclear
May 23, 2024 -
Gravis looks to lead B2B bulk transportation packaging market in North America
March 28, 2024 -
Bioplastics player Verde Bioresins terminates SPAC deal
March 21, 2024 -
Circularix joins Coca-Cola as rPET customer for Republic Services
Jan. 18, 2024