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    EPR anxiety: CPGs and regulators prepare for generational policy shift

    Costs, policy divergence and relationships were a big focus at recent events hosted by GreenBlue and the Northeast Recycling Council. CalRecycle, Oregon DEQ, Circular Action Alliance and others weighed in on what’s next.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Target rethinking 2025 recyclability, PCR, plastic reduction goals

    The retailer said in its newly released sustainability report that it’s “evolving” certain goals as it continues to try to transform packaging for its owned brands.

    By • Oct. 9, 2025
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    Top packaging trade shows in 2026

    These conferences and events — ranging from smaller-scale niche gatherings to shows bringing together some 50,000 people — promise fresh opportunities for learning and making connections.

    By Packaging Dive Staff • Oct. 1, 2025
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    Philadelphia sues CPGs over plastic bag recyclability claims

    City leaders said many of the confusion and contamination issues with SC Johnson and Bimbo Bakeries’ Ziploc and plastic bread bags are what motivated the city to previously ban single-use retail bags.

    By • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Aldi launches massive private label rebrand

    The grocer is launching its first-ever namesake brand and stamping its name on the packaging of every store brand product in its assortment.

    By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 24, 2025
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    Coca-Cola reports jump in packaging deemed recyclable

    The beverage giant’s metrics for recycled plastic ratios and overall virgin plastic volumes both rose in 2024. 

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
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    PepsiCo issues first progress report on revamped packaging targets

    The company surpassed the annual virgin plastic reduction goal it set in May, while inching toward a reworked long-term recycled content target.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    PepsiCo, Bold Reuse partner on NFL stadium cups

    The collaboration follows PepsiCo doing away with a formal reuse target earlier this year. It’s also Bold Reuse’s first implementation in California.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Packaging EPR questions circulate after first US state’s law goes live

    To report, or not to report: That is an EPR question. Companies learned from their experiences with Oregon’s law, and speakers at the Packaging Recycling Summit shared strategies for easing data reporting and other EPR challenges.

    By • July 17, 2025
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    Insights from the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit

    Catch up on Packaging Dive’s coverage from the third annual event, including about industry collaborations, prioritizing consumers and the scramble to meet extended producer responsibility deadlines.

    By • July 10, 2025
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    ‘Please don’t blame the consumer’: Recycling partners urged to recenter messaging

    Brands, packaging companies and recyclers must cater to consumers to improve recycling rates, said Packaging Recycling Summit speakers. When recycling isn’t convenient, the “wheels fall off,” said the U.S. Plastics Pact CEO.

    By • July 10, 2025
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    Mars multiplies recycled content use, but still lags 2025 target

    The consumer packaged goods company also pointed to pet food as an area where it has advanced packaging sustainability.

    By • July 7, 2025
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    Boxed vs. bottled: Not all sustainability claims hold water, nonprofit says

    The brand Boxed Water is Better agreed to change certain environmental statements on its packaging in response to a nonprofit’s review, which was requested by the International Bottled Water Association.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    Mondelēz sues Aldi over private label packaging that ‘blatantly copies’ Oreo and Chips Ahoy!

    The snack giant alleges packaging on seven of the grocer’s products could “deceive and confuse consumers” and “irreparably harm” its image.

    By Christopher Doering • May 29, 2025
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    Mondelēz reports challenges in lowering virgin plastic

    The snack foods manufacturer detailed gaps between its 2024 virgin and recycled plastic trends and its 2025 targets in an annual report.

    By • April 22, 2025
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    General Mills projects plastic decreases as product portfolio changes

    Availability of food-grade PCR has remained a sticking point, the company suggested. However, it expects the divestiture of its North American yogurt business to decrease its use of flexible and rigid plastics going forward.

    By • April 16, 2025
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    Weighty issue: GLP-1 drugs are reshaping packaging demand

    Soaring use of these medications for weight loss is shifting demand, including for packaging manufacturers that serve pharma and food customers. Analysts say the game-changer is an opportunity for innovative companies.

    By • April 9, 2025
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    Inflation continues to drive private label growth

    Gen Z and millennial shoppers are particularly interested in store brands as they seek out both value and quality, per a Circana study.

    By Howard Ruben • March 6, 2025
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    Testing 1, 2, 3: How CPGs get more sustainable packaging to store shelves

    Brands face pressures to meet sustainability goals and comply with regulations, all while keeping costs in check as they transition to new forms of packaging. Sealed Air, Sappi and Diageo shared more about collaborative development.

    By Shefali Kapadia • March 3, 2025
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    Tariffs could alter packaging mix, Coca-Cola says

    The beverage giant may shift some product sold in aluminum cans to PET bottles if input costs rise in light of new tariffs, said CEO James Quincey.

    By • Feb. 12, 2025
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    The packaging industry outlook for 2025

    The evolution of packaging EPR, potential for more industry-reshaping megadeals, shifting attitudes on plastics and sustainability goals, and Trump’s mark on trade and federal funding are dynamic areas to watch.

    By Packaging Dive Staff • Jan. 31, 2025
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    Retailers have made progress on phasing out harmful chemicals, nonprofits say

    End-of-year reports from Toxic-Free Future and Clean Production Action analyzed how companies are addressing PFAS, PVC and other chemicals of concern in plastics, packaging and more.

    By • Jan. 16, 2025
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    What packaging designers should know about FDA’s proposed nutrition info box

    Industry sources predict required front-of-pack labeling could mean giving up key real estate in costly redesigns — or, more optimistically, an opportunity for some brands to modernize packaging and rethink consumer messaging.

    By • Jan. 15, 2025
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    FDA formally proposes front-of-pack nutrition labels

    This could force food manufacturers to update their packaging in the coming years. The agency says the goal with a new nutrition info box is to combat chronic diseases.

    By • Jan. 14, 2025
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    2024 packaging trends by the numbers

    These are some of the stats illustrating key storylines this year in policy and regulation, M&A activity, manufacturing, pricing, recycling, sustainability goals and more.

    By , • Dec. 20, 2024