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Republic opens Indianapolis plastics complex to meet recycled content demand
The location has the company’s second polymer center and a Blue Polymers facility. Together, they’re expected to process 175,000 pounds of recycled plastic annually and in part offer resin for food-grade packaging.
By Megan Quinn • March 20, 2025 -
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PET thermoform recycling is rising, but still not matching PCR demand
Only 54% of U.S. residents with recycling programs have access to thermoform recycling. That must increase to meet growing postconsumer recycled content demand, according to NAPCOR.
By Katie Pyzyk • Updated March 20, 2025 -
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Recyclers give packaging designers a glimpse into limitations, opportunities in today’s MRFs
Leaders from Republic Services, Rumpke Waste & Recycling and elsewhere discussed their role in recycling plastics at the Sustainability in Packaging US conference.
By Maria Rachal • March 17, 2025 -
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Trump reverses Canada steel, aluminum tariff hike
A 25% tariff increase on the metal imports will still go into effect Wednesday, but that rate won’t double after Ontario backed off from imposing retaliatory energy tariffs.
By Philip Neuffer • Updated March 11, 2025 -
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Packaging innovations: Less plastic in dairy cups, paint refills, pallet wraps
Huhtamaki, Mondi and Ranpak recently announced new packaging launches and technology integrations.
By Maria Rachal • March 7, 2025 -
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China’s import policies changed fiber trade. Tariffs could change it again.
RaboResearch explored how pulp and paper are “caught in the cross fire of a new North American trade war” as well as trade trends with folding cartonboard and recovered paper.
By Katie Pyzyk • March 5, 2025 -
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February’s partial price increase for containerboard again raises index questions
Fiber producers continue to move away from third-party indexes and question their relevance to the broader market. Plus, analysts flag that containerboard oversupply and expected mill closures will affect prices.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 25, 2025 -
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Caps, pumps, pods: Preventing small packaging from slipping through recycling systems
Tens of thousands of tons of small-format packaging could be captured each year with technological upgrades, according to a Closed Loop Partners report.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 24, 2025 -
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Metal packaging manufacturers raise red flags over new tariffs
Both packaging and “consumer prices will go up” as manufacturers pass down increased costs, said Can Manufacturers Institute President Robert Budway.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 11, 2025 -
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Packaging innovations: Energizer’s move away from plastic just keeps going and going and going
Plus, Carton Service CSI’s cartons go cap-free and Berry Global expands its line of refillable sticks.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 7, 2025 -
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How2Recycle questions recyclability level of aerosol cans, boosts paper canisters
Sonoco celebrated the development for its paper cans after “collaboration with recyclers.” How2Recycle will also review the status for single-use PP coffee pods, bulky rigid plastics, and HDPE trays and thermoforms.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 6, 2025 -
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US and Canada agree to 30-day pause on tariffs
The two countries will push back a Feb. 4 enforcement date as they coordinate anti-drug trafficking efforts at their shared border.
By Philip Neuffer • Feb. 3, 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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Lend an ear: Corn-based material introduced for biodegradable packaging
Corn Next believes it has cracked the corn code for more sustainable packaging and aims to scale up. Later this year, it will move to Illinois, closer to where its corn supplier is based.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 28, 2025 -
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Packaging innovations: Plastic replacement solutions from Seda, Nylabone
Plus, Malk goes bold for its almond and oat milk aseptic carton redesign.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 27, 2025 -
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9 stats about US packaging recycling
A recent pair of reports from the U.S. EPA, released in the prior administration, estimated it could take upward of $28 billion to modernize recycling systems and divert more packaging materials from disposal.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 24, 2025 -
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Sprouts accused of falsely labeling private label table ware as ‘compostable’
A class action lawsuit claims the grocer and manufacturer marked the products as compostable despite containing “forever chemicals.”
By Peyton Bigora • Jan. 23, 2025 -
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Déjà vu? Fiber pricing stays flat despite producer increases.
Producers’ first containerboard and boxboard price increases for 2025 are turning out much like their first attempt in 2024: with little to no movement. But that’s expected to change in the coming weeks.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 22, 2025 -
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Packaging innovations: 2 brands boost accessibility
Laundry detergent brand All and Carmine’s Italian foods introduced different solutions to assist users with accessibility challenges. Plus, DS Smith eases e-commerce returns and TriMas launches an all-plastic foaming pump.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 17, 2025 -
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Following market volatility, will OCC prices return to ‘normal’ in 2025?
OCC prices are down from recent highs in 2024. This plays into packaging producers’ bottom lines as they try to balance economic factors such as input costs and new capacity.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 16, 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 Maria Rachal • Jan. 16, 2025 -
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Packaging innovations: Daily Harvest revamps for retail, Töst cans it
The companies explain the consumer-focused factors that prompted them to switch up their food and beverage packaging.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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Alcohol regulators unlock new market opportunity for glass bottles
Changes to a dated rule this week mean certain alcoholic beverages sold in cans now have the option to be packaged in glass.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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5 packaging industry trends to watch in 2025
Donald Trump’s return to the White House, evolving conditions for M&A, more mature state policy negotiations and a reckoning around 2025 plastics reduction targets are some of the factors poised to affect the industry.
By Maria Rachal , Katie Pyzyk , Cole Rosengren • Jan. 8, 2025 -
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EPR for packaging laws: Dates to know
CAA is working with producers on Oregon’s March 31 reporting deadline. Meanwhile, CalRecycle is trying to start a new formal rulemaking process for SB 54, and Maryland’s EPR advisors shared policy recommendations.
By Maria Rachal • Updated March 21, 2025
