Sustainable Packaging

July/Aug 2025

Collaboration Should Be a Sustainability Goal

Food and beverage brands should seek inspiration and innovation beyond their organization. By collaborating with equipment suppliers, supply chain partners, retailers, and even competitor brands, companies can set common sustainability goals, pool resources, and make a far more significant impact than they could individually.

4-min read

May/June 2025

Circular Compostable Solutions Help Create a Sustainable Future

The packaging industry is at a crossroads. As new packaging sustainability laws take hold across North America, the call for circular solutions has become a necessity rather than a choice.

3-min read

March/April 2025

Poly Print Partners With Tucson Officials to Recycle Plastics

Poly Print, Inc. recently collaborated with the Tucson City Council and ByFusion, a California-based company specializing in transforming discarded plastic into sustainable building materials, to recycle and repurpose plastic waste.

3-min read

Jan/Feb 2025

Flexible Packaging for Food Protects the Environment

If food waste were a country, it would rank third in environmental impact behind the United States and China. Preventing food waste is a primary strategy for mitigating the environmental consequences of our food system.

3-min read

Nov/Dec 2024

Beyond the Food Safety Modernization Act

With the latest updates to the Food Safety Modernization Act, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration aims to dramatically improve food safety in the U.S. by shifting the focus to prevent foodborne illnesses by enhancing data-driven transparency and accountability within the food system.

4-min read

Sept/Oct 2024

Sustainability—The ‘Megatrend’—Requires Commitment and Collaboration

Over the years, BOBST has been committed to its industry vision of “Shaping the future of the packaging world,” with sustainability as one of the four pillars. This focus is now reaching a critical juncture for the entire industry.

3-min read

July/August 2024

What Makes Lubricants Sustainable?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines environmentally acceptable lubricants based on three criteria: biodegradability, toxicity to marine and aquatic life, and bioaccumulation. We’ll investigate each of these and look at some practical aspects that using bio-based lubricants can offer for packaging companies.

4-min read

May/June 2024

Eco-Innovation in Flexible Packaging

But what exactly is eco-innovation and how are sustainable materials and practices being integrated into the manufacture of flexible packaging?

3-min read

March/April 2024

How to Make Sense of Sustainable Packaging

From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to the U.K. Plastic Packaging Tax and individual state guidelines, regulations bring challenges when it comes to the ability to quickly adapt.

3-min read

Jan/Feb 2024

New Technology Recycles Flexographic Printing Plates

MacDermid Graphic Solutions developed technology to expedite a renewable and sustainable way to eliminate this waste by focusing on total reuse.

2-min read

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