September 2025

Packaging World September 2025

PRS 2025 Captures Pivotal Moment in Circularity

Packaging World’s 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit marked a turning point in circularity, as brands, policymakers, suppliers, MRFs, and industry organizations move from intention to implementation across systems, formats, and policies.

September 7, 2025

At the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit, produced by Packaging World magazine and held in Dallas in June, the focus was on how to make recycling work through innovation and collaboration.

Tums Switches to Bio-based Bottle

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Haleon and partner Pretium shared how a switch to bio-based resin is helping Tums cut carbon while keeping its iconic bottle—and consumer experience—consistent.

September 5, 2025

Lisa Huett, director of sustainability for Pretium Packaging, and Nate McCrary, director of business development for LyondellBasell

Soules Foods Serves as Proving Ground for Breakthrough Robotics

When the packaging team at Soules Foods saw its new case packing system in action for the first time, the reaction was unanimous: this was not just another automation upgrade. According to the company, it was something different—more compact and more intelligent than anything they’d seen before.

September 4, 2025

Soules Foods’ line features Delkor’s compact EVO at the center of an integrated, end-to-end system.

Danone’s Holistic Approach to Packaging Innovation

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Danone’s Kory Nook shared how the company is cutting carbon, improving recyclability, and designing packaging that makes it easier for consumers to recycle the right way.

September 4, 2025

Kory Nook, VP of packaging research and innovation for Danone

FFRA Tackles the Flexible Film Recycling Challenge

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Kurt Kurzawa of the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance shared how the group is teaming up with other industry organizations to boost flexible film recycling through better data, smarter labeling, and a whole lot of collaboration.

September 3, 2025

Kurt Kurzawa, senior director, sustainability and packaging at the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance

AI Unlocks New Value in the Waste Stream

At the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit, speakers showed how AI is helping both MRFs and brands get smarter about packaging material recovery, turning data into better design, stronger claims, and less waste.

September 1, 2025

Kristin Taylor, director, catalytic capital, for Closed Loop Partners, and Gaspard Duthilleul, COO of Greyparrot

MRFs, Markets, and the Business of Bales

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, a panel of MRF leaders broke down what really happens after the bin, why markets matter, and how brands can design packaging that actually makes it through the system.

August 29, 2025

(From l. to r.) Jim Marcinko of WM, Justin Davis of AMP, Joaquin Mariel of Balcones, and Jeff Snyder of Rumpke discussed the business of MRFs at the Packaging Recycling Summit.

Behavioral Science Meets the Blue Bin

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, behavioral science expert Shira Abel explained why better recycling starts with understanding human nature and designing systems that work with it, not against it.

August 27, 2025

Abel draws a clear line between saying “I recycle” and saying, “I’m a recycler.” One is an action. The other is part of how someone sees themselves. That identity shift is what makes behavior stick.

Material Innovations Seek to Close the Loop

At the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit, speakers share how they’re tackling the tricky balance between performance and recyclability in new packaging materials, including barrier coatings for paper, molded fiber bottles, and PCR stretch film.

August 22, 2025

Marissa Lundberg, VP of national accounts for Group O

Closing the Loop: Molecular Recycling's Role in Sustainable Packaging

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, the Consumer Brands Association made the case for molecular recycling as a necessary partner to mechanical systems—especially for hard-to-recycle plastics that stand in the way of a truly circular economy.

August 20, 2025

John Hewitt, SVP, packaging and sustainability and state affairs for the Consumer Brands Assn. (CBA)

When is the Right Time to Hire In-house Packaging Expertise?

Factor in whether packaging is critical to a company's business strategy, if new product forms require innovative packaging, and if recurring technical problems are an issue.

August 13, 2025

Dutch Juice Producer to use Bio-Based Polymer for Bottles

Hoogesteger signs a conditional offtake agreement with Avantium to use plant-based PEF plastic in the bottles for its fresh, cold-pressed juice.

August 11, 2025

Hoogesteger will use Avantium’s Releaf bio-based and recyclable PEF for bottles of its fresh, cold-pressed juice.

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