Recycling

'A step in the right direction...' Chobani unveils paper-based yogurt cups

26-Aug-2021 By Elaine Watson

In a first for a national dairy brand in the US, Chobani has unveiled a yogurt cup made with 80% paperboard that will hit the market later this year in its single-serve oat blend products, with a view to rolling out across a wider set of products over...

Consumer Brands Association marks first anniversary with growth, renewed industry trust, on point agenda

02-Mar-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford

A sharp increase in the Consumer Brands Association’s membership in 2020 underscores how the trade group’s “pro-consumer, pro-growth agenda” is helping it regain the trust and support of the CPG industry, including some companies that left the organization...

California makes recycled content in plastic bottles mandatory with ‘world’s strongest recycled content standards’

28-Sep-2020 By Rachel Arthur

California is the first US state to require beverage containers to use a set amount of recycled plastic: starting with 15% recycled content in 2022 and increasing to 50% in 2030.

JBS to expand its recycling operations with two more facilities

10-Mar-2020 By Jenny Eagle

JBS Ambiental, part of JBS food company which owns Friboi, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Pride, Primo, Seara, Swift, and Gold’n Plump, is celebrating after expanding its waste management business, recycling 17,000 tons of material in 2019, reflecting a 15% year-on-year...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Consumer Brands Association uncovers what keeps CPG leaders up at night

21-Feb-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

The consumer packaged goods industry may be composed of diverse companies offering disparate products ranging from toothpaste to pet food to canned soup, but a recent survey conducted by the Consumer Brands Association reveals 86% of CPG leaders place...

Plastic food and drink packaging: Use it or lose it?

06-Jan-2020 By Niamh Michail

As Mexico becomes the latest country in Latin America to set national plastic-reduction goals, increasing numbers of Latinos are looking for plastic-free packaging options, according to market analysts. But how feasible is going plastic-free?

GMA to become Consumer Brands Association in new year as part of larger ‘transformation’

30-Sep-2019 By Elizabeth Crawford

Starting in January, the Grocery Manufacturers Association will become the Consumer Brands Association and in doing so will continue its dramatic transformation that began when Geoff Freeman took the helm as president and CEO in August 2018 after several...

Nestlé Pure Life debuts 100% rPET bottle in North America

20-Feb-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Nestlé Pure Life Purified Water has debuted a bottle made from 100% food grade recycled plastic (rPET) in the North American market.

Waste crackdown: McDonald’s commits to renewable, recyclable packaging by 2025

16-Jan-2018 By Oscar Rousseau

All packaging used by fast food giant McDonald’s will come from renewable, recycled or certified sources by 2025.

Nestlé Waters North America joins How2Recycle

24-Apr-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Nestlé Waters North America, Campbell Soup Company and Unilever have joined How2Recycle as PepsiCo plans to roll-out more products with the label.

Cartons help brands sell sustainability with new unqualified ‘please, recycle’ claim

14-Feb-2017 By Elizabeth Crawford

A new ability to don an unqualified “please, recycle” claim on cartons elevates the packaging’s already strong sustainability story and gives brands that use the containers another tool with which to woo environmentally-conscious consumers.

Packaging trends evolve to preserve flavor & the planet, Tetra Pak predicts

14-Feb-2017 By Elizabeth Crawford

Manufacturers and brands will need to be more flexible in their approach to packaging in 2017 to better reflect the previously unexpected blending of ingredients, flavors and usage occasions that are emerging to ensure the products deliver the best experience,...