When you toss a plastic bottle into your recycling bin, there’s no guarantee it actually gets recycled. In fact, odds are, it doesn’t. According to the World Economic Forum, just 14% of plastic ...

The shift towards reusable packaging is no longer a niche trend but a significant transformation in the packaging industry.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report released today highlights the urgent need for reusable beverage packaging as a solution to the global plastic crisis. The report, ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Coca-Cola Company recently reported that the percentage of total beverage volume that it sold in reusable packaging in 2023 was just 14%, unchanged ...

Reusable industrial packaging systems are becoming an essential component in modern supply chains. As industries seek to reduce waste, lower costs, and improve sustainability, the shift from ...

As automation implementation proliferates beverage warehouses, operations are turning to reusable packaging systems to ...

Meal kits are notorious for their packaging problem: A typical delivery might come with insulation, gel-filled icepacks, and tiny containers or bags holding individual ingredients–like a few leaves of ...

Reusable packaging — from stainless steel ice cream containers to glass jars of soap — is about to become more common at groceries and restaurants worldwide. Loop, a two-year-old company that collects ...

While about 80 percent of consumers say they think it is important to reduce the reliance on single-use packaging, almost the same number of people said in a recent survey that they don't go out of ...

Every day, millions of shipments are delivered to every corner of the globe. And when they arrive, the cardboard, plastic, Styrofoam and pallets protecting the goods are thrown away, recycled or ...

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