Sustainability and consumer insights inform more functional packaging designs for foodservice and ecommerce due to COVID-19 behavioral changes.

Here’s what you should know about SPRING, a new virtual think tank to help all stakeholders make effective decisions about sustainable packaging.

Edible stock sachets; PepsiCo #Reflex for recycling; home appliance for film recycling prep; Nestlé Mexico's chemical recycling of flexible packaging.

Pepsi's Cracker Jack cans; Mondelēz Upcycled Certified mark; Coca-Cola's label-less bottles; zero-carbon milk carton; France's plastic packaging ban; Nestlé Mexico's chemical recycling of flexible packaging.

Eco-PET 100 cartons are identical to virgin PET and made from domestically sourced plastic.

Tipa provides microperforated compostable bags to Fresh Harvest in Atlanta that also extend product shelf life versus standard plastic bags.

Restaurant chain's move to plastic cups from paper in collaboration with Berry Global and LyondellBasell will divert waste from landfills in step toward circularity.

Waddington Europe’s new MonoAir cushioning technology for rPET punnets is easier to recycle and uses less plastic while protecting soft fruit like strawberries.

Packaging design goodies for trick-or-treat time include Kit-Kat Chucky, Heinz “tomato blood” ketchup, paranormal vodka, and glow-in-the-dark Pringles cans.