Rachel Wagoner, former director of CalRecycle, will become CAA’s executive director for the state, where she will help oversee the rollout of an EPR for packaging law.| Packaging Dive
At an event this week, CEO Mike Doss described how Graphic Packaging International’s play to be the king of cups is paying off amid customers’ economic challenges.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
Risks around sustainability messaging are real, with greenwashing-related legal settlements regularly reaching “the millions to tens of millions of dollars,” said a Ropes & Gray attorney during a recent webinar.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
At least seven companies announced temporary and permanent layoffs that are slated to affect employees in multiple states, most prominently in Georgia and California.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
“The intention of this is to enable companies do great things instead of chasing data,” said Matthew Wright of Specright, a member of the Sustainable Packaging Data Council along with Costco, Sonoco and others.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
Bound by new regulations, companies can still benefit from detailing refined targets, some sources say. “EPR sets the floor, but voluntary commitments are what are going to set the pace,” said the U.S. Plastics Pact CEO.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
The Foodservice Packaging Institute updated its toolkit to help create recycling education campaigns. Stakeholders underscore the need for collaboration and taking a “careful step-by-step approach” when adding new items.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
The divestiture “marks an important step forward for Greif,” CEO Ole Rosgaard said Tuesday, noting the deal’s contribution to debt reduction. The company adjusted its full-year guidance upon announcing the deal closed.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
The company surpassed the annual virgin plastic reduction goal it set in May, while inching toward a reworked long-term recycled content target.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
Executives on the fiscal Q3 earnings call Thursday also shared updated timing on two major divestiture closings, with one coming slightly ahead of projections and the other slightly later.| Packaging Dive - Latest News
The role was vacated earlier this year by former CalRecycle director Rachel Wagoner. The new appointment comes as SB 54 rules are still being hashed out and CAA wants producers to report supply data by Nov. 15.| Packaging Dive
Brands are requesting customized boxes to touch consumers’ emotions and build loyalty. Filler material, in-box printing and sustainability contribute to memorable unboxing moments, too.| Packaging Dive
Numerous industry and advocacy groups shared recommendations on how to update environmental marketing and recyclability guidelines, which they say are woefully out of date since the last edit in 2012.| Packaging Dive
At Pack Expo International, key voices involved in EPR scale-up, representing Ameripen, Circular Action Alliance and major brands, sought to educate big crowds about what brands need to know and how suppliers can help.| Packaging Dive
The Federal Trade Commission will convene a workshop in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as part of its ongoing review of the Guides for Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.| Packaging Dive
Felton will continue to advocate on behalf of packaging stakeholders, having worked through what he called “seismic shifts to the industry in terms of new laws and regulations” since 2020.| Packaging Dive
To report, or not to report: That is an EPR question. Companies learned from their experiences with Oregon’s law, and speakers at the Packaging Recycling Summit shared strategies for easing data reporting and other EPR challenges.| Packaging Dive
The transaction includes mills, sheet and corrugated assets in multiple states. The deal comes as Greif says it’s prioritizing polymer-based products and was unwilling to invest to become more competitive in containerboard.| Packaging Dive
Executives made good on their promise to provide details about the $100 million cost-reduction plan announced on last week’s earnings call. Plus, they further explained the decision to invest more in the plastics sector.| Packaging Dive
Executives on Thursday’s earnings call also detailed the financial impacts of two recently announced closures, as well as the expected effects of tariffs.| Packaging Dive
Closing the mill, which manufactures CRB and URB, will affect an estimated 72 employees. The move is part of a multiyear cost reduction plan.| Packaging Dive
General Mills, Mars, PepsiCo and other brands are investing in film and flexible packaging recycling in the state as California implements stricter recycling regulations for the materials under SB 54.| Packaging Dive
The largest U.S. retailer discussed challenges to increasing PCR adoption. More than two-thirds of its global private-brand packaging was recyclable, reusable or industrially compostable in 2023, according to a company update.| Packaging Dive
The new goals look very similar to those in the original road map, with a couple additions and a deadline extended from 2025 to 2030. Participants made progress on the 2025 goals but were unlikely to all meet the original targets.| Packaging Dive
USPP’s newly released annual report points to reuse and compostability as future opportunities. CEO Jonathan Quinn describes an organizational “evolution” that resulted in changes to this year’s report.| Packaging Dive
Almost half of Mars’ packaging portfolio is being redesigned or eliminated to align with current or future recycling infrastructure. But infrastructure advancement is taking longer than expected, per its latest sustainability report.| Packaging Dive
The new regulation on packaging and packaging waste, poised to reshape recyclability, reuse and more, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on Wednesday.| Packaging Dive
CalRecycle published a study measuring the amount of covered materials, including single-use packaging and food service ware, in California landfills. Maine, Hawai’i and Rhode Island all recently adopted EPR-related laws.| Packaging Dive
The Composting Consortium, which is managed by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, calls this study the largest known North American field test of certified compostable packaging.| Packaging Dive
A policy brief released by the Composting Consortium that highlights the importance of including compostable packaging in EPR needs assessments recommends three calls to action.| Packaging Dive
The second quarter of 2025 brought the most stable year-over-year volume results for protective packaging since 2021, said CEO Dustin Semach on Tuesday’s earnings call.| Packaging Dive
The bloc has now paused countermeasure implementation three times. The measures currently put on hold include additional duties for aluminum and steel products.| Packaging Dive
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors filed a complaint last week. The trade group is “reviewing all of the various proposals to implement EPR programs wherever they are being discussed,” a spokesperson said.| Packaging Dive
Employees in California, New York and Oregon are affected by the closures at paper and glass facilities, according to state WARN filings.| Packaging Dive
The company still aims to divest its global cellulose fiber business by year’s end, but “the markets have been tough,” said CEO Andy Silvernail on Thursday’s earnings call.| Packaging Dive
Closing the steel drum and polymer container manufacturing facility aligns with the company’s plan to cut $100 million in costs by fiscal year 2027.| Packaging Dive
President Donald Trump signed an executive order codifying rates for over 60 trading partners while extending a USMCA tariff pause and levying a 35% tariff on non-compliant imports from Canada.| Packaging Dive
The addition is expected to boost acceptance in recycling streams and at mills. It comes as Graphic Packaging International preps a new recycled paperboard mill to accept 15 million cups per day as feedstock.| Packaging Dive
Despite an eye toward reuse, Starbucks noted in a sustainability report just 1.2% of all beverages sold this past year were in reusable vessels. It’s currently testing personal cup acceptance for drive-thru and mobile orders.| Packaging Dive
The coffee chain named targets covering recycled content and other metrics for customer-facing packaging in its recent ESG report. But it lost ground on emissions reduction and waste diversion.| Packaging Dive
The revamped Sealed Air company noted a “longer than anticipated” timeline for market demand and material supply, as it pursues a 2025 goal for recyclable or reusable packaging that incorporates recycled or renewable content.| Packaging Dive
A report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation showed limited progress on switching away from single-use plastics, while Oceana's analysis suggested big potential for Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and others to expand refill systems.| Packaging Dive
Many companies are switching to fiber to boost sustainability. But factors like coatings and consumer recycling participation still pose challenges, according to speakers at the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference.| Packaging Dive
Gartner research anticipates that companies will abandon plastic recycling targets, instead opting for climate action such as greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. Plastic recycling advocates disagree.| Packaging Dive
The Biden administration’s new approach, confirmed by Packaging Dive, is a major development ahead of the final negotiating session this fall. That could include discussions about criteria for lists to limit some chemicals and products.| Packaging Dive
WestRock shared the update on the pending transaction in its fiscal Q1 financial release. During the quarter, paperboard market demand decreased, but external containerboard shipments grew, the company said.| Packaging Dive
The companies are now working to quantify “synergies” they expect from the combination. Each recently reported headwinds coming out of 2023.| Packaging Dive
IP’s more than $7 billion proposal comes as next week’s deadline approaches for Mondi to make a formal offer for DS Smith.| Packaging Dive
The bidding war for DS Smith heats up as Mondi’s offer deadline is now set for the same day as International Paper’s. IP provided additional specifics about its proposal, including plans to create a second headquarters.| Packaging Dive
In a U.S. first, producers of packaging, paper and food service ware have until the end of the month to report 2024 supply data through Circular Action Alliance’s portal. Oregon plans to start the program in July.| Packaging Dive
At least 1,200 producers have submitted reports in the state, out of more than 2,300 registered with the PRO. Circular Action Alliance hopes to collect more supply data during a grace period following a March 31 reporting deadline.| Packaging Dive
Months into the job, Jeff Fielkow discussed the fast-growing producer responsibility organization’s focus areas, as well as the importance of needs assessments and harmonization.| Packaging Dive
“There were sleepless nights” ahead of Oregon's producer reporting deadline, and another “big surge” is expected in the home stretch to Colorado’s deadline, said Circular Action Alliance’s Jeff Fielkow at the Packaging Recycling Summit.| Packaging Dive
The agency will host a public meeting Tuesday to take feedback. Circular Action Alliance, the packaging EPR program’s PRO, plans to hire a new state lead as former CalRecycle director Rachel Wagoner steps aside.| Packaging Dive
After extensive public input, multiple revisions and missing a deadline to finalize SB 54 rules, one lawmaker called progress “significantly delayed.” Some environmental advocates say they would again weigh a ballot initiative.| Packaging Dive
Maryland becomes the sixth state with an extended producer responsibility for packaging law. It ramps up reimbursement between 2028 and 2030.| Packaging Dive
Lawmakers and regulators from California, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Tennessee shared insights on scaling up at a Product Stewardship Institute event last week.| Packaging Dive
After reviewing new comments on SB 54, “while I can see we did some things well, there's some components of our regulations that are still going to need work” prior to formal rulemaking, said CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller.| Packaging Dive
Packaging industry leaders think discussion at the congressional level could be possible this year on how to create greater unity for recyclability, compostability and other labeling standards.| Packaging Dive
Multiple major members exited the group, which is gearing up to pursue refreshed 2030 targets. Meanwhile, some other companies have doubled down on participation for the next five years.| Packaging Dive
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders on tariffs against multiple countries are drawing pricing and supply chain concerns from the Plastics Industry Association, American Forest & Paper Association and others.| Packaging Dive
Parties expressed disappointment and determination as they anticipate another international meeting in 2025. Negotiators considered potential tenets like capping plastic production and phasing out certain chemicals and products.| Packaging Dive
CEOs addressed potential impacts, following President Donald Trump’s proposals for Canada, Mexico and China.| Packaging Dive
Both packaging and “consumer prices will go up” as manufacturers pass down increased costs, said Can Manufacturers Institute President Robert Budway.| Packaging Dive
The possibility of a mega-merger comes five months after a similar deal between sector competitors Smurfit Kappa and WestRock.| Packaging Dive
Brands and packaging makers have more knowledge and resources today than when they coalesced around common sustainability targets. Emerging regulations will also reshape goal-setting, industry observers say.| Packaging Dive
The deal bests a preliminary purchase proposal from rival Mondi. It comes one week before a deadline to submit formal offers for acquiring the London-based paper packaging company.| Packaging Dive