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Coors Light is making a big change for the environment.

On Tuesday, the beer brand announced it would be eliminating plastic rings from its packaging globally, transitioning to fully recyclable and sustainably sourced cardboard-wrap carriers later this year.

It's not the first time Coors has been on the cutting edge of change. In 1959, the adult beverage giant notably debuted the two-piece recyclable aluminum can, revolutionizing the beverage industry in the process.

Oh Polly faced stiff competition and so were keen to make sure their customer experience was flawless.

As a pure-play online retailer, Oh Polly’s packaging is a crucial part of their e-commerce strategy.

Oh Polly were coming up against several issues with their packaging.

The first was that they had noticed that the print quality varied greatly – meaning that the boxes arrived showing different shades of their core brand pantone colour.

They were keen to ensure that the packaging was uniform, as it showcases brand continuity.

Inspired in name by the revered Inca goddess Pachamama, Packamama offers packaging protecting Mother Earth. It encompasses the packaging supply and bottling elements to third parties previously handled by Garçon Wines, including their climate-friendly eco-flat wine bottles which are flat to save space and made from 100% recycled PET to save weight and energy. Superior shape and best-in-class material choices help slash greenhouse gas emissions to address the wine industry’s carbon footprint hotspot of round, glass bottles.

McGarlet, a leading Italian company in the import and distribution of exotic fruit were looking for a sustainable tray for their new BioPack line. Their aim was to create a packaging solution that definitively eliminated unrecyclable plastic.   

The product, called Apeel, is a plant-based protection used on fruits and vegetables to slow down their rate of spoilage, keeping fruits and vegetables fresher for longer. Apeel gives produce more time which helps fight food waste between the supplier and store and more importantly in the home.

As a nation, we throw away 6.6 million tonnes of household food waste a year and 400,000 tonnes of that is fruit. Every day, we throw away 720,000 whole oranges.

Amcor a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, today launched a new platform of paper-based packaging products: AmFiber^TM. AmFiber innovations aim to redefine the capabilities of traditional paper packaging, providing a wider range of features and functional benefits to meet the changing needs of consumers.

GreenPod Labs, an agri-biotech startup, has raised ₹ 4.05 crore (€ 500K) pre-seed round in a funding round led by Indian Angel Network (IAN) with Rockstart as a co investor. The Chennai-based startup aims to utilise the freshly infused investment to strengthen its R&D foundation and commercially scale product portfolio. The funding will also be directed towards expanding the R&D and operations team.

Older adults are open to using smart packaging to improve their medication-taking experience, a new study finds.

Smart packages are used to electronically monitor when patients take their medication. When the prescription is not followed as advised by their physician the smart system can notify patients and their caregivers.

The new security label wraps around the vial up to the level of the cap. To open the vial, a label-integrated tear strip has to be peeled off that cannot be resealed unnoticed. In addition, a warning message clearly indicating that the vial has been opened emerges. This first-opening indication can optionally be augmented by a void effect were previously invisible lettering or symbols separate from an indicator field.

The Hasbro Pulse team hosted a lengthy livestream to reveal product previews and other announcements for G.I. Joe’s 40th anniversary.

Around the hour and a half mark, Emily from the product marketing team introduced the e-commerce packaging for an upcoming Cobra Viper Officer and Vipers set. This packaging, she notes, is also a preview of what plastic-free packaging will look like for the G.I. Joe line. The team emphasized that this Cobra Viper Officer box isn’t exactly what the plastic-free packaging will look like, but that it is a “good indicator.”