Argos Packaging challenges plastic waste with innovative eco-solutions. The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation prompts Dutch company Argos Packaging & Protection to launch sustainable alternatives for fresh produce packaging. Their NoW Flowpack paper and new seaweed-based films aim to extend shelf life while meeting 2026 environmental mandates.

Adapting the brand for a new microwaveable pouch format, the SoreThumbStudio team refreshed Laila’s visual assets with stronger messaging, clearer flavour navigation, and premium foodie cues across a 10-SKU range.

Leading with the brand’s signature teal, the designers introduced distinctive flavour colours for each SKU.

The packaging also features a handcrafted bowl on coloured napery and bronze metallic detailing was added to the newly introduced brand-identity keyline and established date.

"We are bringing SoniXs to the entry-level segment," announces Christian Zwieb, Sales Engineering Manager at Mosca. As its name suggests, the SoniXs XT is equipped with the high-performance unit that is also used in Mosca 's fully automatic machines. This system can process both PP and PET with maximum availability. Despite the high-quality technological features, the machine remains attractively priced.

Extended options and flexibility
 

n response to rapidly evolving distribution models, rising regulatory demands, and the growing complexity of product portfolios in the beauty and makeup sector, Sleever and Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) have announced the launch of INVENTRA®, an intelligent packaging solution that integrates RFID technology directly into shrink sleeve labels.

East Dorset, VT — Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), a leading innovator in Direct-to-Object (DTO) industrial printing, today announced the sale of its 100th single-pass DTO inkjet production system, marking a major step in the manufacturing industry’s shift from analogue decoration to high-speed digital production.

Amazon works with IIT Roorkee to convert agricultural waste into biodegradable paper mailers, addressing stubble burning problems while creating sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging.

India generates 500 million tonnes of agricultural waste every year—but a collaboration between Amazon and IIT Roorkee is turning it into more sustainable packaging.

Is Paperisation Always the Most Sustainable Option?

As sustainability regulations tighten and consumer awareness grows, paperisation the shift from plastic to paper-based packaging has become one of the most talked-about strategies in the packaging industry.

But is replacing plastic with paper always the most sustainable packaging solution? Or do other packaging alternatives such as recyclable plastics, glass, aluminium, and compostable materials sometimes deliver better environmental outcomes?

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