Innovative and recyclable packaging

Tap Tubes LLC, an Alaska-based company, is redefining cannabis packaging by launching an innovative solution focused on environmental responsibility and operational efficiency. The company’s product line, which includes the biodegradable Tap Tubes and a custom-engineered automatic labeling machine, aims to disrupt wasteful practices and support a circular economy in the cannabis industry.

The Coca-Cola Company’s official bottler in Sicily, Sibeg Srl has installed a new 18,000-bph complete-aseptic PET line at its Catania site, selecting Sidel as the single-source supplier for the packaging line. The investment is designed to pull “sensitive” beverages back from co-packers, expand the plant’s product mix, and support sustainability targets that include zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030 and full carbon neutrality by 2032.

• Eurostat has reported that 12.2% of materials used in the EU in 2024 came from recycled sources.
• The Netherlands recorded the highest circularity rate at 32.7%, while Romania, Finland and Ireland posted the lowest levels.
• Circularity increased in 21 EU countries since 2015, with Malta seeing the largest rise and Poland and Finland experiencing the sharpest declines.

The Netherlands had the highest circularity rate last year, and Romania the lowest, according to the data. 

New Zealand wine brand Villa Maria has unveiled a new bottle and label design as part of its commitment to being more sustainable.

The new branding will launch across the firm’s Private Bin and Cellar Selection ranges just in time for the festive trading period. In 2026, the refreshed look will be expanded to Villa Maria’s Reserve range.

It was developed in partnership with Design Bridge and was tested with consumer research across key markets.

For more than a century, JELL-O® molds have been a colorful staple on America’s holiday tables. This Thanksgiving, the iconic brand is shaking things up—quite literally—with a playful new twist on the most polarizing side dishes of the season.

Introducing the limited-edition JELL-O® “No Thanks” Thanksgiving Molds, transforming Brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce, and pecan pie into vibrant, jiggly creations that are impossible to ignore—and much harder to refuse.

The Holy Carp! packaging is made of bagasse pulp, a fibrous by-product of sugar production, and was designed to be used by the same restaurants that may have once offered the plastic packets with their takeaway sushi.

Just like with the plastic packaging, Holy Carp! can be used as a dropper, allowing diners to squeeze the fish's "belly" to squirt small amounts of soy sauce on their food.

The challenge: functionality, sustainability and all-important “wow” factor 
In a conversation with Miłosz Pytel – Production Manager at Polana Bikes, three key issues emerged that drove the search for a new packaging concept:  

“When we deal with a premium brand, the unboxing experience is extremely important. The first impression when the bike comes out of the box should cause a ‘wow’ effect,” explains Miłosz Pytel.

Working with design agency Pearlfisher, and produced exclusively at Ardagh Glass Packaging’s facility in Limmared, Sweden, the bottle brings Haring’s style to life through intricately debossed dancing figures, and a screen-printed vibrant yellow panel that, when viewed through the clear glass, creates an illusion via reflection that the entire bottle is yellow.