Ecommerce Industry

Pregis®, a leading manufacturer of protective packaging, introduces Pregis AirSpeed® Hybrid Cushioning (HC) Renew™ PCR, the only high-pressure air cushioning film made with 80 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. This innovative product represents a significant advancement for companies seeking to improve the sustainability of their protective packaging without compromising on performance.

Australia-based augmented reality (AR) platform for product packaging Displai has announced a programme to enable augmented reality packaging.

Consumers can scan products with a smartphone to activate ‘virtual experiences’, as well as access product information and exclusive content.

The programme also reportedly offers access to Displai’s proprietary AR software, training and support, as well as co-marketing opportunities.

The report also defines 10 Golden Rules that e-commerce and delivery platforms can implement to tackle the issue of packaging waste and remove barriers to making sustainability a scalable option for business in India. Specifically, the report addresses how businesses can reduce packaging waste, increase recycling rates, and foster innovation in regenerative materials, thereby contributing to a greener and more sustainable future. 

The 10 Golden Rules defined in the Scaling Sustainable Packaging report are:

Under the new rules, no PVC plastic will be allowed in online retailers' packaging, while wrappers containing more than 90 percent recycled paper in natural colors or plastic packaging with more than 25 percent reusable plastic should be prioritized.

In addition, rules on how much packaging can be used will differ depending on how big an online retailer is.

The air capsule, enabled by P&G China’s innovation and Dow’s materials, aims to deliver an effective and efficient way to protect products while avoiding excessive packaging in e-commerce and facilitating recyclability.

Reliable & Convenient Packaging Design

The air capsule packaging is a significant milestone in advancing sustainability for the e-commerce industry, offering benefits such as:
 

For more than a century now, resealable packaging has been favoured by people for daily household activities. This form of packaging allows people to not only store their goods safely but also carry them, and consume them with a possibility of storing new goods again in perfect condition.

While we talk about almost everything in our routine conversations, packaging is one aspect that we hardly talk about but experience everyday. Therefore, flexible packaging has a huge role to play in our lives which has resulted in an unbelievable revolution in this area.

The facility is located in Dunedin and will be the company's first office in the country.

Together, the companies hope to ensure the reuse of 3 million packaging items that would otherwise have been used once. Items will be collected from customers’ homes as part of Milk & More’s commitment to making sustainable packaging choices easier and more convenient.

Again will clean the collected packaging and sell it back to brands to be refilled and reused. The partnership will extend Milk & More’s zero-waste packaging offering, which currently encompasses 80% of everything it sells.