For as much as the design industry exaggerates the narrative and drama around unboxing a product, Kind is one of the few brands in which the packaging really does serve the customer experience. Its ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington, recently announced six new packaging components eligible for its Preferred Design Recognition (PDR) program, formerly known as Meets Preferred ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recently launched the new and improved APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability Digital Tool to commemorate its 30 th ...

The rapid adoption of plastics in innumerable applications over the years stems from their overall benefits versus other materials; in particular, their reliability, ease of manufacturing, lighter ...

The packaging industry enters 2026 under regulatory and sustainability pressures after a year of smart and bio-based ...

In this week's Material Insights, Editor Don Loepp features a clip from the Plastics News Plastics Caps + Closures event from Ruben Nance of the Association of Plastic Recyclers. Nance outlined how ...

Aimplas, the Plastics Technology Centre, a Spain-based technological center that provides solutions to the plastics industry, has announced the launch of the Upcycle project, which brings together 19 ...

Hard plastic packaging — clam shells and blister packs — have risen in popularity because they provide a high level of product protection. Over time, both producers and consumers have also found ...

Mac Chen and Ed Gadasu had the same considerations when it came to their senior design project: they wanted something to round out their studies of the materials field and something that felt ...

For Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), innovation doesn't stop at 10,000. PTI started a new numbering system in 1991 to keep track of its design iterations. Since that time, it has designed 10,000 ...

Logitech International announced April 2 that it has made significant progress in eliminating plastic clamshell packaging from its hallmark computer mice categories, with the transition to paper ...

A recent review in Processes presents various aspects of edible food packaging, focusing on single-use, fast-dissolving edible pouches. Plastic food packaging, typically non-biodegradable, is a ...