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Post-Consumer Resin Legislation
From fresh steak to new phones, the goods we buy are usually wrapped in one thing: plastic. And plastic dominates how we pack and store products for good reason – it is lightweight, cost-efficient, and durable. Plastic helps us transport and receive goods in perfect...
Plastic recycling a “failed concept,” study says, with only 5% recycled in U.S. last year as production rises
Washington — Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction." Titled "Circular Claims Fall Flat Again," the study...
When it comes to sustainable packaging, there’s no “one size fits all” option
Think about the last time you went to the grocery store. Maybe you bought a gallon of milk, a carton of strawberries, a box of granola bars, a jar of peanut butter. Each of these food or beverage products likely came in plastic or glass packaging. Humans have become...
Everybody Talks About Made in America. But It Isn’t That Simple.
Why reshoring—bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.—is so hard The supply-chain disruptions over the past few years have put a lot more focus on the idea of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Investors, customers, regulators and the general public have all...
Innovations yield new resins, processes
Several companies have released new products that are pushing plastics recycling forward, including PCR-specific additives and 83% recycled content films. Here’s a roundup of innovation news. Additives for PCR Avient Corporation recently introduced a PCR Color...
Sustainability in packaging: Five key levers for significant impact
Our survey reveals a strong commitment to sustainability in packaging, but few organizations are on track to meet these goals. We suggest five levers to get companies back on track. Sustainability remains the number-one topic across the packaging value chain, with...
‘Every ship is full’: Ocean issues expected to continue through 2023
Dive Brief: Shippers should expect no relief for the rest of 2022 as many structural issues in ocean transportation have yet to be solved, experts at the TPM22 and TPMTech Conference, produced by The Journal of Commerce in Long Beach, California. “We don’t see the...
Sourcing a New Supplier: 5 Essential Criteria
Many product sourcing and procurement teams have been sourcing new suppliers in response to product shortages, longer lead times and other supply chain uncertainties caused by the pandemic, war and inflation. Sourcing suppliers...
If Factories Don’t Return to US Now, They Never Will
The Chips and Science Act that President Biden signed earlier this month is just the latest indication that the planets are aligning for a return of manufacturing to the US. Proponents have pushed for so-called reshoring for years, but it has never quite panned out....
China shipments are way down, but US Ports are still struggling
Canceled sailings, stuck vessels, warehouse prices show U.S. ports are still struggling KEY POINTS An increase in container vessels anchored off of Savannah and Houston is one sign of a global shipping industry that has moved more cargo away from the U.S. West Coast....
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