PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER SINCE 1906
MEETING PACKAGING INDUSTRY NEEDS
FOR OVER A CENTURY.
EmpireEMCO offers both traditional and non-traditional packaging, as well as custom-designed product offerings to help with speed to market while maintaining brand integrity. For plastic and glass containers, tubes, closures and innovative non-traditional offerings, EmpireEMCO is your passionate packaging partner.
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From packaging design to engineering to global sourcing to warehousing, and everything in between, EmpireEMCO is your partner for the most innovative, efficient and profitable packaging solutions.

Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Plastic
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What it is: PCR is plastic that’s been used, collected, recycled, and reprocessed into new packaging—diverting waste from landfills. -
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Consumer appeal: Recyclable and made from recycled content. A visible commitment to circular economy values. Compostable, plant-based alternative to traditional plastic. -
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Supply chain readiness: High. PCR is widely available across many resin types (HDPE, PET, PP), with minimal impact on your supply chain. -
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Market segments: Personal care, household cleaners, food & beverage, pet care.

Bioplastics
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What it is: Plastics made from renewable biomass sources like corn starch or sugarcane. -
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Consumer appeal: Compostable, plant-based alternative to traditional plastic. -
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Supply chain readiness: Scalable, but still developing in some global regions. -
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Market segments: Health & wellness, nutraceuticals, premium food, niche beauty brands.

Lightweighting Materials
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What it is: Materials engineered to use less mass without compromising strength. -
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Consumer appeal: Reduces plastic used, carbon footprint and shipping costs. -
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Supply chain readiness: High. Many existing molds can be optimized or retrofitted for lightweighting without major disruptions. -
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Market segments: Automotive, beverage, cosmetics, and condiments.

Mono Materials
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What it is: Packaging made from a single resin (like 100% PE or PP), which simplifies recycling and avoids contamination. -
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Consumer appeal: Easier to recycle at curbside. Brands can clearly communicate recyclability with minimal confusion. -
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Supply chain readiness: Growing. Major converters and molders are increasingly offering mono-material solutions with the same structural performance. -
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Market segments: Food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, industrial goods.
Let’s Make Your Packaging Work Harder—for the Planet and Your Brand
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EmpireEMCO News
Sourcing Post Consumer Resin: Six Considerations
Ask many of the world's leading brands about their sustainable packaging plans and they will tell you: they aim to make their packaging 100% reusable or recyclable by 2025. More specifically, many plan to source post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials—such as post...
Polypropylene returning to ‘widely recycled’ list
Polypropylene is once again being considered to be "widely recycled" by an on-package recycling information system that had previously downgraded the material. How2Recycle, a Sustainable Packaging Coalition program that oversees a recycling identification system that...
Peak shipping season ahead of the holidays is about to begin for a volatile supply chain
KEY POINTS Port congestion and longer container wait times are resulting in higher ocean shipping spot rates on some trade routes, price increases which ultimately flow through to the consumer. FBX Dry Baltic Index rates for the China/U.S. East Coast route are at...
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