Rick Lingle

Chicago

Contributor at Freelance

Longtime #packaging editor now retired and doing a little freelancing. Views are my own.

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Articles

Big rPET Bags, Gulp Pouches, and Recycling Plans

3 weeks ago | plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle

Before his current freelance business, Rick Lingle was Senior Technical Editor for PlasticsToday where he worked for seven years. Prior to that he also worked for Packaging Digest for about 20 years, including an earlier stint of nine years in the 1990s. Lingle retired at the end of 2024, but continues to freelance on a limited basis.
Food Packaging That’s Flexible, Active, and Extends Freshness

1 month ago | packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle

FreshrPack coating technology cuts food waste for fresh protein using naturally derived ingredients and is available in roll, bag, and sheet form. Freshr Sustainable TechnologiesAt a GlanceActive coating for fresh protein food packaging extends shelf life, reduces food waste. FreshrPack is a simple, plug-and-play alternative to MAP systems. Seafood is first test case to prove the power of active coating. Fresh protein is an essential part of diets globally — and incredibly perishable.
Carbios Signs Bio-rPET Deals with Top Cosmetics Brands

1 month ago | plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle

Carbios, an advanced recycling company specializing in enzymatic technology, has signed two multi-year commercial contracts for bio-recycled PET (rPET) from its upcoming Longlaville, France, plant, marking a key step in executing its strategic plan.
New Packaging Certification Badges Call Out Plastic

1 month ago | plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle

Before his current freelance business, Rick Lingle was Senior Technical Editor for PlasticsToday where he worked for seven years. Prior to that he also worked for Packaging Digest for about 20 years, including an earlier stint of nine years in the 1990s. Lingle retired at the end of 2024, but continues to freelance on a limited basis.
How to Design a Truly Sustainable PET Bottle

1 month ago | packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle

Designing a capped and labeled PET bottle is a complex project when maximum sustainability is the goal.Rick Lingle via CanvaImagine you are a packaging veteran consulting for a beverage brand that wants to redesign its flagship 500-mL/16.9-ounce PET bottle for maximum sustainability. What strategies should your client embrace and what tactics should they avoid to improve the bottle's recyclability and their own carbon footprint? What advice would you provide and what insights would you share?
How to Design a Truly Sustainable PET Bottle

1 month ago | plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle

Imagine you are a packaging veteran consulting for a beverage brand that wants to redesign its flagship 500-mL/16.9-ounce PET bottle for maximum sustainability. What strategies should your client embrace and what tactics should they avoid to improve the bottle's recyclability and their own carbon footprint? What advice would you provide and what insights would you share?
Futamura Makes Condiment Packaging Compostable

1 month ago | plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle

In recent years, small sachet formats have come under scrutiny for the environmental challenges they pose. Commonly used to dispense condiments, sauces, personal care creams, and other liquid products, these single-use plastic envelopes offer convenience to consumers — yet present significant end-of-life issues, rendering them unrecyclable. That’s beginning to change.
Bioplastic Innovator Loliware Lands Distribution Deal with Entec

1 month ago | plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle

Before his current freelance business, Rick Lingle was Senior Technical Editor for PlasticsToday where he worked for seven years. Prior to that he also worked for Packaging Digest for about 20 years, including an earlier stint of nine years in the 1990s. Lingle retired at the end of 2024, but continues to freelance on a limited basis.
Recyclable Deodorant Packaging Debuts

1 month ago | packagingdigest.com | Rick Lingle

Every Man Jack’s new packaging design is also made using 50% post-consumer recycled resin that reduces plastic waste by a half-million pounds yearly. Every Man Jack’s new all-polypropylene deodorant stick packaging is a switch from a hard-to-recycle mixed plastic design. Every Man JackA more sustainable approach to plastic packaging might be closer than you think — perhaps just an arm’s reach away.
Recyclable Deodorant Packaging Debuts

1 month ago | plasticstoday.com | Rick Lingle

A more sustainable approach to plastic packaging might be closer than you think — perhaps just an arm’s reach away. Grooming brand Every Man Jack, for instance, has introduced a 100% recyclable deodorant stick made entirely from mono-material polypropylene. The change, announced on Earth Day, is in line with the brand’s mission. “At Every Man Jack, we don’t just talk about sustainability — we live and breathe it in every aspect of our business,” says company CEO Gerry Chesser.