Packaging Dive

Packaging Dive offers detailed reporting and analysis on the key news and trends influencing the packaging industry. Their newsletter and website discuss various subjects, including recycling, technology, design, and manufacturing. As a prominent publication run by Industry Dive, Packaging Dive engages and informs 14 million decision-makers across various competitive sectors through the expertise of its business journalists.

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Déjà vu? New York EPR bill unpopular with packaging groups awaits fate in Assembly

3 days ago | packagingdive.com | Maria Rachal

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. With days remainingin New York’s legislative session, an extended producer responsibility bill that is unpopular with packaging-related trade groups has again moved forward. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, a bill sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Pete Harckham, passed the Senate last week. It was delivered to the Assembly and referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
Hawai’i governor signs packaging EPR study bill

5 days ago | packagingdive.com | Maria Rachal

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Hawai'i Gov. Josh Green last week signed HB750, which requires the state’s Department of Health to conduct a needs assessment related to recycling, due to the legislature by the end of 2027.
Georgia-Pacific, Greif, Silgan detailed layoff plans in May

1 week ago | packagingdive.com | Maria Rachal

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Material manufacturers, packaging converters and distributors collectively announced hundreds of planned layoffs during May. Aardvark Straws is closing a plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and relocating production to Wisconsin, the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly reported. Aardvark was acquired by Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based Hoffmaster Group, a food service ware provider, in 2018.
5 questions about tariffs’ impact on the packaging industry

1 week ago | packagingdive.com | Shefali Kapadia

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Hammont Premier Packaging didn’t wait until the Trump administration’s tariff announcements this year to rethink its supply chain. The small New Jersey-based company, which sells clear boxes, bags and more, started diversifying sourcing and onboarding additional suppliers in North America and Europe more than 18 months ago.
Will 2025 EPR laws pave the way for more packaging policy?

1 week ago | packagingdive.com | Maria Rachal

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. With a sixth and seventh state recently adopting extended producer responsibility for packaging laws, momentum for packaging policy has been building in 2025. Maryland’s bill was signed into law on May 13. Washington followed suit on May 17. Both have producers eventually reimbursing 90% of recycling costs, similar to Minnesota’s packaging EPR law signed last year.
Nova Chemicals, Novolex open mechanical recycling facility for PE film

1 week ago | packagingdive.com | Megan Quinn

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nova Chemicals has commissioned its first plant to producePE from mechanically recycled postconsumer plastic film. Packaging producer Novolex will operate the facility. The facility, located in Connersville, Indiana, has opened three of its four lines and plans to be fully operational by the end of the year, according to a news release. Full production is expected by early 2026.
Trump administration orders reversal of plastics phase-out in national parks

1 week ago | packagingdive.com | Maria Rachal

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed an order last week reversing a Biden-era policy that sought to phase out single-use plastics in national parks and other public lands by 2032.
Snacking takes a hit as consumer spending shifts to food staples

2 weeks ago | packagingdive.com | Christopher Doering

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As consumers rein in spending, the once seemingly unstoppable snacking category is taking a hit. Food giants, including PepsiCo, Mondelēz International and The Campbell’s Company, during April earnings calls reported a slowdown in snack sales asinflation and growing economic uncertainty discourage consumers from purchasing as many cookies, crackers and other treats.
CalRecycle unveils new SB 54 text; Wagoner out as CAA’s California lead

2 weeks ago | packagingdive.com | Maria Rachal

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is working on revamped SB 54 regulations. The agency released revised draft regulations last Friday and is accepting feedback on proposed changes through June 3. Amid this informal stage of rulemaking, CalRecycle will host a public workshop this coming Tuesday, May 27. This follows Gov.
Walmart, Mondelēz, Mars, Nestlé leave the US Plastics Pact

2 weeks ago | packagingdive.com | Maria Rachal

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Several major brands and retailers recently exited the U.S. Plastics Pact, a group created to unite organizations across the plastics value chain around a set of shared 2025 packaging sustainability targets. Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., is no longer participating with the U.S. Plastics Pact.