Under a bridge on a branch of the Buriganga River in Bangladesh, a family removes labels from plastic bottles, sorting green from clear ones to sell to a scrap dealer. Waste pickers here average ...

households are responsible for over 70% of this waste, much of it driven by confusion over expiry dates and a general lack of clarity about when food is truly no longer safe to eat. Smart labels ...

See a few examples of packaging innovations that reduce materials from Aldi, Plastipak, and Alava from ThePackHub’s ...

Key trends include increased demand for rPET, closed-loop recycling systems, and innovations to tackle challenges like contamination. Asia-Pacific leads production, while North America and Europe show ...