Maria Rachal

In an environmental update, the beverage giant reported that progress on reusable packaging formats and recyclability was stagnant in 2023 while its rate of recycled PET use ticked up.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed SB2960 to eliminate small personal care bottles from hotels and SB2876 to recycle and compost materials from events, such as aluminum cans and plastic beverage bottles.

As California seeks to bolster its bottle bill, a $70 million round of grant funding is supporting more than 250 new recycling sites across 30 counties. This also includes mobile recycling and bag drop programs.

A new round of funding is supporting more than 250 new recycling sites across 30 counties. This includes reverse vending machines, mobile recycling and bag drop programs.

Berry provided HDPE cups that are ultimately recyclable for a NextGen Consortium initiative that began this month in the city of Petaluma. The company expects legislation will drive more reuse activity in the coming years.

The announcements of manufacturing and administrative workforce changes come as U.S. production more broadly hit a four-year low in August, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

The former chief commercial officer stepped in after Ron Delia, CEO for nine years, announced he would retire due to health reasons. The decision triggered an internal and external search for a permanent successor.

Some of these updates have been a long time coming, including next steps for the Green Guides and the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution.

Investor Closed Loop Partners hailed the convenience of the startup’s refillable bottle system. Aerflo estimates its reusable capsules, which carbonate water on the go, could each displace more than 330 beverage cans.

The food service packaging company and Solo Cup distributor is the first in North America to license a more compact production platform from the Swedish dry molded fiber specialist.