PACK EXPO Sustainability Solutions Finder

Printpack's Preserve™ portfolio offers sustainable packaging solutions designed to reduce emissions and resource consumption while meeting recycling standards and supporting regulatory compliance. The lineup includes high-performance materials and re-close technologies, recyclable pouches, roll stock, and containers, along with life cycle analysis services to help brands evaluate environmental impact. These solutions are engineered to align with industry sustainability standards without compromising packaging performance, giving customers options for source reduction and improved recyclability.

Reading Bakery Systems will showcase the Emithermic® XE Oven Zone, designed as a replacement for direct gas-fired ovens in biscuit and cracker production. High-radiant Thermatec panels replace traditional ribbon burners to lower energy consumption and reduce emissions, while an enclosed, humidity-controlled bake zone improves flexibility across diverse production needs. The system delivers evenly balanced heat for consistent product texture, operates through a simplified, recipe-driven control interface, and is designed to be retrofit-ready for future conversion from gas to electric power.

Rennco will display machinery focused on reducing material waste through right-sized packaging, forming poly bags close to the size of the product rather than using excess film. The company will also debut a new vertical bagger built to run recyclable, fiber-based bagging materials. Both systems are designed to help packagers cut material consumption while maintaining production speed and package integrity.

Material-efficient bottle and can multipack solutions from Roberts PolyPro help beverage and food manufacturers reduce the environmental impact of secondary packaging. Grip-Pak LDPE can rings use up to 30% less plastic while maintaining beverage-line performance and remain compatible with most existing ring applicators. Craft-Pak Versa can carriers, also from Roberts PolyPro, use up to 50% less plastic than competitor handles and work with most existing applicators. The portfolio includes lightweight bottle handles and can carriers, along with recyclable, post-consumer recycled and biodegradable material options.

The DCS 1000-R, a cheese-slice wrapping machine from Sapal, produces up to 1,000 slices per minute with precise filling from 13 grams and a new automation platform that reduces wrapping material use by about 10% compared with earlier versions. The machine offers what the company describes as the industry's widest range of wrap-able cheese densities. Sapal supplies packaging equipment for all processed cheese formats, including individually wrapped slices, slice-on-slice, portions, and small blocks.

A cornerstone of Selene's circular economy model is its Santa Margherita facility in Italy, dedicated to regenerating post-industrial and post-consumer polyethylene waste into recycled polymers used in NextBag™ and NextHood™, offered by Selene North America. NextBag™ is a 50% recycled-content FFS tubular film, while NextHood™ is a 30% recycled-content stretch hood film; both are certified under the Plastica Seconda Vita program for traceability and verified recycled content.

U-Seal, Senzani's patented cold-sealing machine technology, forms fully recyclable cardboard canisters from a flat blank in circular, oval, triangular, square, and hexagonal shapes, offering brands an alternative to plastic-based containers without compromising shelf appeal. Shipping flat blanks reduces storage space, improves pallet efficiency, and lowers transport needs, while cold sealing uses less energy than heat-based methods. Options include tear-strip systems, dispensing lids, internal and external printing, and protective coatings compliant with PPWR requirements.

Serac's BluStream® cap sterilization system uses low-energy electron beam (e-beam) technology to disinfect bottle caps without water, chemicals, heat, or toxic residue. The compact, modular unit — requiring just 3 square meters of floor space — processes up to 900 caps per minute and achieves up to a 6-log microbial reduction inside the cap in under one second. With only three controlled parameters and inline dosimetry, the system eliminates hydrogen peroxide and hot-air sterilization methods, reducing energy consumption, chemical waste, and operational complexity on aseptic and ESL bottling lines.

Shakoflex manufactures a range of sustainable flexible packaging solutions, including kerbside-compostable laminated pouches, anaerobically biodegradable laminated pouches, recyclable pouches, and PCR and paperboard laminated flexible packaging. The company also offers a PA-facing PE film designed to replace conventional PET and PE laminates, engineered to run on existing VFFS machines for stick pack applications, giving brands multiple pathways toward recyclable or biodegradable flexible packaging without new equipment investment.

Recyclable mono-material flexible packaging from LQC Printing includes mono-PE structures designed to provide barrier, sealing, and mechanical performance while improving recyclability. The company also works with customers to evaluate downgauging and simplified material structures intended to reduce material use without compromising product protection or packing-line performance. Ongoing improvements to production and quality control are aimed at reducing manufacturing waste and improving material utilization for specific packaging performance requirements and applications.

Shurtape Technologies offers a portfolio of sustainable end-of-line packaging solutions designed to help customers comply with regulations without sacrificing performance. Sustainable product line includes tape backings made with renewable and recycled materials, designed to help manufacturers comply with packaging regulations and corporate sustainability goals. The company’s application technologies are engineered to use less tape overall while maintaining seal integrity, supporting a more circular economy in secondary packaging operations.

SIG offers a portfolio of recyclable carton solutions, flexible spouted pouches, and bag-in-box formats designed to reduce material use, minimize food waste, and lower carbon footprint across the packaging lifecycle. Its aseptic technology extends shelf life and nutrient retention without reliance on preservatives or cold-chain logistics, supporting both sustainability and product quality. SIG's formats are produced using 100% renewable energy and responsibly sourced materials, and are designed to drive operational efficiency while enabling brands to meet consumer demand for convenient, lower-impact packaging.

Sigma Equipment's recovery division provides end-to-end lifecycle management for idled manufacturing equipment, helping packaging and processing companies reduce industrial waste and recover asset value. Services include professional reconditioning to extend equipment utility, strategic redeployment within facilities, and resale to the broader market. When machinery reaches true end of life, Sigma manages decommissioning by extracting and reselling valuable components on the customer's behalf, then responsibly recycling all remaining materials — with detailed reporting to support corporate sustainability and green initiative documentation.

SMAC electric actuators offer a sustainable alternative to pneumatic cylinders in packaging automation, replacing compressed-air systems with energy-efficient electric actuation. The programmable actuators can cut energy consumption by up to 80% compared with pneumatic systems while providing more than ten times the cycle life, with fully programmable control of position, speed and force. A free RACE GUI helps machine builders transition from pneumatic to electric actuation, reducing utility costs, maintenance requirements and the environmental impact of packaging automation.

The SnapPress LP-1 helps packaging and print providers reduce waste through efficient, on-demand digital production. Shorter runs of labels and flexible packaging limit overproduction, obsolete inventory, and unused labels. Because the system requires no printing plates, it eliminates the materials and waste tied to plate production and storage. Intelligent media handling lets the press backtrack between jobs, cutting blank material lost during changeovers. Compatible media include recyclable, biodegradable, and other sustainability-focused options.

SOLUT! will showcase high-performance paper food packaging designed to help food manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice operators reduce plastic use while meeting the performance demands of food applications. The renewable fiber-based portfolio includes trays, baking cups, loaf pans, and custom solutions engineered for dual-ovenable, microwave-safe, freezer-compatible, and select compostable uses. The company works with customers from concept through commercialization to design paper-based alternatives that support material reduction and plastic replacement while maintaining manufacturing efficiency.

SR Technopack provides sustainable packaging materials that help reduce material use while maintaining the high-barrier performance required for product protection and extended shelf life. Its SR-GB high-barrier technology utilizes a PVOH-based coating solution to enable the design of recyclable mono-material and aluminum-free packaging structures, including retort pouches. By replacing conventional multi-material and aluminum-based barrier structures, SR-GB can contribute to improved recyclability, material reduction, and more efficient use of resources.

Swiss Pac offers recyclable, compostable, and PCR-content materials, along with plastic-free paper options, for packaging applications seeking alternatives to virgin plastic.

Teda Pack EAD offers rigid packaging for direct food contact, produced with fewer resources and incorporating post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The packaging uses EFSA- and FDA-approved technology and is fully recyclable, giving food brands a lower-impact rigid packaging option for direct food contact applications.

TedPack offers certified sustainable flexible packaging solutions engineered for the circular economy, including mono-material PE and PP structures designed for recyclability, flexible packaging with 55% post-consumer recycled content, and compostable flexible packaging carrying BPI Certification from the Biodegradable Products Institute.

Third-party APR PCR Content Certification from Think Green Certifications, an APR-approved certification body, verifies that recycled content in plastic packaging is genuinely post-consumer and traceable from reclaimer to finished good. The audited certification gives brand owners, converters, and regulators a credible basis for recycled-content claims, supporting the shift toward a circular economy for plastics packaging. The company focuses on plastics, recycling, and forest products, and is expanding into additional certification schemes.

Recyclable structures, mono-material packaging, and PCR-content solutions are part of the TOPPAN Packaging Americas packaging materials portfolio, which is designed to reduce environmental impact without compromising product protection, shelf appeal, or operational efficiency. The company also offers lightweighting technologies and resource-efficient designs that reduce material usage and improve package recoverability. These options help brands lower carbon footprint across the supply chain, minimize waste, support circular economy objectives, and keep pace with evolving sustainability regulations. TOPPAN's Astrid Torres will also present "What Future-Ready Packaging Looks Like" at PACK EXPO's Sustainability Central on Monday, October 20th at 11:00 AM. 

TotalEnergies Corbion will showcase Luminy® PLA bioplastics, a portfolio of biobased, recyclable, and industrially compostable materials for food service, consumer goods, and specialty packaging. A key highlight is Luminy® FOAM 50F, a high melt strength PLA grade for extrusion foamed packaging, designed as a drop-in alternative to extruded polystyrene (XPS) for use on existing extrusion lines. Made from renewable resources, it delivers comparable performance to XPS with at least a 70% lower carbon footprint and is recyclable, compostable, and free from styrene and PFAS.

Converting machines are powered by two hybrid electro-hydrostatic units that electronically manage pressurized hydraulic pumps using 12 liters of oil (instead more than 400 liters) and reducing the energy consumption (average consumption low than 20 Kw/hour)

VDL Packaging's UVA Ceramic Sealer technology brings precise, high-speed sealing capability to liquid packaging on vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) lines, and is specifically engineered to run monolayer PE films, a more recyclable alternative to multi-layer laminates. The ceramic sealing bar delivers rapid temperature response, reaching 300°C and cooling in milliseconds, producing strong, airtight, waterproof seals with minimal energy waste. With no moving parts, the system offers exceptional reliability and low maintenance, and integrates into VDL's Dynamic, Lima, and Essential VFFS models.

Recyclable RPET and Bio-PET films and thermoformed containers from VIPLAST AD incorporate both post-consumer and post-industrial recycled content. Using recycled material reduces reliance on virgin plastics, and the films support lower-carbon alternatives to conventional packaging. Designed for applications across a range of industries, the product line focuses on material efficiency and waste reduction.

Virginia Tech partners with companies on sustainable packaging research, assessment, and commercialization, drawing on expertise in biomaterials, packaging, and bioprocessing. Recent projects include advancing PHA bioplastics made from food waste with Dongsung Chemical, comparing the environmental impacts of single-use and reusable transport packaging for a multinational apparel and home goods brand, and analyzing waste streams and procurement practices to improve recycling outcomes for a multi-site organization. The university also evaluates corporate sustainability performance and reporting, delivering roadmaps that prioritize ESG improvements.

Shredders, granulators, and pulverizers from Virtus Equipment convert packaging scrap into clean, uniform regrind for reuse in production. For lines running injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and extrusion, reclaiming runners, trimmings, and rejected parts on site can reduce virgin resin purchases and cut the volume of scrap sent for disposal. The equipment is intended to help packaging companies keep plastic in use and out of landfills, supporting a more circular material stream.

Vitopol films from Vitopel feature a mono-material structure designed to be recyclable, sustainable, and suitable for co-processing. Scrap generated during film production is reprocessed at the company's pelletizing lines and transformed into new materials that can be reintroduced into the production cycle, used as packaging inputs, or repurposed for other applications. This closed-loop approach to scrap is intended to support a circular economy for flexible film packaging, giving manufacturers a mono-material option built for recyclability.

Wexler Packaging Products supplies sustainable packaging and bundling solutions (including banding systems) designed to reduce waste and minimize material use in primary and secondary packaging. The company’s equipment and products are positioned as cost-effective alternatives that help manufacturers shrink their environmental footprint while maintaining package integrity and performance.

Blown and cast film extrusion automation systems from Windmoeller & Hoelscher guide operators toward lower scrap and energy use without adding process steps, alongside package printing built for substrate savings and mono-material MDO films designed for recycle-ready packaging without sacrificing performance. In paper, the company features no-waste eCommerce mailers and a new dedicated mailer machine designed to be smaller, simpler to run, and free of trim waste entirely, along with additional paper converting solutions.

WRAP-TITE's eco-focused stretch film line incorporates biodegradable additives, post-consumer recycled content, coreless construction, and down-gauging technology to cut waste and reduce carbon footprint without compromising load security or durability. The company also offers a 100% recyclable water-activated gum tape, a bottle tape made from post-consumer recycled PET, and recycled-content mailers with up to 50% post-consumer resin, designed to give packaging operations a broad range of sustainable material options across multiple packaging categories.

Wulftec, a Duravant Company, is advancing sustainable end-of-line packaging through energy-efficient design and intelligent load containment technology. Its stretch wrapping systems reduce energy consumption with variable frequency drives and throughput-based operation while optimizing film usage through precise film delivery, minimizing material waste. Improved load stability and product protection also help reduce damaged goods, transportation waste, and associated greenhouse gas emissions, supporting manufacturers' broader operational efficiency goals.

Cellera, Yangi's dry-forming packaging technology, eliminates the water slurry, multiple drying steps and added infrastructure conventional wet-molding requires. The process uses up to 90–99% less process water, with 4.3-second cycle times versus wet-molding's typical 30 to 60 seconds. Per a third-party verified life cycle assessment, energy consumption runs about 2 kWh/kg, roughly 50–70% less than wet-molding's 4–7 kWh/kg, for a simpler setup with fewer utilities to install and maintain.

Yaxin Flexible Packaging offers post-consumer recycled, paper and compostable pouch solutions, along with recycle-ready PE packaging designed for the Store Drop-Off stream. The company is a current How2Recycle member with three qualified material options, and its sustainable solutions hold Global Recycled Standard certification for recycled input and chain of custody.

ZACROS provides sustainable packaging solutions that help companies reduce material usage, transportation-related emissions, and overall packaging environmental impact. By combining advanced film technology with optimized package design, ZACROS supports source reduction, delivering environmental benefits without relying solely on end-of-life recycling. Many of our solutions reduce material consumption while maintaining product performance, product protection, and safety. Our portfolio also includes monomaterial packaging and PCR-containing solutions that can help brands meet evolving sustainability goals and packaging regulations.

Engineered processing, handling, and recycling systems from Zeppelin Systems USA enable manufacturers to process recycled and reclaimed materials, supporting greater use of sustainable feedstocks. The systems are designed to improve material recovery, homogenization, storage, conveying, dosing, and production processes, helping customers reduce waste and maximize resource use. The recycling equipment supports processing of post-consumer and post-industrial plastics, enabling higher-quality recycled output and reducing dependence on virgin raw materials across production facilities.

POLYFAVO reusable pallet sleeve boxes, PP honeycomb boards, and PP corrugated sheets from Zhong Cheng are designed to replace disposable cardboard, plywood cases, and other single-use transport materials. The pallet sleeve box combines a durable HDPE pallet and lid with a foldable polypropylene honeycomb sleeve, built for repeated transport cycles and recyclable at end of life; after unloading, the sleeve folds flat, cutting empty-return volume and warehouse space by up to 80%.

Zhongshan Hisoon's combination multihead scales, VFFS vertical machines, pre-made pouch equipment and integrated weighing and packaging lines use energy-efficient servo drive and precision weighing technology to eliminate overfilling, reduce material waste and lower power consumption. The equipment is fully compatible with recyclable, biodegradable and compostable packaging materials, enabling sustainable transitions without compromising production speed. Optimized structural and tension control design also cuts film and pouch scrap rates, helping food, dairy, pet food and e-commerce manufacturers reduce packaging loss and carbon emissions.