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Packaura
/ October 19, 2026
If you ship products to Canadian customers — even just through a fulfillment partner or a Shopify storefront — you may already be an “obligated producer” under one or more provincial packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, whether or not you have a Canadian entity.
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Packaura
/ October 19, 2026
Most packaging order problems — wrong dimensions, missed ship dates, surprise invoices — trace back to a gap in communication, not a bad supplier. A short, specific email at the right moment closes that gap and gives you a paper trail if anything goes wrong
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Packaura
/ October 18, 2026
Packaging industry news moved quickly this week. International Paper confirmed it has unsolicited bids for its EMEA business, the Circular Action Alliance filed a much cheaper California EPR plan, and a Maine water utility took two packaging suppliers to court over PFAS. This packaging industry
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Packaura
/ October 18, 2026
If you sell, distribute, or manufacture food packaging in the U.S., “check your state’s PFAS law” isn’t optional anymore — more than a dozen states now restrict intentionally added PFAS in food packaging, and the list keeps growing every legislative session. This guide walks through
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Packaura
/ October 17, 2026
Every brand that buys boxes, bottles, labels, or film eventually asks the same question: should we put all our packaging volume with one supplier, or split it between two? The answer shapes your unit costs, your lead times, and how exposed you are the next
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Packaura
/ October 17, 2026
Choosing the right packaging material for a pet food line is a balancing act between shelf life, cost, bag strength, and increasingly, how the package can be disposed of or recycled. The wrong choice can mean stale kibble, torn bags on a pallet, or a
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Packaura
/ October 16, 2026
A supplier telling you their packaging is “PFAS-free” is a marketing statement, not proof. With a growing list of states banning intentionally added PFAS in food packaging and the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation setting hard concentration limits starting August 2026, a verbal or
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Packaura
/ October 16, 2026
If your product has to survive a conveyor belt, a delivery van, and a doorstep drop before it ever reaches a customer, the box you choose isn’t just a branding decision — it’s a compliance decision. Retailers, 3PLs, and carriers increasingly require packaging to pass
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Packaura
/ October 15, 2026
Packaging that says “eco-friendly,” “biodegradable,” or “compostable” sounds reassuring, but these words are not interchangeable and they are not just marketing flavor — each one carries a specific legal meaning under FTC rules and, for compostable claims, specific ASTM test standards behind it. This guide
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Packaura
/ October 13, 2026
Here’s this week’s Packaura roundup — 10 items across Packaging Industry, Materials & Recycling. Every story links to its original source. The TLDR Packaging Industry Robbie Staniforth | The PRN system is not a tax – and that distinction matters With Government recently announcing their
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Packaura
/ October 13, 2026
Most packaging tells customers what’s inside a box. The packaging that actually builds a brand tells them why they should care. If your brand has a real story — why you started, what you believe, who you make it for — your packaging is one
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Packaura
/ October 12, 2026
Minimalist packaging looks easy to pull off until you try it. Strip away too little and the box still feels busy; strip away too much and shoppers can’t tell what’s inside or why it costs what it does. The brands that get it right aren’t
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Packaura
/ October 12, 2026
Running out of boxes, tape, or protective packaging mid-shipment is one of those small problems that causes outsized headaches: rush orders, expedited freight, and a production line waiting on a forklift that has nothing to load. Vendor managed inventory (VMI) is a way to hand
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Packaura
/ October 11, 2026
Packaging industry news this week split three ways: fiber formats moved into commercial production, tariffs kept hitting Canadian mills and plants, and California’s packaging laws faced more pressure in court. In this roundup of packaging industry news, we cover Pulpex’s first paper bottle factory, a
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Packaura
/ October 11, 2026
Bamboo packaging keeps showing up everywhere — cosmetics counters, subscription boxes, electronics shelves, even hospital supply rooms — as brands hunt for a plastic alternative that still looks and feels premium. It biodegrades, it grows faster than almost any other packaging raw material, and it
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Packaura
/ October 10, 2026
The little triangle stamped on a plastic container tells you what resin it’s made from — but it does not, by itself, tell you whether that container is legal to put food in. That distinction trips up a lot of packaging and compliance teams, especially
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Packaura
/ October 10, 2026
When brands talk about sustainable packaging, cork rarely makes the shortlist next to recycled cardboard or mushroom-based foam. That’s a missed opportunity. Cork is one of the few packaging materials that’s renewable at the source, biodegradable at the end of its life, and genuinely good
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Packaura
/ October 10, 2026
Pick up almost any bag of roasted coffee and you’ll find a small round button on the front, a surprisingly rigid wall for something that looks like paper, and seams that feel thicker than a regular food pouch. None of that is decorative. Each element
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Packaura
/ October 8, 2026
The UK’s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme makes businesses that put packaging on the UK market pay for its collection, recycling and disposal. For a US brand shipping into the UK, the confusing part is rarely the paperwork — it’s working out whether the
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Packaura
/ October 7, 2026
If your corrugated box touches produce, meat, seafood, or baked goods, the coating on that board isn’t a cosmetic choice — it’s a compliance one. Moisture barriers need to meet FDA food-contact rules, and increasingly they also need to survive a recycling mill without gumming
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