Packaura
/ August 13, 2026
As of January 1, 2026, Ontario’s Blue Box program is fully funded and operated by the producers who supply packaging, paper products, and packaging-like products to Ontario consumers. Municipalities no longer run curbside recycling collection contracts or foot the bill, and the legacy Stewardship Ontario
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Packaura
/ August 11, 2026
That small triangle with a number stamped into the bottom of a bottle, tub, or clamshell is one of the most misunderstood symbols in packaging. Most people read it as a recycling promise. It isn’t — and knowing the difference can save your business from
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Packaura
/ August 7, 2026
The EU Medical Device Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/745, or MDR) sets out exactly what has to appear on a device’s label and packaging before it can carry a CE mark and go on sale in the European Union. The rules live mainly in Annex I,
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Packaura
/ August 6, 2026
If you sell packaged products in the U.S., you’ve probably run into a compliance form asking you to certify that your packaging is free of “CONEG metals.” That requirement traces back to a single piece of model legislation from 1989 that still shapes packaging decisions
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Packaura
/ August 2, 2026
“Recyclable.” “Biodegradable.” “Eco-friendly.” These words sell packaging — and they’re also the exact words that show up in FTC complaints and class-action lawsuits when a brand can’t back them up. The federal rules governing environmental marketing claims, known as the Green Guides, haven’t changed much
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Packaura
/ July 29, 2026
If you sell a toy, game, or kids’ product with small pieces, you’ve probably seen the yellow-bordered “WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD” label on competitors’ packaging and wondered whether you need one too. Getting this wrong in either direction is a problem: skip a required label and
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Packaura
/ July 17, 2026
A vague packaging design brief is the fastest way to blow a packaging budget and miss a launch date. When a designer has to guess at your audience, your materials, or the legal text that must appear on the panel, you pay for it later
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Packaura
/ July 17, 2026
A vegan logo on a box or label is supposed to be a quick trust signal, but the packaging itself can quietly break the promise. Adhesives, inks, coatings, and even the glue in a shipping carton sometimes contain animal-derived ingredients like gelatin, casein, tallow, beeswax,
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Packaura
/ July 15, 2026
Since January 1, 2026, Amazon no longer preps, bags, or labels inbound inventory on sellers’ behalf in the US — every poly bag, barcode, and suffocation warning has to be correct before your shipment ever leaves your hands. Get it wrong and Amazon can reject
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Packaura
/ July 15, 2026
If you ship into the EU, a new packaging law is about to change how you box orders. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) — Regulation (EU) 2025/40 — puts a hard numeric limit on how much empty air you’re allowed to ship inside
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Packaura
/ July 14, 2026
If you ship anything classified as a hazardous material, the box, drum, or pail it travels in isn’t just packaging — it’s regulated equipment. The Department of Transportation requires that hazmat shipments go out in containers that have passed a specific battery of performance tests
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Packaura
/ July 12, 2026
If you sell packaged goods into the EU, you’ve probably run into breathless warnings about a “2027 Digital Product Passport mandate for packaging” and wondered whether you’re already behind. The good news: the real legal picture is more specific — and more manageable — than
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Packaura
/ July 8, 2026
Slapping a chasing-arrows symbol or the word “compostable” on a package feels harmless, but the FTC treats unsupported environmental claims as a form of deceptive advertising, enforceable under the same law that governs any other false ad. The rules live in a document called the
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Packaura
/ July 7, 2026
Seven states now have Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging laws on the books, and 2026 is the year the compliance calendar stopped being theoretical. A synchronized multi-state reporting deadline already came and went this spring, Colorado started charging producer fees in January, and Washington producers
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Packaura
/ June 22, 2026
“How2Recycle certified packaging” gets used loosely, and that looseness causes real problems for packaging teams. It isn’t a pass/fail certification mark like FSC or BPI — it’s a labeling and technical-review system, administered by the nonprofit GreenBlue, that assigns each individual SKU one of four
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Packaura
/ April 25, 2026
Packaging testing and quality assurance form the backbone of any reliable packaging program. A single packaging failure, whether a seal breach on a food pouch, a crushed e-commerce box, or a label that delaminates in transit, can trigger product recalls, retailer chargebacks, and lasting brand
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Packaura
/ March 12, 2026
Food-safe packaging requirements are the non-negotiable foundation of any food, beverage, or supplement brand — and getting them wrong can mean product recalls, legal liability, and permanent damage to your reputation. Whether you’re launching a new snack brand, bottling a craft beverage, or packaging dietary
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Packaura
/ March 11, 2026
Buyers searching for an industrial packaging pail usually run into the same wall: every supplier lists a size and a wall thickness, but almost none explain what actually makes a pail “industrial-grade,” what closure type fits the product going inside it, or when a standard
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