Packaging trends look great on paper

​Paper and paperboard are the most sustainable materials used in packaging today. High-profile U.S. brands like Coca-Cola and Heinz are trialing paper bottles. At the same time, Groupo Modelo, makers of Corona beer, reported it would eliminate 100 tons of plastic in phase one of switching to a paper collar for its six-pack beverages. In fact, the Groupo Modelo announcement was the best-read sustainability article on PackagingDigest.com in the first half of 2022. 

​And just in May, the magazine and website devoted entirely to trends in packaging reported that corporate sustainability goals and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) reporting are “a primary motivator in the shift from plastic to paper.”

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