New Year’s Resolution Solution: Make Mindful Food Packaging Choices
Is honing a healthy lifestyle among your 2022 New Year’s resolutions, but you’re caught at a crossroads on where to begin? Finding the right balance between fitness, nutrition, positive sleep habits and mental wellness to cultivate a healthy lifestyle is time-consuming – and part of the reason so many people abandon health-related resolutions before the […]
Prestigious Packaging Awards in Europe & U.S. Recognize Boomerang’s Innovative Glass Water Bottle
It’s been an exciting fall for the founders of Boomerang Water, an on-site, small batch bottling water company providing pure, premium bottled water for commercial venues like hotels and college campuses, as well as serving small business and family homes in the greater Charlotte, North Carolina, area, where they’re based. Boomerang’s innovative glass water bottle […]
Glass4Good Recycling Program Launches at O-I Danville
The idea behind Glass4GoodTM, a pilot glass recycling program rolling out at O-I Glass plants in the U.S., is that recycling glass is a win-win-win: a win for keeping glass packaging in the manufacturing stream, a win for helping communities recycle and reduce environmental impact, and a win for community support groups who are benefitting […]
O-I Glass Issues 2021 Sustainability Report
O-I Glass, Inc. has published its 2021 Sustainability Report examining the vision, innovation and transformation behind its vision to be the most innovative, sustainable and chosen supplier of brand-building packaging solutions. The report highlights the refresh of O-I’s business strategy, elevating sustainability within the company while achieving a number of sustainable firsts for the industry. […]
O-I Offers Fresh View on Single-Issue Sustainability Claims in 2021 Future of Packaging Report
Boxed wine. Paper “bottles.” They’re among the recent fad food and beverage packaging that are marketed as the future of sustainable packaging. The claims, though, are based on one issue – that their weight alone is what makes them “sustainable.” But sustainability is not a one-issue, one-variable, linear measurement or characteristic. That’s the message O-I […]
VIDEO: A Beautiful Spiced Rum Bottle — for the Eye and the Earth
Jacobite Spirits is a small craft spiced rum distillery in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by a group of friends, Jacobite is as passionate about sustainability as it is about the rum it produces. They call themselves “quite picky” about sourcing everything sustainably, from ingredients to packaging. As Jacobite prepared to launch Charlie’s Chopper […]
Wine in Glass Bottles Symbolizes Tradition, Pride & Quality in France, Survey Finds
Wine in glass bottles remains the beloved packaging choice for wine lovers, wine makers and brands across France. A new survey from the Federation of Glass Industries, France’s glass association, surveyed more than 1,000 wine lovers from April to May 2021. The study investigated the image of wine in glass as well as consumer motives […]
Video: O-I’s Catalyst Collection is Shaped by Emotions
O-I’s Catalyst Collection is taking science-backed principals behind behavioral and human emotions and applying it to glass packaging design to give brands a new authentic way to connect with consumers. We partnered with Dr. Constantinos Pantidos, the founder of Brand Aviators. His research indicates all human emotions stem from 12 fundamental motives. Those motives create […]
O-I Supports Social Initiative to Increase Employment in Colombia
The pandemic and the lockdowns that followed have been particularly harsh on some countries, including Colombia. O-I is donating to a new initiative spearheaded by ProAntioquia, a longstanding private foundation in Colombia. The new initiative aims to help groups hit hardest by the pandemic to enter the work force. ProAntioquia was founded in 1975 and […]
Grocery Shopping Isn’t the Same After You Take a Closer Look at Food Packaging
Yogurt with fresh berries and granola sprinkled on top. Stir fry with canned veggies over cauliflower rice. Quinoa with black beans and a homemade dressing of olive oil, lime juice and spices. All healthy choices and examples of what doctors tell us to put into our bodies for health and longevity. But pause a moment […]
