ICPG Food Packaging

ICPG Food Packaging ICPG is a producer of innovative material solutions for rigid thermoformed and form-fill-seal food packaging applications.

06/15/2026

Can adding paper to plastic packaging actually make consumers perceive it as more sustainable even if the environmental impact gets worse? 🤔

On snippet 3 of the latest Crazy About Packaging episode, the conversation explores how emotional shortcuts and long-standing beliefs shape sustainability perception in packaging.

The discussion highlights how consumers often rely on visual cues like paper sleeves or fiber textures when evaluating sustainability, even when the full material and recovery story is more complicated.

It’s also a reminder of why clearer recycling guidance and better packaging communication matter because in many cases, perception becomes reality.

Check out snippet 3 and read the blog associated with the episode for more insights on sustainability perception in packaging. ♻️

06/12/2026

What makes packaging feel sustainable to consumers? 🤔

On snippet 2 of the latest Crazy About Packaging episode, the conversation explores the difference between emotional sustainability and sustainability in reality.

From brown paper and matte textures to molded fiber aesthetics, consumers often associate certain visual cues with eco-friendly packaging even when the actual material or recyclability story may be more complex.

Sometimes perception is driven less by material science and more by texture, color, and appearance.

Check out snippet 2 and read the blog associated with the episode for a deeper look at consumer perception in sustainable packaging. ♻️

06/09/2026

Consumers often perceive glass as the more sustainable option but packaging sustainability is far more complex than appearance alone.

On the latest Crazy About Packaging episode, the conversation explored how factors like transportation weight, manufacturing energy, reuse behavior, and visual cues all influence sustainability perception at the shelf.

Sometimes the package that looks greener isn’t necessarily the lower-impact option.

🎙️ Watch snippet 1 from the latest episode.

🥛 June is National Dairy Month, making it the perfect time to recognize the role packaging plays in keeping dairy produc...
06/08/2026

🥛 June is National Dairy Month, making it the perfect time to recognize the role packaging plays in keeping dairy products fresh, efficient, and ready for consumers.

From yogurt and sour cream to coffee creamers and portioned dairy snacks, packaging in this category needs to balance performance with sustainability. That means:

✔️ Reliable sealing on high-speed production lines
✔️ Strong barrier performance for freshness and shelf life
✔️ Compatibility with existing equipment
✔️ Recyclable solutions that work in real-world processing environments

At ICPG, our XPP polypropylene solutions are designed to help dairy brands meet performance demands while supporting circular packaging goals.

Because in dairy packaging, consistency matters.

📖 Download our XPP Dairy Product Solutions Sheet:
👉 https://hubs.ly/Q04h-HhJ0

World Environment Day is coming up 🌍Real progress in sustainable packaging is about more than just better materials. It’...
06/03/2026

World Environment Day is coming up 🌍

Real progress in sustainable packaging is about more than just better materials. It’s about creating systems that actually work in the real world.

At ICPG, we believe recyclability needs to be practical, not just theoretical. If a material can’t move through collection, sorting, and reprocessing at scale, it’s not truly functioning as recyclable.

That’s why everything we do, from XPP’s mono-material structure to our work with brands on circularity, is focused on making sustainability realistic and achievable.

🌱 Learn more about our approach to sustainable packaging:
https://hubs.ly/Q04h-PZJ0

We’re officially halfway through 2026.If your packaging team set sustainability goals at the start of the year, now is a...
06/01/2026

We’re officially halfway through 2026.

If your packaging team set sustainability goals at the start of the year, now is a good time to take a step back and ask: where do we actually stand?

Regulations are getting stricter, recyclability expectations continue to grow, and material testing, trials, and approvals always take longer than expected. By the time Q3 arrives, the groundwork often needed to make changes should already be underway.

Whether your goals include:

✔️ Replacing PS in FFS applications
✔️ Improving recyclability metrics
✔️ Reducing material costs
✔️ Meeting 2026 and beyond sustainability targets

The timeline to make meaningful progress is shorter than it seems.

The second half of the year starts now.

If sustainable packaging is still part of your 2026 roadmap, this guide breaks down what’s realistic, what to evaluate, and what it actually takes to implement change:

👉 https://hubs.ly/Q04h-Ycc0

This Memorial Day, all of us at ICPG pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice...
05/27/2026

This Memorial Day, all of us at ICPG pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. 🇺🇸

We wish our customers, partners, and community a safe and meaningful holiday weekend spent with family, friends, and loved ones.

Happy Memorial Day from the ICPG team.

In packaging design, there is rarely a perfect solution.Every decision is a balancing act between sustainability, cost, ...
05/25/2026

In packaging design, there is rarely a perfect solution.

Every decision is a balancing act between sustainability, cost, performance, and shelf life.

Improve recyclability, and processing may change.
Reduce material weight, and stiffness may shift.
Extend shelf life, and cost can rise.
Lower cost, and sustainability goals become harder to meet.

The reality is that the best packaging decisions don’t come from maximizing one variable—they come from finding the right balance point across the full system.

In our latest blog, we explore how engineers can reduce these conflicts earlier in development by evaluating:
✔️ Sustainability vs performance
✔️ Cost vs circularity
✔️ Shelf life vs recyclability
✔️ Innovation vs operational risk

The teams that manage these tradeoffs best are the ones building real competitive advantage.

📘 Read the full blog: https://hubs.ly/Q04hDZY50

05/20/2026

🎙️ A new episode of the Crazy About Packaging Podcast is out!

This month, Natalie and Jonathan sit down with Joe Castagneri, Director of Software at AMP, to discuss how AI-powered recycling systems are improving recovery rates and helping the industry move sustainability goals forward faster.

In this episode, Joe shares a powerful real-world example from Virginia, where AMP’s diversion facilities are processing more than 25 tons per hour of mixed waste and increasing regional recycling rates from 8% to 20%.

What makes this so impactful is that it helps recover recyclable materials without asking consumers to do anything differently.

As Natalie points out in the conversation, there’s only so much behavior change we can realistically expect—especially when confusion around materials, symbols, and local recycling rules often leads people to simply throw items away.

By using AI to pull recyclables directly from the trash stream, the industry has an opportunity to increase material recovery, reduce landfill dependence, and accelerate sustainability outcomes at scale.

Sometimes the fastest way to move the needle is to improve the system—not ask more from the consumer.

🎧 Listen to the full episode to learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q04fsQYX0

05/18/2026

🎙️ A new episode of the Crazy About Packaging Podcast is out!

This month, Natalie and Jonathan sit down with Joe Castagneri, Director of Software at AMP, to discuss how AI-powered sortation is increasing recovery rates, reducing landfill dependency, and reshaping the future of recycling infrastructure.

In this episode, Joe shares where he sees AI having the biggest impact on recycling today and into the future:
not just improving what gets sorted in traditional recycling streams, but recovering value directly from the trash stream itself.

He highlights AMP’s work with SPSA in Virginia, where diversion facilities are being built to process municipal solid waste and dramatically reduce how much material ultimately reaches landfill.

The implications are massive:
✔️ Slowing landfill fill rates
✔️ Reducing methane emissions
✔️ Recovering recyclables that never made it into the bin
✔️ Helping municipalities avoid skyrocketing waste transport costs

Joe paints a compelling picture of how AI can help solve one of the industry’s biggest challenges—making sure only a fraction of what enters the waste stream actually ends up in landfill.

🎧 Listen to the full episode to learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q04fsLhX0

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