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Selecting the Best Stand-Up Pouch Style for your Product: Doyen, K-seal, Plow-Bottom, and Flat-Bottom pouch compared
How Pouch Structure and Bottom Style Influences Strength, Shape, and Shelf Appeal | When choosing the right stand-up pouch for your product, several popular options are used across many industries: doyen, k-seal, plow-bottom, and flat-bottom pouches. While each of these styles are widely used, they differ in shape, strength, and
Advantages of flexible packaging for pickled products
Flexible Packaging Is the Perfect Partner for Pickles! While the classic glass jar may always have a place in our hearts (and fridges), today’s pickle lovers want convenience, portability, and sustainability, and that’s exactly where flexible packaging shines. From single-serve “pickle-in-a-pouch” snacks to family-size stand-up bags of spears and chips,
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging: State Legislation Overview – November 2025
As of November 2025, seven U.S. states have enacted comprehensive EPR laws for packaging, with implementation advancing rapidly. Additional states like Hawaii and Rhode Island have passed needs assessment laws, paving the way for potential future programs. What is EPR for Packaging? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws shift the financial
Flexographic Printing 101
Flexographic printing is one of the most used methods for printing on flexible packaging materials, including plastic films, foils, and paper. Known for its speed, cost-efficiency, and versatility, flexographic printing supports a range of applications from consumer-packaged goods (CPG) to healthcare products and sterile medical devices. Flexographic printing continues to
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging: State Legislation Overview
What is EPR for Packaging? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws shift the financial and operational burden of packaging waste management from municipalities and taxpayers to producers (e.g., manufacturers, brand owners, importers, or distributors). These laws aim to reduce packaging waste, increase recycling rates, and promote sustainable packaging design. As of 2025, seven
What’s New in Packaging EPR?
As the push for sustainability gains traction across the U.S., five states—Oregon, Colorado, Maine, California, and Minnesota—are setting the pace in implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging. These laws shift the cost and responsibility of packaging waste management from municipalities to producers, aiming to create a circular economy
How To Make Your Product Stand Out on Shelves
In the bustling and often overwhelming setting of modern retail stores, capturing the consumer’s fleeting attention demands more than just attractive designs; it requires a deep understanding of consumer behavior and strategic store planning. Factors like eye-catching packaging design, a strong brand identity and well-organized store layouts work in harmony
How Plastic Packaging Affects the Environment
You’ve seen it before: A sea turtle caught in a wasted fishnet or struggling inside of a plastic bag. It’s the most evocative image in the work to change the way that humans use plastic, but the challenge is far from simple. Plastic packaging has had a growing environmental impact
FDA Packaging & Labeling Requirements
To produce and distribute food products in the United States, companies must comply with manufacturing, handling and packaging regulations defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In addition, organizations must ensure that food labels meet the standards laid out in the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA). Small
Why Do Coffee Bags Have Vents?
Have you ever wondered why the coffee aisle at your supermarket smells so good? The aroma of roasted coffee can be strong as you pass by the bags on the shelves, but why can you smell them at all? Shouldn’t the coffee be sealed up tight to keep it fresh?
What Is Roll Stock Packaging?
No matter what kind of market they serve, businesses are always looking for new ways to improve operational efficiencies and prevent production bottlenecks. Many of the newest processes available offer sustainability while also transforming operations for the better. For example, many brands have embraced Rollstock packaging to speed up their
Introduction to Flexible Packaging Recovery
Introduction to Flexible Packaging Recovery October 16, 2023 Eagle Flexible Packaging is fully committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions for a wide range of food and non-food industries. Our compostable, recyclable packaging products, with PCR (Post Consumer Recycled content), from renewable sources, and premium traditional packaging materials are chosen to
When Should You Be Using Sustainable Packaging?
Ideally, sustainable packaging involves a closed loop cycle featuring healthy materials that are optimized for production, utilization and recovery, meet market criteria for performance and…
Store Drop Off Flexible Packaging
Eagle Flexible Packaging is fully committed to providing sustainable packaging materials for a wide range of food and non-food industries. We have a variety of options when it comes to sustainable packaging such as Recyclable, PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled content), from Renewable sources and compostable films. We also offer traditional packaging
7 Eco-Friendly Packaging Trends to Follow in 2022
With only a finite number of resources and a global push to protect our environment, industry-leading flexible packaging companies are expanding their product offerings to follow eco-friendly, sustainable packaging trends.
Top Packaging Trends to Pay Attention to for 2022
As we race towards the New Year, now is the time that we start to consider what innovations the next 12 months will bring. With how fast everything has been changing in the past year it can be difficult to keep up with the rapidly moving trends, but there are a few items of consideration that Eagle Flexible Packaging has taken note of.
Spooky, Sustainable Candy Packaging Ideas for Halloween
It’s estimated that for every trick-or-treater one pound of waste is produced. That waste includes pumpkins, single use costumes, party supplies and of course, candy wrappers. Candy wrappers are notoriously hard to recycle, largely due to their size and their materials.
Sustainable Supplement Packaging
At Eagle Flexible Packaging, we know how important it is to make careful choices about how we package our products. When marketing your nutraceutical product, it’s important to choose a design that catches your customer’s attention and showcases your brand’s values. Our industry-leading flexible packaging is customizable for your specific products and audiences. Make your supplement stand out while taking care of the planet with our sustainable supplement packaging solutions.
Sustainable Snack Packaging
Consumers are increasingly looking to the convenience of ready-to-eat, on-the-go snack foods to get them through the day. Fueled by an explosion in demand for both sweet and salty indulgences as well as healthy snack alternatives, food brands are increasingly focused on not only providing a quality snack product, but reducing their carbon footprint through initiatives like sustainable snack packaging.
Trusty Packaging Options for Household Cleaning Products
Household cleaning products are unique in that they are used in a variety of applications from kitchen floors to bathroom sinks and everything in between. Each cleaning product contains specific ingredients for specialized uses, which in turn, requires very specific packaging materials.
To help you find the right packaging type for your particular household cleaning product or consumer packaged goods, we’ve outlined a few of our favorite and most popular flexible packaging options.
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