{"id":3338,"date":"2024-10-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3338"},"modified":"2024-10-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T04:00:00","slug":"podcast-navigating-the-complexities-of-molded-fiber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3338","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST | Navigating the Complexities of Molded Fiber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"65.403328050713\"><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\"\/><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Lato:ital,wght@0,700;1,300&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/css\/PS-articles.css\"\/>\n<style><![CDATA[<![CDATA[<![CDATA[<![CDATA[\n\t.pod {\n\t\twidth: 97%; background-color: #1C4974; border-radius: 25px; padding: 20px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin: 0px auto;\n\t}\n\t\n\t.listenBtn {\n\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t}\n\t\/* unvisited link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:link {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; padding: 7px 20px; background-color: #1C4974; border-radius: 25px; text-decoration: none; border: none; font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease; -o-transition: all 0.5s ease; -ms-transition: all 0.5s ease; transition: all 0.5s ease; box-shadow: 10px 10px 10px grey;\n\t}\n\t\/* visited link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:visited {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; background-color: #1C4974;\n\t}\n\t\/* mouse over link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:hover {\n\t\tcolor: #f4f5f6; background-color: #404144; border: none; padding: 11px 80px; font-size: 23px; -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease; -o-transition: all 0.5s ease; -ms-transition: all 0.5s ease; transition: all 0.5s ease;\n\t}\n\t\/* selected link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:active {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; background-color: #1C4974;\n\t}\n\n]]]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[><![CDATA[>]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[>]]]]><![CDATA[>]]><\/style>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"18.045325779037\">\n<!--- Wrap to keep above first ad ---><\/p>\n<p>Packaging Strategies first wrote about Palouse Fiber Packaging in May. That\u2019s when the company introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/104723-palouse-fiber-packaging-debuts-wheat-based-solution-ahead-of-foam-packaging-bans\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wheat-based molded fiber packaging solution<\/a> ahead of Washington State\u2019s ban on all polystyrene take-out containers.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, amid ongoing polystyrene packaging bans in the Pacific Northwest, the company announced a new R&amp;D program to help small to enterprise-scale businesses comply with new packaging regulations. To learn more about how molded fiber packaging can help businesses respond to industry challenges, we spoke to Kyler Lovgren, CEO of Palouse Fiber Packaging (PFP).<\/p>\n<p>Lovgren noted that there are some myths about fiber packaging that need debunking.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest one is that all packaging \u2013 and, in particular, molded fiber packaging \u2013 is created equally when it comes to sustainability, compostability, performance and recyclability. It gets lumped together into a pretty singular group, even though it\u2019s a complex industry and set of materials,\u201d Lovgren said.<\/p>\n<p>Lovgren noted that recycled paper and cardboard can serve as feedstock for molded fiber, as can purpose-grown agricultural fibers like hemp and bamboo. Then there are agricultural residues like sugarcane bagasse and wheat straw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really like the ag residue because it can be prevented from either decomposing in the field or being burnt or just laid to waste. It can be upcycled and used as a value-added product,\u201d Lovgren said. \u201cThat\u2019s usually going to give it a pretty low carbon footprint because it\u2019s displacing something that was purposely grown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing that not all molded fiber packaging is created equal will be critically important as Oregon, California and other states implement their own packaging regulations.<\/p>\n<p>To get Lovgren\u2019s insights on this patchwork of pending regulations \u2013 and to learn how molded fiber packaging could be a pathway to compliance \u2013 listen to the full interview here.<\/p>\n<aside style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0px auto;\" wp_automatic_readability=\"1.2564102564103\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/media\/podcasts\/3067\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<audio controls=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><source src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/podcasts\/PFIBER-PACKAGING-INTERVIEW1_mixdown.mp3?1729680565\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\">Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/media\/podcasts\/3067\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Listen to more podcasts here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105118-podcast-navigating-the-complexities-of-molded-fiber\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Packaging Strategies first wrote about Palouse Fiber Packaging in May. That\u2019s when the company introduced a wheat-based molded fiber packaging solution ahead of Washington State\u2019s ban on all polystyrene take-out containers. More recently, amid ongoing polystyrene packaging bans in the Pacific Northwest, the company announced a new R&amp;D program to help small to enterprise-scale businesses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[303,177,122,266,1534,150,874,54],"class_list":["post-3338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-biobased-materials","tag-biobased-packaging","tag-greenhouse-gas-reduction","tag-molded-fiber","tag-molded-fiber-products","tag-packaging-legislation","tag-podcasts","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}