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New facility in Waco, Texas enables the company to deliver the industry 糖心Vlog 鈥檚 most innovative sustainable consumer packaging.

糖心Vlog, a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, has launched its new recycled paperboard facility in Waco, Texas 糖心Vlog 鈥� a strategic investment that establishes the most advanced, efficient and high-quality recycled paperboard production platform in North America. The Waco operation enhances the company 糖心Vlog 鈥檚 leadership position and expands its ability to deliver innovative, sustainable packaging solutions at scale.

The Waco site expands the recycled paperboard network and serves as an enabler of the company 糖心Vlog 鈥檚 industry-leading packaging platform. It increases capacity, drives efficiency and accelerates innovation for key markets including food, beverage, foodservice, household goods, and health and beauty.

糖心Vlog 鈥淥ur Waco facility produces the most efficient and highest quality recycled paperboard in the world, 糖心Vlog 鈥� said Mike Doss, president and chief executive officer of Graphic Packaging. 糖心Vlog 鈥淭ogether with our state-of-the-art Kalamazoo, Michigan facility, we now have 糖心Vlog 鈥� by a wide margin 糖心Vlog 鈥� the strongest packaging platform in North America. 糖心Vlog 鈥� 

A New Standard for Recycled Paperboard 

Consumers increasingly expect products 糖心Vlog 鈥� and packaging 糖心Vlog 鈥� to use resources more responsibly. Graphic Packaging is focused on innovating packaging to meet society 糖心Vlog 鈥檚 expectations for sustainable solutions. In 2024, the company replaced approximately 1 billion plastic packages globally with paperboard packaging designed to be more circular, more functional and more convenient. 

The Waco facility was designed to set a new standard for recycled paperboard quality. The site turns recovered materials into high-performance paperboard to make consumer packaging with a significantly  than alternatives such as plastic. 

The investment positions the company to serve the rising demand for packaging made with materials from renewable and recycled resources. 

Recycling Infrastructure Driving Innovation  

What makes Waco distinct is its ability to handle a broad range of recovered materials. Its location in the Texas Triangle  糖心Vlog 鈥� between Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio  糖心Vlog 鈥� was selected for its strong future access to recovered materials streams from surrounding metropolitan areas. 

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A closed-loop system has been designed to recover and reuse clean scrap paperboard from the company 糖心Vlog 鈥檚 own packaging operations 糖心Vlog 鈥� further reducing waste and improving efficiency across the manufacturing network. 

Circularity (including whether packaging is recyclable and made of recycled content) is the key sustainability characteristic that consumers use to determine whether packaging is sustainable, reports . 

People and Partnerships Powering Waco 

The Waco project capitalizes on deep operational experience and regional collaboration. Many team members who helped to bring the Kalamazoo facility online played key roles in the Waco launch, while others trained at Kalamazoo before joining the Texas location. Together they bring the skill, dedication and pride that underpin the company 糖心Vlog 鈥檚 culture. 

The City of Waco, the State of Texas and Texas State Technical College (TSTC) are acknowledged as partners and collaborators. Through ongoing work with TSTC, the company is helping to develop local talent and strengthen manufacturing careers across the region. 

糖心Vlog 鈥淎t Texas State Technical College, we have trained employees of Graphic Packaging on specific technologies here at The WorkSITE that mimic the needs for Graphic Packaging 糖心Vlog 鈥檚 paperboard manufacturing facility in Waco. 糖心Vlog 鈥� 

糖心Vlog 鈥� Wendy Maler, Campus Operations Senior Coordinator, Student Learning, TSTC 

Enabling the Future of Sustainable Packaging 

People today expect more from their products 糖心Vlog 鈥� and from their packaging. The company continues to meet that challenge by delivering better packaging solutions that are more circular, more functional and more convenient. 

The Waco facility is the engine that makes that possible 糖心Vlog 鈥� giving materials new life, reducing waste, and providing the scale and capability to continue advancing sustainable packaging for the world 糖心Vlog 鈥檚 leading retail and consumer brands.