Cole Rosengren
Lead Editor | @ColeRosengrenCole is the lead editor of Waste Dive and Serdar Akar. He joined Serdar Akar in 2016 as a contributing editor, following stints as a local reporter in New York and Boston. He previously learned about waste and recycling firsthand during more than a decade of restaurant and catering work throughout the Northeast. Cole earned a BFA from Emerson College and a MA from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
34 articles by Cole Rosengren
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5 packaging priorities in the federal food waste strategy
June 17, 2024 -
California legislators advance bills to limit plastic bags and PFAS, update EPR
May 28, 2024 -
Suzano and International Paper address deal rumors, details still unclear
May 23, 2024 -
Gravis looks to lead B2B bulk transportation packaging market in North America
March 28, 2024 -
Bioplastics player Verde Bioresins terminates SPAC deal
March 21, 2024 -
Circularix joins Coca-Cola as rPET customer for Republic Services
Jan. 18, 2024 -
2023 packaging trends by the numbers
Dec. 22, 2023 -
After an uneven year, could packaging M&A be picking up speed?
Dec. 18, 2023 -
Packaging innovations: Liberty Coca-Cola’s paper push, Corona’s can of a different color
Dec. 1, 2023 -
Reusables are only 1% of major brands’ plastic packaging but have growth potential
Nov. 21, 2023 -
3 trends to watch in EPR implementation
Nov. 9, 2023 -
Packaging manufacturers set big sustainability goals. How are they doing?
Oct. 26, 2023 -
How2Recycle piloting shared label with Recycling Partnership as part of industry collaboration initiative
Oct. 20, 2023 -
How recyclers and packaging companies are trying to find common ground
Oct. 19, 2023 -
What’s next for flexible pouch design, reuse and EPR? Packaging professionals weigh in.
Oct. 11, 2023 -
Compostable packaging is on the rise. What are consumers supposed to do with it?
Oct. 4, 2023 -
International Paper exits Russian joint venture with $508M sale
Sept. 18, 2023 -
Apple says it has nearly met goal to eliminate plastic packaging by 2025
Sept. 13, 2023 -
Smurfit Kappa finalizes plan to acquire WestRock in 2024
Sept. 12, 2023 -
Graphic Packaging closes $262.5M acquisition of folding carton company Bell
Sept. 11, 2023 -
Sonoco completes $330M deal including WestRock’s stake in RTS Packaging
Sept. 8, 2023 -
PepsiCo moving to paperboard for beverage multipacks in North America
Aug. 25, 2023 -
CCL Industries closes acquisition of Pouch Partners, plus 2 more deals
July 7, 2023 -
Momentum may be slowing for new packaging EPR laws in 2023, but states still pursue study bills
June 12, 2023 -
Packaging innovations: 3D packaging made from wood pulp for Fiskars, new look for Sayso cocktail tea bags
June 9, 2023