--- title: Top 5 Articles of 2025 description: With every new year comes another wave of emerging trends that shape the healthcare packaging industry. 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This year, many themes remained steady from last year, such as sustainability, usability, and regulatory awareness. Additionally, on the PackTalk blog, we saw an increase in interest around foundational topics, such as the core principles behind sterile barriers and adhesive coatings. Below are our top five packaging articles from 2025. 1 ## Benefits and Drawbacks of Single-Use Healthcare Packaging by Andrea Hecker | Product Manager | Oliver Healthcare Packaging Read the article [here](https://www.oliverhcp.com/news-and-resources/packtalk/benefits-and-drawbacks-of-single-use-healthcare-packaging). 2 ## EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation: Impact on Healthcare by Charlotte Mavor | Strategic Program Leader - EMEA | Oliver Healthcare Packaging Read the article [here](https://www.oliverhcp.com/news-and-resources/packtalk/eu-packaging-packaging-waste-regulation-impact-on-healthcare).  3 ## Why is the Sterile Field Important in the OR? By Jill Cinalli | Global Marketing Communications Manager | Oliver Healthcare Packaging Read the article [here](https://www.oliverhcp.com/news-and-resources/packtalk/why-is-the-sterile-field-important-in-the-or). 4 ## The Fundamentals of Adhesive Coatings by Kevin Zacharias | Technical Director | Oliver Healthcare Packaging Read the article [here](https://www.oliverhcp.com/news-and-resources/packtalk/the-fundamentals-of-adhesive-coatings). 5 ## What is Primary and Secondary Packaging? By Gracyn Brandt | Global Growth Marketing Specialist | Oliver Healthcare Packaging Read the article [here](https://www.oliverhcp.com/news-and-resources/packtalk/what-is-primary-and-secondary-packaging). 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