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Sustainable Packaging

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Keynoters from General Electric, Publix announced for SPS 2012

The Sustainable Packaging Symposium welcomes Dr. Bill Flanagan of GE Global Research and Michael Hewett of Publix as keynote presenters for the event.
Materials Product Brief
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CO2 reducing label

With the addition of a special CO2 absorbent being added to the label’s adhesive, SATO’s ECONANO series of labels absorb and reduce the CO2 that is released into the atmosphere when labels are incinerated.
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AMERIPEN names Pierce executive director

Pierce was instrumental in the formation of the group and is its former president.
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Solid waste association supports waste-to-energy

The Solid Waste Association of North America issues policy in support of the use of WTE technology, where it is consistent with EPA and local government programs.
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NSF to administer BPI certification program

Agreement expected to bolster credibility and capability of Compostable Logo program and enable BPI to expand its educational and marketing activities.
Materials Product Brief
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Printed polyolefin shrink film replaces paperboard trays, sleeves

Clysar polyolefin shrink film from Bemis Clysar is a premium-quality, single-source polyolefin shrink film printed with high-impact, 360-degree graphics for multi-packs and bundled items that saves packaging material and cost.
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The food waste/sustainable packaging connection

Sustainable packaging is emerging as a tool to mitigate food waste in the U.S. In this Q&A, GMA’s Meghan Stasz discusses the issues behind this product-package relationship.
Package Case Study
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Kraft introduces easy-to-handle flexible pack for foodservice dressings

The new YES Pack from Kraft for its foodservice salad dressing varieties offers a range of convenience and sustainability features, and allows up to 99% of product to be consumed.
Package Case Study
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Brazilian sunscreen launched in sugarcane-based plastic bottle

After partnering with bioplastic manufacturer in 2008, J&J releases personal care product in packaging containing sugarcane-based plastic.
Materials Product Brief
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Food trays made from bulrush and other plant fibers

Designed to replace the polystyrene containers that are typically used in the meat, poultry and seafood departments, Excellent Packaging has added a new line of food display and presentation containers to its line of compostable foodservice packaging products.
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Updated Sprint scorecard includes strengthened packaging directives

Annual environmental scorecard update for Sprint’s phone and packaging manufacturers and vendors requires UL Environment certification; new criteria for packaging.
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Road map for more effective U.S. material recovery systems released

GreenBlue offers a free, 90-page report that documents a range of material recovery systems throughout the world that could be adopted in the U.S.
Getting rid of a carton and insert drastically reduced material use.
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10 tips for sustainable package design

With the fundamentals of sustainable packaging in mind, following are some areas to consider when implementing changes to your packaging for improved environmental impact.
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SPS 2012: dates, venue announced

Summit Media Group’s Greener Package™ and the Institute for Sustainability, a technological community of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), have announced plans for Sustainable Packaging Symposium 2012—Advancing Sustainable Supply Chains with Optimized Packaging.
The unique patented ‘trapped clamshell’.
Package Case Study
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AT&T is sweet on sugarcane-based thermoform

Renewable-resource film to be used in the thermoformed part of the clamshell package in which AT&T merchandises more than 300 SKUs of its wireless accessories products.

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