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Weatherchem documents the steps it is taking to increase the eco-friendliness of its products and manufacturing operations.
Today, smart owners want more than rebates, according to new white paper from Afflink.
Top-loading wraparound technology from Goodman Packaging Equipment can reduce your corrugated and manpower needs for casing products, allowing you to ‘score’ better environmentally with retailers like Wal-Mart while saving costs. Comments from two end users bolster the case for top loading.
“Sustainability”— a new name for an old concept — is the way in which a product, materials, packaging and palletization methods impact space utilization, storage, transportation and distribution costs through the lifecycle supply chain. Call it what you want, efficiency or sustainability; it’s always been a factor in manufacturing, as misused space and materials always create unnecessary costs. Find out more in this White Paper from FoxJet.
The Flexible Jug™ is a reclosable package from General Packaging with a cap and a carrying handle. The Flexible Jug™ offers significant sustainability, cost savings, and marketing advantages when compared to stand-up bags and plastic pails.
Must-read white paper for all users of petroleum-based plastic packaging weighs impact of staying the course vs. using newer technologies for biodegradable films. Compares/contrasts the newest crop of bio films from different suppliers.
Acclaimed new book breaks through the clutter to offer practical strategies, tactics and resources to jump start your sustainable packaging program. Included are case histories and interviews with leading corporations that have adopted environmental stewardship programs.
New trays for Marie Callender's and other products to divert 8 million lb of PET from landfills.
Where would retailing be today without vibrant packaging?
Closed-system drum dispensing connector is engineered to prevent drips, spills, and contamination potential.
Used for years for reusable polycarbonate baby bottles and water bottles, as well as in can liners, Bisphenol-A is under increasing fire on several fronts.
Smart Ones frozen meals are whisked through a highly automated packaging line at Heinz’s Pocatello, ID, facility. Cartoning and vision inspection stand out.
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Ecosure household paints from Dulux Trade, part of London-based ICI Paints, are formulated to minimize their environmental impact.
Attendees examine industry trends, challenges in Miami, FL.
Hear what TerraCycle's Albe Zakes has to say about the company's latest
sustainable initiative.
Packaging team at IBM uses 100% recyclable materials in new shipping case. IBM cuts logistics costs and significantly decreases environmental impacts of shipping.
In Europe, not all toothpaste tubes come in cartons – to reduce packaging material usage, more tubes are now being tray packed and shrink wrapped for use as point-of-sale display packs.
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