Sustainable Packaging

While product uses 100% organic ingredients, packaging contains a minimum of 25% recycled content and is recyclable.

Read these tips to learn those things you need to avoid when making green marketing claims, in order to comply with the FTC’s new ‘Green Guides.’

Because current FDA medical-packaging regulations prohibit the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, Klöckner Pentaplast’s Pentamed light foamed high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) films fill customers’ sustainability goals by providing material reduction as they reduce package weight while maintaining physical properties comparable to standard materials.

Staples rolls out new technology that creates cartons sized to fit each individual order. When the program is fully implemented, Staples will produce up to 1 million custom cases/day.

Working with custom thermoformer, the grocery chain embarks on development of first closed-loop recyclable meat tray.

Some smart tools and a 20-year commitment to green ideals span benefits from lightweighting, recycling and bioplastics, to a smaller global carbon footprint.

Group publishes interactive, Web-based knowledge maps that compile packaging data by type across all phases of the recovery system.