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Anne Marie Mohan
Apr 5, 2009
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Scott Dyvig
Engineering Manager, Protective Packaging,
Sears Holdings Corp.
Retailer

A greener cold chain, one box at a time
Sears’ Scott Dyvig writes about the challenges facing packagers trying to green up their cold chain. There are some bright spots on the horizon, but challenges remain. greenerpackage.com/node/509

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