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Materials & containers
Abbott acts on sustainability initiatives
In an exclusive interview, Abbott Nutrition’s director of global packaging technology discusses how Abbott is implementing more than 40 sustainable packaging initiatives.
Coding, printing & labeling
They're baaack: Consumer group wants food label changed...again
Ah, the food label, the Great Crossroads, the Window into the American Soul, where contemporary issues relating to diet and health are revealed and battled over, a town square where the features the food industry wants to tout and consumers care about are trumpeted or whispered about, with government agencies looking over everyone’s shoulder.
Coding, printing & labeling
Is 'grand' bad for RFID?
Flexible packaging
Talking at length with an eco-revolutionary
A Q&A with Albe Zakes, eco-revolutionary and vp media relations for TerraCycle, which turns old packaging into new products.
Controls & automation
Sustainability gains in machine and process ops
Sustainability isn’t only about the amount of packaging materials we can keep from the solid waste stream. There are opportunities in machine and process ops, too.
Materials & containers
Carbon monoxide has congressmen seeing red
Democrats in Congress will push for a ban on MAP until safety can be proven.
Sustainability
Responsible sourcing and usage of paperboard-based materials
Although the modern concept of sustainability has actually been around for decades, this topic has never been more relevant to the packaging industry than today. Initiatives such as the Wal-Mart sustainability scorecard show that marketplace demand for sustainable packaging solutions is growing exponentially. Sustainable packaging is larger than recycling and being a good corporate citizen—it’s a concept beginning to realize its potential to change the marketplace and provide benefits to individuals
Flexible packaging
Responsible Sourcing and Usage of Paperboard-Based Materials
Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a three-part series from MeadWestvaco that looks at the entire lifecycle of paperboard-based packaging systems. The series begins with the issues of sourcing.
Sustainability
Sustainable practices go mainstream
With 60,000 suppliers seeking high marks on the Wal-Mart scorecard, can anyone doubt that sustainable packaging is here to stay?
