Ben Miyares, Packaging SherpaHomePackaging’s Shift to PlantsPackaging change is always driven by an interplay of market forces: Economics, evolving machinery and materials technologies, customer preferences and value perceptions, regulations, and corporate social responsibility among them.October 2, 2019SustainabilityPackaging strategies for an environmentally-attuned marketPollution of our oceans and waterways is not a new problem.August 1, 2019HomeShare your sustainability storyA few days ago, I got a phone call from someone looking for “environmentally friendly” packaging for a new retail line of cosmetic creams and lotions.June 4, 2019HomeRethinking packaging production, distribution, and afterlifeLoop, the circular product and package manufacturing and distribution platform that graced the cover of Packaging World last month was developed by TerraCycle, Inc. and is now supported by two-dozen or so international brand owners.April 1, 2019HomeTo reduce waste, don’t ban it; make it more valuable, collectableBottled water is facing a crisis. So says The Wall Street Journal in a front page article on December 13.February 5, 2019HomeInnovative approaches address sustainability issuesMy August 2018 column noted the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s launch in the UK and Chile of a global initiative to reduce plastics marine waste.December 3, 2018HomePlanning, teamwork: Essentials for this digital age PACK EXPOGlobal markets are in flux and PACK EXPO International 2018 is the easiest way to assess competing processing and packaging technologies for these times.October 5, 2018HomeWill Plastics Pact tide wash over American shores?In a move that hasn’t gone unnoticed here in the U.S., the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in England, collaborating with the British NGO WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), has launched a global environmental initiative to address “the root causes of plastics pollution.”August 3, 2018HomeEvolving f/f/s tech leads to lighter, more convenient packaging, less wasteThe form/fill/seal (f/f/s) machine was patented in the 1930s but it didn’t gain widespread market traction until sometime in the 70s.June 4, 2018HomeLocal interests influence far-off eventsThe maxim “All news is local” explains why I—and perhaps you—react to breaking news stories by asking two questions: “How will this news affect me? And what should I do about it?”February 5, 2018Page 1 of 4Next PageTop StoriesSustainabilityGlobal Commitment Signatories to Miss 2025 Plastic Reduction GoalsA new progress report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation confirms that the 1,000 signatories to its Global Commitment will not meet their 2025 plastic reduction goals.RoboticsRobotic Automation Doubles Capacity for Dot’s PretzelsPackage DesignPair Eyewear Grows Up, But Retains its Joyful EnergyBusiness intelligencePackaging and Processing Seen As Ideal for AutomationWorkforceStudents Explore Packaging and Processing at PACK EXPO International
