Recycling

Water bottler to make its own pellets from 100% PCR PET

Ice River Springs has a bold answer to those who whine that PET bottles are bad for the environment: It’s turning post-consumer bottles into new ones in a closed-loop system.

March 16, 2010

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Containers

Talk about inhaling your food...

March 16, 2010

Beverage

Maintaining consumer trust is crucial in China...

March 16, 2010

Dairy

Plastic packaging clogging sewers in Bangalore...

March 16, 2010

Confection/Candy

This packaging blooms...

March 16, 2010

Contract Packaging

Powerful emotions surface as packaging pros weigh in on economic uncertainty

The impact of the 2009 economy evoked strong emotions among salary survey respondents who expressed everything from despair over lost jobs to enthusiasm about new opportunities.

March 16, 2010

Detergents/cleaners

Bona introduces floor-care systems in reusable tote

Unique package design aligns with company’s commitment to sustainable floor care.

March 15, 2010

Containers

OFF THE SHELF: Ergonomically designed Soft Scrub

Marketing and design editor Jim George points out the ergonomic advantages designed into a trigger spray package for a new Soft Scrub product from the Dial Corp.

March 12, 2010

Recycling

Coca-Cola mini bottle: Shape supports simplistic design

The label features the brand’s iconic logo and a shadow image of the famous bottle shape, but otherwise offers plenty of ‘breathing room.’

March 11, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

California considers Prop 65 for acrylamide, citing reproductive harm

New proposal targets acrylamide for its ‘reproductive toxicity’ and seeks to set maximum allowable dose.

March 11, 2010

Flexibles

Compostable wrapper for chocolate supports company's eco-vision

Environmentally conscious coffee, tea, and chocolate company chooses earth-friendly packaging for its Fair Trade chocolate from Ecuador.

March 11, 2010

Beverage

Can your brand pass the silhouette test?

Absolut vodka is experimenting with a special-edition bottle sans its familiar label. How many brands can you identify based solely by a package silhouette, and can yours join the list?

March 10, 2010

Cosmetics/Personal care

Active packaging a barrier to listeria?

A paper published in the Journal of Food Safety claims that a biopolymer made from a certain starch may be a big help on the food safety scene.

March 10, 2010