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Sustainable Packaging

PipeLine: Changing materials can affect recycling

Obviously, the shift in container materials for packaging is a topic we chronicle on a regular basis. Rarely covered, though, is how these changes might alter secondary markets. Comparing these materials markets over the years can also show how changing trends in materials cause substantial market changes.

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Beverage

Mott's creates downstream flexibility

On Mott’s new bottling line, aseptically filled PET bottles of juice product in four sizes can be automatically conveyed through a number of tray- or case-packing options.

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Protective/transport packaging

Container a clear success

Blueberry farm turns to new container to help six high-speed production/packaging lines run more smoothly.

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Flexibles

Package graphics: cutting time and costs

Lead times and costs of package graphics are clearly in the ‘cross-hairs’ of most packaging buyers, say survey respondents.

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Flexibles

Beauties and the bests

Holographic substrates were among the big winners in the annual competition of the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters, and Laminators.

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Flexibles

AIMCAL competition winners

Honolulu Fish PackageProma Technologies, 800/343-6978, www.promatechnologies.comWeyerhaeuser Corp., 808/536-3814, www.weyerhaeuser.comITW Foilmark, 978/462-7300, www.foilmark.comAutomatan, 715/341-6501, www.automatan.comInova MicrolightProma Technologies, 800/343-6978, www.promatechnologies.comChallenge Printing, 952/903-4400, www.challengeprinting.comElizabeth ArdenUnifoil Corp., 973/365-2000, www.unifoilHub Folding Box, 508/339-0005CFC Intl., 708/891-3456, www.cfcintl.comInternational Paper, 888/815-4873, www.ipbleachedboard.comET DVD caseHazen Paper, 413/538-8204, www.hazen.comUnifoil Corp.

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Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle: the next packaging paradigm?

From the archives: An architect and a chemist make a compelling business argument for ecologically “intelligent” packaging that’s also good for the bottom line.

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Sustainability

Packagers react to cradle-to-cradle design

Packagers express interest in cradle-to-cradle design. In July, an initial meeting will be held to see if a cross-industry cradle-to-cradle packaging workgroup should be organized.

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Containers

Aveda pushes PCR

As part of its environmental commitment, Aveda achieves 80% to 100% post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content in much of its packaging.

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Flexibles

Twin-tube packs 'Corner' yogurt innovation

Müller UK leverages its successful split pot yogurt and fruit in cups with a fresh package: twin-tube packs that are produced on first-of-its-kind vf/f/s machinery.

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Flexibles

Menu variety for the troops

MREs containing a variety of food items have up to three-year shelf lives thanks to oxygen-scavenging sachets.

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Sustainability

Recent enviro-packaging developments

This is a list of recent commercial developments in environmental packaging. This is expanded listing that contains items not published in the print magazine.

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