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Sustainability

What's happening in high-barrier PET?

PET bottles are a major segment in the U.S. packaging market and are being used for a whole host of products.

April 5, 2008

Sustainability

What kind of packaging would we give up for Mother Earth?

According to a Nielsen Global Food Packaging Survey, nearly one in two global consumers would give up all forms of packaging designed for convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, including packaging designed for easy stacking/storing at home (49%); packaging that can be used for cooking, or doubles as a resealable container (48%); and packaging designed for easy transport (47%)

April 3, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Bioplastics take center stage at Interpack

During interpack 2008, April 24-30, The European Bioplastics Association, in co-operation with the Düsseldorf Trade Fair, will present a special exhibition on biodegradable and bio-based plastics titled "Bioplastics in Packaging."

April 2, 2008

Sustainability

Helping customers develop 'solutions' to two of today's real challenges

We sell solutions! The phrase has become so overused that nearly everyone states it and nearly everyone ignores it, except when they are the ones saying it.

April 1, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

At Coca-Cola, innovation equals 'lean'

The operative word among product manufacturers today is "lean."

April 1, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Wal-Mart buyers' blogs

Wal-Mart buyers have their own blogs…is there something here for you to know?

March 25, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging Law Forum to debut

June 17 conference addresses the legal and regulatory world of food and beverage packaging.

March 17, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Bioplastics debate continues

A recent article elicits a response from Steve Mojo, executive director of the Biodegradable Products Institute.

March 10, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Eco-Choice and Wal-Mart's Packaging Scorecard

This is a sidebar the the story "Wet wipe maker pioneers "Eco-Choice" sustainability platform" which appears in the March, 2008 issue of Packaging World Magazine.

March 6, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable adhesives

Wisdom Adhesives has developed environmentally sustainable adhesives for the packaging and paperboard industries.

March 4, 2008

Flexibles

PLA film shrink labels

Seal-It, a div. of Printpack, has produced the first commercial full-body shrink-sleeve labels in the nutraceutical product category made from Earthfirst® PLA.

March 4, 2008

Sustainability

Pour spout

Seaquist Closures’ new Ultra Pour Spout brings aesthetic and environmental benefits to food companies and consumers.

March 4, 2008