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Sustainable Packaging

'Greening' brings concentrated thoughts

Seven key questions to ask if you are considering packaging source reduction via concentrated reformulations.

July 9, 2007

Flexibles

Recycled films

Klöckner Pentaplast has partnered with Packaging 2.0 LLC to introduce SmartCycle™ 150 PETE films.

June 12, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability news & events

n San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted in March to become the first U.S. city to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets. Under the legislation, large supermarkets and drugstores will not be allowed to offer plastic bags made from petroleum products. Backers said the ban would annually save 450,000 gallons of oil and divert 1,400 tons of debris from area landfills. The new rules would, however, allow recyclable plastic bags. News reports say that Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill into law.

June 11, 2007

Sustainability

New plastics data in the U.S. LCI database

Within a matter of days, important new data sets will be available in the U.S. LCI (Life Cycle Inventory) Database. The data will include all steps from “cradle to resin” for nine common plastic resins (HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, PP, HIPS, GPPS, PVC, ABS, PET) and two polyurethane polyols. These materials are commonly used in packaging systems as well as in durable products (for example, building products such as insulation).

June 11, 2007

Flexibles

A global perspective on sustainable packaging from kraft foods

The recently redesigned PET-based bottles for Kraft’s Crystal Light and Fruit2O brands (pictured) are 18 percent lighter than the bottles they are replacing. Following the completion of the phased introduction of the new bottles in the U.S., Kraft will reduce its PET usage by 8.7 million pounds per year.

June 11, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

The truth behind Wal-Mart's green makeover

Despite the inflammatory title, this is actually a pretty favorable article on a rather left-leaning website.

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Cheers to UK brewer upon environmental award win

Adnams, a mid-sized brewer in England, won the top prize in the carbon Trust Innovation Awards this year.

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

In United States, FDA issues final report on 2006 spinach E.coli outbreak

The final report was issued by the FDA regarding the E.coli contaminated spinach outbreak last fall. While the investigation originally focused on a California processing and packaging plant, the final report traced the E.coli back to one of the fields where the spinach was grown.

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

In UK, convenience food and beverage industry to see huge growth

The convenience food and beverage sector will grow 214% by the year 2010 in the United Kingdom, according to one source.

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Also in France, bag-in-box wine making inroads

The traditionally conservative French wine market is beginning to accept bag-in-box wine packaging.

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Excessive packaging tops list of dislikes of Welsh supermarket shoppers

Although 90% of Welsh shoppers buy their groceries at supermarkets, only 7% of them really want to.

May 31, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Wal-Mart scorecard going global: May 2007 update

More details were provided May 15 on the retailer's sustainable scorecard at the Packaging Summit.

May 17, 2007