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Sustainability

Unique reclosable package offers significant sustainability, cost savings, and marketing advantages

The Flexible Jug™ is a reclosable package from General Packaging with a cap and a carrying handle. The Flexible Jug™ offers significant sustainability, cost savings, and marketing advantages when compared to stand-up bags and plastic pails.

February 26, 2008

Flexibles

When the oil runs out: Take a second look at biodegradable cellulose packaging films

Must-read white paper for all users of petroleum-based plastic packaging weighs impact of staying the course vs. using newer technologies for biodegradable films. Compares/contrasts the newest crop of bio films from different suppliers.

February 3, 2008

Sustainability

Toying with bottle design

A playful bottle is engineered for educational, environmental, and humanitarian benefits.

February 1, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

A realistic view of sustainable packaging

This Podcast underscores why one size doesn't fit all when it comes to green packaging.

February 1, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Steps to sustainability begin with packaging optimization

Environmental, social, and economic concerns keep sustainability at the forefront of business operations.

January 11, 2008

Sustainability

Biodegradable void-fill

Ecologically designed packing peanuts from Starch Tech are 100% biodegradable and provide a sustainable alternative to cushioning products that end up in landfills.

January 11, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Renewable produce packaging

Three new produce packaging designs available from Earthcycle Packaging all use palm fiber, a renewable resource that composts in fewer than 90 days.

January 11, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Eco-friendly shipping

Univenture now offers the EcoEndure line of packaging products in biodegradable PP.

January 11, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

LCI, LCA, and sustainable packaging

Many criteria can be used to assess the environmental sustainability of packaging. Examples include selecting packaging options that are lighter in weight, reusable, made from renewable materials, or contain recycled content.

January 11, 2008

Flexibles

PLA: A converter's viewpoint

Chris Burger, coffee product manager of Fres-Co System USA, offers his take on using polylactic acid (PLA), a sustainable material derived from corn, in film structures for coffee bags.

January 10, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Clemson breaks ground for packaging

Clemson University broke ground recently for a new 28,000-sq-ft building to house components of the packaging science and graphic communications departments.

January 10, 2008

Sustainability

The evolution of natural as a lifestyle choice

It’s all about stewardship, life, and energy, and it’s playing out in the beauty and health and wellness categories.

January 9, 2008