Sustainable Packaging

Global packaging research

The International Association of Packaging Research Institutes was established in 1971 as an international membership association to promote packaging as a global science to important target groups within international organizations and research foundations.

September 28, 2011

Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 353

Sustainability

A Jim Beam perspective

Robert Land, corporate packaging engineer at Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., talks about trends in packaging.

September 28, 2011

Protective/transport packaging

An epistolary column

My Lead Off column in the July issue described how Ecovative LLC and others are turning to crop waste as a biopolymer feedstock. The column generated this intriguing exchange of e-mails.

September 28, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

2011 Clear Choice Awards: Innovation in glass pack design recognized

The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) has announced the winners of its 2011 Clear Choice Awards. Sponsored by GPI since 1989, the awards honor consumer product goods manufacturers that expand the frontiers of glass packaging design by using glass containers in innovative ways.

September 27, 2011

Sustainability

Plastic handles now available in PCR HDPE

Paktech now offers plastic handles for multipack packaging in 100% post-consumer recycled high-density polyethylene plastic.

September 26, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Going West--is sustainable packaging in need of a pick-me-up?

The FMI/GMA Sustainability Summit 2011 held in Phoenix offers an opportunity for industry members to share fresh ideas on packaging sustainability.

September 26, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Report claims Campbell's childrens' soups test highest for BPA

A new study by the Breast Cancer Fund records the presence of BPA in canned foods marketed to children; Campbell’s tests highest.

September 22, 2011

Contract Packaging

New dosing feature for Pedia Care and Little Remedies acetaminophen brands

For single-concentration brands of children’s products, new packaging helps to protect infants and children under age two.

September 22, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Waste-to-Energy Exchange

Produced by Greener Package and the Institute for Sustainability, the Waste-to-Energy Exchange will discuss solid waste as a renewable source of energy and implementation strategies for packaging professionals. Held at the NY Institute of Technology on Nov 9, 2011, registration is open.

September 14, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

First sustainability report on North American aluminum industry unveiled

Documents steady improvements in aluminum’s environmental footprint over past 20 years, and provides full LCA data for all steps of the manufacturing process.

September 14, 2011

Contract Packaging

Nutrition 'keys' key to Meals to Live meal packaging

Dallas-based Meals to Live takes a healthy approach to packaging graphics for its line of frozen meals marketed primarily to diabetics and other health-conscious consumers.

September 13, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Green-themed upcycling game launched on Facebook

Players take on the role of recycling entrepreneurs, collecting litter in a trash-strewn city and upcycling it into new products, earning points along the way.

September 12, 2011

Sustainability

Artisan cottage cheese gets glass jar packaging

Dairy switches to glass jar for cottage cheese made with 100% grass-fed organic milk for premium appearance, material health, and recyclability.

September 8, 2011