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

Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 361

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

Sustainable Packaging

Global Packaging Project releases sustainability measurement system

The new Global Protocol on Packaging Sustainability provides a common measurement system for companies to assess the relative sustainability of packaging.

September 7, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Pyrolosis the key to award-winning recycling process

For the first time ever, Pyrolosis, which is the process of heating up material in the absence of oxygen, is being used to separate plastic and aluminum in the recycled-beverage cartons stream.

September 6, 2011

Sustainability

TE clamshell for sprouts

Baltimore-based Brassica Sprout Group has announced a switch to what it believes is the industry’s first tamper-evident, tamper-resistant, vented clamshell container as one more step in their continued efforts to improve food safety in the sprout market.

September 2, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Major beverage companies open to EPR, study finds

New report on beverage container recycling finds that Coca‐Cola, Nestlé Waters, and New Belgium support EPR efforts.

September 1, 2011

Sustainability

Industry Watch

A quick run-down on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people.

September 1, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Canadian retailers address PET thermoform recycling

A new test protocol has been introduced to determine the impact of labels and adhesives on PET thermoform package recycling.

August 31, 2011

Sustainability

Lighter-weight closures help Cargill's sustainability efforts

Company’s PET-bottled edible oils convert to lighter-weight neck finish in Brazil while offering many consumer conveniences.

August 30, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Waste-to-Energy Exchange debuts in November

Greener Package and AIChE’s Institute for Sustainability will produce one of the first programs for packaging professionals focused solely on Waste-to-Energy issues.

August 30, 2011

Sustainability

Aluminum can recycling rate highest in a decade

Aluminum Week, Sept. 12-15, will ‘Celebrate Sustainability’ with good news during the association’s 78th annual meeting.

August 29, 2011

Sustainability

Spanish still-water bottler lightweights bottle neck

A smaller water-bottle neck size accompanied by an easier-to-open cap saves Aguas De Mondariz 40% in package weight and adds to consumer convenience.

August 26, 2011

Sustainability

30% PCR PET for Marks & Spencer HBA bottle

Launched recently in the UK, a 300-mL PET bottle for Marks & Spencer’s Essential Extracts personal care range incorporates 30% Post-Consumer Recycled material.

August 26, 2011