Protective/transport packaging

Furniture protected by mushroom 'root'-based packaging

Ecovative’s EcoCradle is a low embodied-energy, compostable, protective packaging material that is literally grown into any custom shape.

August 12, 2011

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Sustainable Packaging

PAC NEXT group launched to facilitate zero packaging waste

PAC has announced a new multi-stakeholder group tasked with moving the packaging industry toward zero waste.

August 12, 2011

Sustainability

Arthrex enjoys multiple benefits from Wire Coil Clamshell package

Labor savings, material savings, and environmental gains award Arthrex for its thermoformed medical device package.

August 8, 2011

Contract Packaging

Temporary contract packaging lends near-instant fulfillment

Manufacturer of shrink sleeve applicators and heat tunnels sets up a shrink bundling line in its own plant to speed Barbasol’s club-store packs to market.

August 8, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Supply-chain collaboration advances cup-to-cup recycling

In 2009, Starbucks publicly announced a goal to make 100% of its cups—that’s 4 billion cups globally each year—recyclable or reusable by 2015

August 8, 2011

Sustainability

Molded-pulp bottle disrupts laundry detergent category

The Seventh Generation container consists of a molded-pulp outer shell made from 70% recycled cardboard (OCC) and 30% old newspapers (ONP) that can be recycled up to seven times.

August 5, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Depot system makes reusable cold-chain shipping smart and green

Intelligent Thermal Solutions, LLC, Kingsville, TX, has been named a winner of two Greener Package Awards in the Secondary/Large-Format Packaging category: Environmental Impact and Innovator of the Year.

August 5, 2011

Sustainability

PLA yogurt cup project scrutinized from all angles

Attention to detail, as well as the new pack’s 48% reduction in global warming potential versus petroleum-based packages, netted Stonyfield an Environmental Impact award in the FDA-Regulated category of this year’s competition.

August 5, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

A twist on concentrated cleaner packaging

SC Johnson launches cleaning concentrates in cartridges that snap into a handheld sprayer that can accommodate three products at once.

August 5, 2011

Contract Packaging

What happens in Vegas? IoPP's packaging learning center

If your packaging team has the budget to attend just one all-encompassing educational program on packaging this year, this is it.

August 1, 2011

Contract Packaging

Cost Savings via waste elimination

The challenge on the Continuous Improvement journey is how to define “waste” via systems and processes.

August 1, 2011

Contract Packaging

The multifaceted benefits of sustainable packaging

The demand for sustainability in packaging has affected every aspect of packaging.

August 1, 2011

Contract Packaging

Even in a tough economy, CPA can help you capture opportunities

The CPA is a powerful tool that enables education, peer-to-peer sharing of thoughts, and new ideas.

August 1, 2011