Sustainability

Searching for a cure

End-users of laminations need a working knowledge of the methods used to cure the adhesives.

March 9, 2010

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Controls & Machine Components

SEW-Eurodrive USA: Modular DR motor system

The energy-efficient DR motor series from SEW-EURODRIVE provides numerous drive combinations for packaging applications.

March 8, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Israel poised to join those countries with EPR legislation

Israel steps up its recycling revolution; distributes memorandum on a packaging law for extended producer responsibility.

March 8, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

New director and new directions are focus of MSU forum

At its third annual Packaging Executives Forum, The School of Packaging at MSU talks about tackling new complexities of the industry and launching the Center for Packaging Innovation.

March 7, 2010

Contract Packaging

Does perceived product blandness owe to the value chain or a poor understanding of customization?

One author makes the case that economies of scale largely are to blame for the lack of remarkable products. But an educator who’s been in the trenches has another view.

March 5, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Within voluntary package reduction goal lurk opportunities

Many retailers and major food companies are voluntarily trimming 10% from their packaging’s carbon footprint. This move could spur innovation, but branding context has to be weighed, too.

March 5, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart Canada unveils Web site of sustainable case histories

Showcase of environmental best practices of Canadian businesses and organizations is first step to virtual center of excellence, retailer says.

March 4, 2010

Sustainability

Packaging, medical devices critical to emergency room procedures

HealthPack 2010 conference sessions report that packages, devices must work in life or death situations. Meanwhile, ER nurses evaluate medical device packages.

March 3, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart pledges massive cuts to global supply-chain GHGs

Collaboration with suppliers and environmental experts leads to development, measurement, and independent assessment of carbon reductions.

March 2, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Environmental regulations a top concern for packagers globally

New environmental regulations could cause major challenges for packagers globally in 2010, study says.

March 2, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Transparent Container joins NextLife Packaging Group

NextLife Packaging Group (NPG), the packaging-focused business unit of NextLife, an emerging eco-brand and provider of environmental innovation and sustainability solutions, has added Transparent Container Co., Inc. (TCC) as a certified supplier to the NextLife sustainable packaging supply chain.

March 1, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable packaging as competitive differentiator

Opportunities are ‘golden’ for companies to gain a competitive edge through sustainable packaging, but defining such packaging and identifying its role is debatable, says a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report.

March 1, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Earth911.com partners with Greener Package to share recycling data

Recycling data, news, and other resources from Earth911.com will add to GreenerPackage.com’s comprehensive sustainable packaging content.

February 26, 2010