Sustainability

OFF THE SHELF: Beer variety pack brews multiple advantages

For its Widmer Brothers beers, the Craft Brew Alliance uses a new variety-pack box that reveals up to four different 22-oz glass bottle brands inside, providing marketing differentiation and materials savings.

June 13, 2012

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Sustainability

New Web site touts carton environmental benefits

Florida’s Natural, HomeMaker, and Prairie Farms Diary noted as Evergreen Packaging’s partners on interactive choosecartons.com site.

June 7, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Solid deck pallet

ProStack® solid deck pallet unveiled; features patented double leg ratchet design for superior damage resistance.

June 5, 2012

Flow wrapping

Cavanna Packaging Group opens North American Headquarters

Company targets room for growth in food, nonfood and pharma flow wrappers and associated machines.

June 4, 2012

Contract Packaging

Almac opens new North American HQ, expands U.S. commercial co-packing

Following new facility construction in Audobon, PA, the company opens its new North American Headquarters.

June 4, 2012

Contract Packaging

New name for Saddle Creek Corp.

The new name is intended to better represent the company’s capabilities, which include warehousing, transportation, packaging and order fulfillment.

June 4, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Sustainability helps advance molded fiber packaging

Philips Consumer Lifestyle is one company that’s using the newspaper/water material to improve sustainability, branding, and economics.

June 4, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Closed-loop recycling

The food company Stute Nahrungsmittelwerke in Paderborn, Germany, is rigorously pursuing its eco-friendly strategic thrust.

June 1, 2012

Sustainability

Kimberly-Clark uses packaging to reduce product waste

As part of its parent company’s sustainability efforts, Kimberly-Clark Health Care and Kimberly-Clark Professional develop a dual-opening device that prevents medical exam glove waste.

June 1, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Campbell reports on sustainability progress in 2012 CSR report

The planet, consumers, employees, and neighbors are the focus of the company’s sustainability goals.

May 29, 2012

Sustainability

LIVE FROM PHARMAPACK NORTH AMERICA: Biodegradable shipping system

William Hingle, director of marketing, TCP Reliable (www.tcpreliable.com), demonstrates TemPak™ + Green, an eco-friendly system from Cryopak (www.cryopak.com). TemPak protects product during shipping and maintains product temperature for 24 hr at 1°C to 10° C. Uses insulation, gel packs, bubble wrap, and a corrugated outer box that all incorporate biodegradable components.

May 24, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Kimberly-Clark reports progress toward Sustainability 2015 goals

2011 sustainability report highlights company’s efforts to sustain resources for the future by focusing on people, planet, and products.

May 21, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Method expands recycling program to all cleaner packaging

The household cleaning products company expands its collection program to include pumps, triggers, refill pouches, and other packaging, regardless of brand.

May 21, 2012