Sustainable Packaging

Coffee company abuzz with green initiatives

Peerless Coffee & Tea has been working with StopWaste.org in Alameda County, CA, to implement new packaging technology to save roughly $110,000 per year, while reducing its environmental footprint.

April 19, 2010

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Sustainable Packaging

Is global standardization essential to sustainable packaging's future?

Economic and market forces drive sustainability movement; new committee attempting to harmonize standards pertaining to environmental packaging.

April 15, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

New study gives 'green' light to PET bottles over glass, aluminum

New LCI study comparing PET bottles versus glass and aluminum containers for soft drinks reveals PET provides the lowest environmental footprint.

April 9, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

ConAgra sets aggressive sustainability goals

Packaging, supply chain engagement, and solid waste are just three of the five areas ConAgra plans to focus its sustainability efforts on through 2015.

April 7, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

ConAgra to cut packaging waste

Can ConAgra cut packaging waste, increase use of recycled content, and use more packaging made from renewable resources?

April 6, 2010

Sustainability

The other side: balance

Okay so here’s the thing. Below is a great article about a government official in the UK urging candy companies to mellow out on the wrapping of candy eggs for Easter.

April 6, 2010

Contract Packaging

Packaging Summit to address topics across the value chain

If you are a contract packager or responsible for contract packaging services for your brand, and have responsibility for anything from concept to shelf, Packaging Summit 2010 is for you.

April 2, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Thermal shipper protects H1N1 vaccines for Chicago

To prepare for a possible H1N1 pandemic, the Chicago Dept. of Public Health employed 100 insulated shippers to maintain refrigerated vials used to deliver 100,000 doses of the vaccine.

April 1, 2010

Contract Packaging

Economy aside, packaging salaries thrive

Yes, there were layoffs, job security worries, and fewer bonuses, but this IoPP/Packaging World salary survey reveals that packaging incomes stood up to 2009’s economic gut punch.

April 1, 2010

Sustainability

The role of LCI

A recent study conducted at Cal Poly State University, through its Packaging Research Consortium, involved a Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) based analysis and comparison of three one-gallon HDPE bottles currently available in United States.

April 1, 2010

Sustainability

Solid gains in bottle-to-bottle recycling

Closed-loop, bottle-to-bottle recycling is taking a big leap forward in a Canadian town called Shelburne, some 60 miles north of Toronto.

April 1, 2010

Sustainability

New dry lubrication technology for conveyors reduces water consumption, improves line efficiency

White paper from Hartness explains financial and environmental benefits of non-aqueous dry-lubrication technology vs. soap-and-water lubrication. Personal care packaging lines especially can increase line efficiency and prolong conveyor life.

March 31, 2010

Sustainability

A Primer: Packaging and phytosanitation

Companies involved in international shipments need to know about phytosanitation, in general, and ISPM-15, in particular.

March 31, 2010