Coding, Printing & Labeling

Simple, sustainable design for organic dairy and meat and cheese packaging--got it half right?

Lindsay Perkins’ packaging for organic farm products from Maine really delivers on so many points, misses the mark on a few.

December 15, 2009

Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 464

Sustainable Packaging

Steel recycling rate hits all-time high in 2008

According to data from the Steel Recycling Institute, 2008 was a banner year for steel recycling, with 62.5% of steel cans recycled in the U.S.

December 15, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Come clean as you go green

Blogs and Web sites are filled with consumer missives about unnecessary or excessive packaging. This perception could be part of your brand. Are you educating consumers?

December 14, 2009

Flexibles

Major Hormel brands are lightweighted for substantial materials savings

Product packaging ranging from cartons and glass jars to tubs and corrugated cases slim down in Hormel’s efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.

December 11, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

SPC releases sustainability metrics

Version 1.0 of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s new Metrics Framework is intended to standardize the measurement of sustainable packaging.

December 9, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Embedding sustainable practices

A leading company that puts sustainable practices at the core of its business strategy is commonly listed on socially responsible investment indices, such as the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index—“DJSI World”.

December 8, 2009

Flexible packaging

Global collaboration enables Kraft Foods' culture change

Project-by-project, Kraft Foods’ global business units, with leadership from the company’s corporate sustainability team, are creating a culture where sustainability is a part of every package design.

December 8, 2009

Contract Packaging

The future: growth organically and by merger

December 8, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Climate change: Copenhagen, EPA, and 'Climategate' converge

The EPA makes declaration on danger of greenhouse gas emissions, as Climate Conference opens and ‘Climategate’ scandal triggers skepticism.

December 8, 2009

Cartoning

Achieving speed to commercialization: Visual Pak's three-pronged attack

Contract manufacturer and packager touts scale, vertical integration, and personal service to grow while servicing large and small consumer product companies.

December 7, 2009

Sustainability

Healthcare packaging: Forecast 2010

An optimistic job outlook, Rx-to-OTC switches, and upbeat packaging sales predictions offer a beacon of hope for healthcare product packagers.

December 7, 2009

Sustainability

Featured discussions

December 7, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Podcast

December 7, 2009