Secondary Packaging

Getting enough fiber

How much fiber do your corrugated boxes need, what types, and from what sources?

May 21, 2009

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Sustainable Packaging

Walmart joins GreenerPackage.com in new product database

Walmart Stores, Inc. and its Packaging Scorecard software provider ECRM have tapped GreenerPackage.com to serve as the entry point for packaging material suppliers wishing to add their sustainable product data.

May 6, 2009

Flexibles

Can you benefit from changing packaging drivers?

May 5, 2009

Sustainability

Industry watch

May 5, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Sound off

May 4, 2009

Contract Packaging

Using a contract packager

In April, we published advice from packaging professionals about selecting contract packagers (aka co-packers or private-label manufacturers).

May 4, 2009

Contract Packaging

Using a contract packager

In April, we published advice from packaging professionals about selecting contract packagers (aka co-packers or private-label manufacturers). This month we provide insights about using CPs.

May 3, 2009

Sustainability

Beverage bottles lighten up

Propel, AquaFina, and TalkingRain and are among the latest beverages to lighten up their bottles.

May 1, 2009

Flexibles

Clemson dedicates packaging design and graphics institute

Clemson University dedicates the Harris A. Smith Building, home to the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics.

April 30, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New certification: the Green Good Housekeeping Seal

As Good Housekeeping magazine celebrates the 100th birthday of consumer-advocate Good Housekeeping Seal, it is launching an environmental extension of the original: the Green Good Housekeeping Seal.

April 14, 2009

Contract Packaging

Cadbury manager: The path to ethical sourcing

Ways to avoid inconsistency and inefficiency in your supply chain.

April 13, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Is Easter egg packaging too 'eggs-travagant'?

A study from Valpak and INCPEN of the U.K. reveals what really matters when it comes to packaging waste.

April 9, 2009

Contract Packaging

Strategic business planning: a growth/survival multiplier

Looking back, 2008 was a year to remember or, better yet, to forget.

April 8, 2009