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Sustainable Packaging

California law repeal?

The bill that would repeal California's rigid plastic packaging container program remained in a State Senate committee at press time, after passing the Assembly.

May 31, 1996

Contract Packaging

Supplier news: International agreements

PCI Services, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) has purchased Unipack Ltd., the largest contract packager of pharmaceuticals in the U.K.

May 31, 1996

Labels

Brewing new markets

Last summer, Americans slurped down enough Blended Frappuccino(TM) iced coffee at Starbucks Coffee outlets to double the company's cold coffee sales.

May 31, 1996

Flexible packaging

Getting the bugs out

A new insecticide from Bayer's Agricultural Div. is packaged in a protective envelope with multiple compartments that adds new dimensions to a not-so-old packaging concept.

April 30, 1996

Sustainable Packaging

Supplier news: Achievements

Matcon (Sewell, NJ) has been awarded the ISPE Environmental Initiatives Award for reduced packaging waste.

April 30, 1996

Coding, Printing & Labeling

U.S. companies say Eco-labels have hollow echo

U.S. Trade Representative presses European Union to endorse labels with descriptive language. Threats of trade retaliation ups the ante.

April 30, 1996

Contract Packaging

Essence of success

Distinguished packaging for perfume "duplicates" creates an air of a well-established presence for new manufacturer/marketer d'essence. Impressive results merited an award from the Paperboard Packaging Council.

April 30, 1996

Sustainability

All-paper blister pack a reality in U.S.

Sally Hansen nail fortifier from Del Laboratories is one of the first U.S. mass-market applications for an all-paperboard blister pack.

April 30, 1996

Sustainable Packaging

Supplier news: Achievements

Vice-president Al Gore awarded Wellman, Inc. (Shrewsbury, NJ) the first President's Award on Sustainable Development, recognizing its environmental commitment, leadership and development of Fortrel® EcoSpun(TM), made from completely recycled materials.

April 30, 1996

Sustainable Packaging

Paper diaper bags add zip

During the past winter, private-label diaper and sanitary protection product manufacturer Arquest became the first to use a new type of tear strip for paper diaper bags.

April 30, 1996

Sustainable Packaging

Sleeve/bottle combo facilitates recycling

Multi-material packages aren't usually thought of as being recyclable. However, a new type of dual-material sleeve pack, developed in Europe, was designed with recycling precisely in mind.

April 30, 1996

Sustainable Packaging

Reg reform slows

With the presidential election beginning to loom large, Republicans find themselves in an awkward position on regulatory reform. A plank in the Contract with America and a top priority for the business community, including those who manufacture and use packaging, regulatory reform could threaten the government's ability to enforce environmental laws, according to EPA officials and others.

March 31, 1996