Sustainability

Sustainability news & events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News.

July 2, 2008

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Labels

Single-source queso cups and labels

ConAgra Foods' Ro*Tel brand dips debut in shrink-sleeved PP cups.

July 1, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Tegrant Corporation, Alloyd Brands signs agreement with MeadWestvaco

Tegrant Corporation, Alloyd Brands announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with MeadWestvaco Corporation to manufacture and market Natralock® Security Packaging, a sustainable alternative to traditional plastic clamshells.

June 18, 2008

Sustainability

Sustainability News & Events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

June 1, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

First Alert simplifies communication, switches to PET clamshells

Shopping for small household devices can be among the most confusing in-store experiences for consumers.

May 13, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

New candy packaging is sweet on the environment

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

Fish for lunchtime

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Package 'powerhouse' produces for global produce marketer

Marking its 20th year, the DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation 2008 include a number of notable achievements in sustainable packaging.

May 12, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Authentication that works

An assortment of track-and-trace technologies are helping these three drug companies in their fight against counterfeiting and diversion.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

Jordans gains expertise in biopolymers

In 2007, Jordans, a leading cereal products company in the United Kingdom, announced the development of a new biodegradable bag for its organic products—a bag that is fully compostable in garden compost bins.

May 12, 2008

Flexibles

Snack brand gets turned on its side

New Lay’s Cracker Crisps and Cheetos Cracker Trax baked snack crackers are taking the traditional Frito-Lay snack experience and turning it on its side—literally.

May 12, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

A common solution to opening clamshells

Here's a secret weapon against hard-to-open clamshell packaging that you may already have.

April 30, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Compliance packaging takes on patient adherence...

The World Health Organization recently said that "patient adherence may have a far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvement in medical treatment."

April 17, 2008