Sustainable Packaging

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September 30, 2009

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Compostable trays 'cuddle' Weil's infant care line

Baby care products are packaged in clear thermoplastic starch trays made from renewably sourced and compostable material.

September 9, 2009

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Featured discussions

September 3, 2009

Recycling

Expert analysis

September 3, 2009

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Sustainability of petroleum-based plastic packaging undersold

The packaging value-supply chain owes more support to materials that have contributed so mightily to its growth.

August 31, 2009

Recycling

Standards developed for "green" soaps, shower products. . .

August 13, 2009

Flexibles

Industry watch

August 4, 2009

Flexibles

Taking stock of sustainability

Don’t let misunderstandings, myths, or misgivings hamper your ability to deliver on the sustainable packaging goals you’ve established for your company.

July 2, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Sara Lee speaks on three-pronged green goals

In an exclusive interview, Sara Lee Corporation’s director of packaging innovation and development shares the company’s strategy surrounding sustainability.

July 2, 2009

Flexible packaging

Awards push sustainability

The 21st DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation honors 10 winners that all carry a sustainable packaging message in their design and construction.

July 2, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Development costs discourage pharmaceutical packaging innovation

Product development costs discourage pharmaceutical packaging innovation, says Packaging Hall of Fame inductee Edward J. Bauer, senior director, product and package innovation and development, for Pittsburgh-based General Nutrition Centers.

July 1, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bottled water gets 100% compostable labels

In the Summer of 2008, Pure Pacific International, Inc., Glendale, CA, launched Aloha Pure Water and Aloha Deep Water in PET bottles with 8- and 9-color Earth-First®, corn-based, PLA (polyactic acid) full-body shrink-sleeve labels.

July 1, 2009

Flexibles

Green tableware in PLA packaging supports premium price

Bioplastic cutlery from Nviroplast packed in a PLA carton fetch up to a 50% premium versus traditional plastic products.

June 30, 2009