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Sustainable Packaging

A time to burn?

There was a time not so long ago when lightweighting of food and beverage packages was driven primarily by an interest in cost savings.

October 29, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Continued growth seen in custom die-cut insert cards

Medical device manufacturers are turning to custom cards to address innovative eco-initiatives, including package downsizing, ink-less labeling, and aerodynamic product protection.

October 29, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Money matters: Rewards spur consumers to recycle, reuse

New packaging-waste reduction programs see measurable results when consumers receive tangible rewards.

October 29, 2009

Flexibles

Eco-cordial multi-pack approach

Bumble Bee Foods adopts an environmentally friendly approach for multi-packing its 5-oz cans of salmon.

October 28, 2009

Sustainability

FreshCase: a breakthrough innovation in wine

New FreshCase is a packaging innovation designed for lovers of quality wine that is high on style, functionality and convenience.

October 28, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Packagers, prepare to address another scorecard

U.K.’s Asda to roll out its own version of Walmart’s packaging scorecard in 2010.

October 28, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Peering into the OR's dirty, wasteful secret

While corporate America eagerly touts sustainable packaging, operating rooms are anything but green. Should that matter?

October 28, 2009

Flexibles

Unifoil Corporation's commitment to sustainability recognized by PEFC

Unifoil Corporation is pleased to announce that it has achieved chain-of-custody certification to the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC).

October 27, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainable packaging's constant buzz

If nothing else, you gotta love the energy that’s being brought to bear these days on the whole sustainable packaging enchilada.

October 23, 2009

Sustainability

Sustainability Leader Discusses Innovation at 2009 Environmental Expo in Vegas

Nicholas Rumanes, vice president of development for the Las Vegas Sands Corp., spoke at the annual Environmental Expo during CardPak Inc.'s banquet at the Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

October 22, 2009

Home

Stericycle launches online Carbon Footprint Estimator

Stericycle, Inc. has launched an online tool to help hospitals determine how much their carbon footprint could be reduced if they switch to the company’s reusable sharps disposal container from disposable products.

October 22, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

Saint-Gobain Containers promotes glass recycling to school-aged children through education program

Saint-Gobain Containers, a leading producer of glass containers for the food and beverage industries in the United States, recently launched its second feature animation targeted for elementary school-aged children illustrating the importance of recycling glass containers.

October 21, 2009