Sustainability

Coca-Cola's 'PlantBottle' unveiled

The Coca-Cola Company announced plans to use a new plastic bottle made partially from plants.

July 2, 2009

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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

Sustainability

A 1-L PET bottle for wine

Already a leader in bringing good wines to PET containers, Boisset Family Estates has struck again with Fog Mountain Merlot in a 1-L PET bottle made of oxygen-scavenging material.

June 30, 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

Sustainability

Sustainable packaging-many ways to skin this cat

Coca-Cola, Sara Lee, and ConAgra are putting a lot of thought into sustainable packaging initiatives. Consider these ideas as you ponder your own carbon footprint.

June 23, 2009

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Excellence in metal decorating

A recyclable aluminum bottle with bold graphics and a distinctive neck profile wins IMDA award.

June 10, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Industry watch

June 5, 2009

Containers

Where are the jobs?

With unemployment at an all time high since the Great Depression, people are asking, where are the packaging jobs?

June 5, 2009

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

MAP expands German foodservice provider's map

Bauer Funken’s two modified atmosphere packaging systems pack salads, sandwiches, and other foods for the German market.

June 5, 2009

Flexibles

Cafe Yumm! Sauce rebrands through 'green' packaging

Lightweighting drove Beau Delicious! Intl. to change from glass jars to sleeved APET containers.

June 4, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Shoppers: Green packaging is a purchase tiebreaker

Two years' worth of research yields shoppers' attitudes toward green packaging.

June 4, 2009

Recycling

Featured discussions

June 4, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Expert analysis

June 4, 2009