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Recycling

Australian facility to recycle 5000 tons of flexible plastic every year...

In Sydney, the first Australian facility to recycle plastic bags and film will help "reduce the manufacturing sector's reliance on virgin materials."

September 3, 2008

Recycling

Good Earth packaging is, in fact, good for the earth...

Good Earth™ thermoformed packaging contains an additive that makes it biodegradable and compostable—even if it ends up in a landfill.

September 3, 2008

Recycling

Canadian wine drinker seeking answers...

In a recent article, a Canadian wine drinker asked "what to drink?" when faced with which wine to purchase.

September 3, 2008

Home

Five Latino-targeted packaging mistakes

Packaging mistakes marketers make in selling their products to Latinos.

September 2, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Eco-friendly bags and gift packaging

August 31, 2008

Flexibles

Anti-corrosion stretch film

New Corrosion Intercept Stretch Film from Engineered Materials provides protection against corrosion to all metal products, as well as nonmetal items such as painted surfaces and synthetic fabrics.

August 31, 2008

Protective/transport packaging

Recycled bubble material

Pregis is launching Astro-Bubble® Green, the first-ever air-cushioning bubble material to contain a minimum of 30% and as much as 40% recycled content.

August 31, 2008

Labels

100% recycled labels

OnlineLabels.com has launched a new label material, a 100% post-consumer waste recycled stock.

August 31, 2008

Flexibles

Woven-mesh film bags are purr-fect for pet food

Innovative converting process results in a woven-mesh film bag that is durable, attractive, and economical for pet-food producer American Nutrition.

August 31, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability news & events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

August 31, 2008

Flexible packaging

Possible PVC packaging ban is latest California trend

A general observation: bans on packaging materials or articles are virtually always misguided, simply because it is just about never true that a specific packaging material or structure is all bad, or so bad that the bad outweighs the good.

August 31, 2008

Sustainability

'Green' strategy makes economic (dollars and) cents

An interview with Carmen Corrado, vice president of pharmaceutical manufacturing for Roche, Nutley, NJ.

August 31, 2008