Recycling

Tropicana's juiced about aseptic bottle filling line

New aseptic line opens the door for Tropicana Europe to expand its line of bottled juices and beverages produced at its new plant in Zeebrugge, Belgium.See video

October 31, 2003

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

'Catch and release' packaging

Seafood processor Plitt shifts from waxed corrugated to returnable crates to save money, time, and damage.

September 30, 2003

Tamper-evident machinery

PEF elects 'Class of 2003' Packaging Hall of Famers

Members of the Packaging Education Forum (PEF) elected Arnie Orloski Jr. (shown), William E. Archibald, William R. Armstrong, and Richard G. Lee into the Packaging Hall of Fame, Class of 2003.

September 30, 2003

Home

Packaging fees--closer than you think? (sidebar)

Brand owner concerns

August 31, 2003

Secondary Packaging

360 packaging from Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation

Looking for big results? At Smurfit-Stone, we’ve learned you have to see the entire packaging picture.

August 31, 2003

Detergents/cleaners

Recycled paperboard packages awarded

The 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance announced that the Paperboard Packaging Council has awarded 13 consumer goods packages that use 100% recycled paperboard in PPC’s 60th Annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition (see packworld.com/go/c085).

August 31, 2003

Sustainable Packaging

Pipeline: Boon or bane for recycling?

We recently read about some communities that are shifting the way they or their contracted companies handle curbside recyclables. Skokie, IL, has joined a number of other communities in the Chicago area—and I’m sure elsewhere—that are no longer requiring consumers to separate materials they put out for recycling.

August 31, 2003

Labels

Security measures

Along with anecdotal examples, a popular survey on Packworld.com discloses packagers’ thoughts—and insecurity—about package security.

August 31, 2003

Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle catches on

Leading consumer products companies and materials suppliers intend to form an industry working group to tackle cradle-to-cradle package design.

August 31, 2003

Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle catches on (sidebar)

Seven reasons to start a cradle-to-cradle packaging workgroup

August 31, 2003

Flexibles

Packaging fees--closer than you think?

Packaging take-back obligations and recovery fees have long been a part of the European packaging landscape. Now they’re coming to Ontario, Canada, and a similar program is scheduled to start in Quebec.

August 31, 2003

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Centralizing package data for compliance

Given today’s budget constraints, centralizing packaging data to ensure compliance with the world’s patchwork of packaging fees may seem foreign.

August 31, 2003

Conveying & accumulation

Hot dog!

USDA’s new rule on Listeria aims to improve operations for meat and poultry packagers.

August 31, 2003