Sustainable Packaging

How retailers can cut food waste, shave costs & appeal to consumers

Hartman Worldview looks at retailers that are successfully reducing food waste, and offers food manufacturers and retailers advice on waste-reduction strategies.

November 7, 2013

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Sustainable Packaging

Packaging in a world of shrinking resources

The 2013 Global Sustainability Summit offers insights on how manufacturers and retailers can preserve resources to meet the needs of a growing population.

November 7, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Miracle-Gro compostable seed pods are consumer-focused

Addressing consumers’ challenges with growing edible plants from seeds, Scotts Miracle-Gro launches a seed pod made from molded fiber that gets planted directly in the ground.

November 7, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Reusable pharma packs 'greener' than single use

Reusable shippers result in less of an environmental impact versus single-use packaging for pharmaceutical products, especially at high volumes.

November 7, 2013

Cartons and boxes

The state of aseptic in the U.S.

J. Michael Drozd, Chief Executive Officer of aseptic processor and packager Wright Foods of Troy, NC, shares his insights on the state of the aseptic packaging market in the U.S., and on the consumer trends driving its growth.

November 7, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Recycling of HDPE bottles tops 1 billion lbs in 2012

Annual report shows that for the twenty-third consecutive year, Americans have increased the pounds of plastic bottles returned for recycling.

November 6, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainability and the new age of systems thinking

The packaging sustainability conversation has moved beyond recyclability, renewable materials, and clean energy to thinking about logistics, supply chains, and environmental impacts as integrated systems.

November 6, 2013

Recycling

Consumer research and its limitations

Many graphic and structural designers make a useful distinction between exploration and validation.

November 6, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Marketing 'green' to the mainstream

Not long ago, green products and services appealed mainly to a small minority of die-hard eco-conscious consumers.

November 5, 2013

Sustainable Packaging

Common sense rules to follow FTC's Green Guides

For the most part, the Federal Trade Commission’s Green Guides, including their recent “Revisions,” simply apply traditional consumer protection principles to environmental marketing claims.

November 4, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

GE: Software for automation and control systems

Designed to improve production processes from common tasks to critical emergencies and minimize errors and risk, reduce waste, and ensure compliance, Proficy Workflow Version 2.1 from GE Intelligent Platforms is a software solution that also makes it easier to integrate with existing automation and control systems, speeding response to out-of-spec HMI/SCADA conditions with appropriate action.

November 4, 2013

Home

Let your packaging be the ultimate brand storyteller

Packaging that appeals to consumers’ emotions provides a memorable experience that builds trust and a connection with the consumer. Does your packaging tell a story?

October 30, 2013

Sustainability

Study compares costs for corrugated versus RPCs for shipping tomatoes

Results of a detailed, activity-based accounting comparison show that shipping tomatoes in corrugated saves $6.8 million annually versus using RPCs.

October 29, 2013