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Sustainable Packaging
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Sustainable Packaging
Study: All things equal, green is preferred
Green Up Street, which runs the Green Up Street Network, a group of suppliers that specializes in cartons and boxes made from agricultural byproducts, recently uncovered some interesting insights regarding consumers’ acceptance of packaging made from alternative materials when it conducted tests using a cereal box made from sugarcane bagasse versus a traditional paperboard cereal box.
September 5, 2012
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Sustainability
Biopolymer tray for refrigerated ready meals
Excelline Foods launched its new ready meals by installing a thermoforming machine and feeding it a forming web lamination whose core layer is a corn-based biopolymer.
September 4, 2012
Sustainable Packaging
Justin's nut butters relaunched in 100% PCR PET
Organic, all-natural nut-butter products now use containers having 100% post-consumer recycled PET content.
August 29, 2012
Sustainability
Aluminum beverage can recycling rate reaches 65.1%
The number is a seven percentage-point increase over 2010 and marks solid progress toward the industry’s goal of a 75% recycling rate.
August 28, 2012
Recycling
Tape shows clear benefits
Personal care giant Unilever likes the easy-opening characteristics of a special tape it’s using for a new men’s grooming multipack offer in Chile.
August 28, 2012
Operational Excellence
Cold chain packaging with biodegradable components
ThermoPod® introduces super insulated temperature control and protective mailers and packaging liners made with components that are completely biodegradable.
August 28, 2012
Sustainable Packaging
Compostable breakfast boxes save space and the environment
The Swedish airline Malmö Aviation has recently launched new breakfast boxes made of paperboard that save space on board, extend the life of their contents, simplify handling, and have a lower environmental impact than their plastic-based predecessors.
August 27, 2012
Sustainable Packaging
Whole Foods moves to mineralized coating for deli boxes
The Rocky Mountain Region of grocer Whole Foods Market plans to introduce its 100% recycled paperboard deli boxes with a coating made from 40% calcium carbonate.
August 27, 2012
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How replacing pneumatics with servos can improve motion control
Automated soup packaging challenges machine makers, who turn to electric cylinders that mimic pneumatics.
August 24, 2012
Sustainable Packaging
Report: America trashes 40% of food supply
Causes and extent of food loss analyzed at every level of the supply chain in new report. Suggestions for reducing waste often involve packaging innovations.
August 22, 2012
Containers
Portable, stackable single-serve wine launched
More than a gimmick, Stacked Wines’ new single-serve PET packaging uses proprietary technology to deliver convenience, a longer shelf life, and a premium wine-drinking experience.
August 22, 2012
Sustainable Packaging
USDA Certification raises bar for biobased
The scientific rigor of ASTM combined with the credibility of the USDA raises the bar for industry and makes the USDA Certified Biobased label a new source of competitive advantage.
August 21, 2012
Flexibles
Innovative engine oil packaging
Universal Lubricants re-refines oil products and re-defines packaging parameters for this market segment.
August 21, 2012
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