Sustainable Packaging

Greenpeace puts the heat on KFC paper source

Organization claims KFC and parent company Yum! Brands are 'trashing rainforests'; KFC says it sources from sustainable forests.

June 15, 2012

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Sustainable Packaging

Wanted: Suppliers offering packaging material innovation and expertise

Hard-pressed to do more with less, manufacturers rely on suppliers with industry knowledge, with an eye on sustainability and validated processes.

June 14, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

PCR PET for peanut butter jar

Entrepreneurial accomplishment has never sidetracked Justin Gold from making great peanut butter or from his commitment to environmental stewardship.

June 13, 2012

Sustainability

OFF THE SHELF: Beer variety pack brews multiple advantages

For its Widmer Brothers beers, the Craft Brew Alliance uses a new variety-pack box that reveals up to four different 22-oz glass bottle brands inside, providing marketing differentiation and materials savings.

June 13, 2012

Sustainability

New Web site touts carton environmental benefits

Florida’s Natural, HomeMaker, and Prairie Farms Diary noted as Evergreen Packaging’s partners on interactive choosecartons.com site.

June 7, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Solid deck pallet

ProStack® solid deck pallet unveiled; features patented double leg ratchet design for superior damage resistance.

June 5, 2012

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Multi-layer unit-dose packaging

Innovative technology enables the use of different plastics within a unit-dose pack—for when one layer is not enough.

June 5, 2012

Flexibles

High-shrink polyolefin films

New high-shrink polyolefin films deliver improved recyclability and yield.

June 5, 2012

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Canadian trade group holds 2012 meeting in U.S.

Our Northern neighbors came to Richmond, VA, on May 17 for a series of presentations.

June 4, 2012

Protective/transport packaging

Sustainability helps advance molded fiber packaging

Philips Consumer Lifestyle is one company that’s using the newspaper/water material to improve sustainability, branding, and economics.

June 4, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Closed-loop recycling

The food company Stute Nahrungsmittelwerke in Paderborn, Germany, is rigorously pursuing its eco-friendly strategic thrust.

June 1, 2012

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'It’s not innovation if people won’t buy it'

Plenty of yardsticks can be used to quantify how successful a packaging innovation has been.

June 1, 2012

Sustainability

Kimberly-Clark uses packaging to reduce product waste

As part of its parent company’s sustainability efforts, Kimberly-Clark Health Care and Kimberly-Clark Professional develop a dual-opening device that prevents medical exam glove waste.

June 1, 2012