Bio-based

The food waste/sustainable packaging connection

Sustainable packaging is emerging as a tool to mitigate food waste in the U.S. In this Q&A, GMA’s Meghan Stasz discusses the issues behind this product-package relationship.

January 23, 2012

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Flexibles

Kraft introduces easy-to-handle flexible pack for foodservice dressings

The new YES Pack from Kraft for its foodservice salad dressing varieties offers a range of convenience and sustainability features, and allows up to 99% of product to be consumed.

January 23, 2012

Recycling

PMMI: leading indicators suggest growth will accelerate mid-2012

A quarterly economic outlook from PMMI advises to expect sluggishness through the first and second quarters, with the pace of growth picking up mid-year.

January 19, 2012

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HEIDENHAIN Corporation

With our extensive experience and know-how in the development and manufacture of measuring devices and numerical controls, we create the groundwork for the automation of tomorrow’s plants and production machines.

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Packaging and cough-and-cold meds for children

With cold and flu season here again, it’s time to pay attention to packaging to protect children.

January 18, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Brazilian sunscreen launched in sugarcane-based plastic bottle

After partnering with bioplastic manufacturer in 2008, J&J releases personal care product in packaging containing sugarcane-based plastic.

January 16, 2012

Containers

L'Oreal shampoo line gets a whole new look

L'Oreal's Pureology brand professional products (shampoos, conditioners, masques and treatments) have been literally flipped over on-shelf in sophisticated pearlescent toned, multi-tasking bottles designed to reflect their 100% vegan formulation and sustainable packaging.

January 13, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Thermoformed tray enables crop waste-based packaging

Design of new thermoformed ‘grow trays’ enables optimized manufacturing of coolers made from Ecovative’s mushroom-root and crop-waste packaging material.

January 11, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Updated Sprint scorecard includes strengthened packaging directives

Annual environmental scorecard update for Sprint’s phone and packaging manufacturers and vendors requires UL Environment certification; new criteria for packaging.

January 10, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Road map for more effective U.S. material recovery systems released

GreenBlue offers a free, 90-page report that documents a range of material recovery systems throughout the world that could be adopted in the U.S.

January 9, 2012

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How consumer behavior will shape CPG companies' strategies

Economic turmoil and the proliferation of new technologies over the past several years have radically changed not only how consumers behave but also how companies develop and market products.

January 8, 2012

Recycling

What went wrong with Coke's 2011 holiday can design

The beverage giant has provided more than one example of the potency of packaging and how it can work for and against a company.

January 6, 2012

Conveying & accumulation

Pneumatic conveying moves tea leaves gently

Traditional Medicinals needed an efficient conveying system for the pharmacopoeial-grade teas and herbs it handles so that workers could work in a more ergonomically friendly environment.

January 6, 2012