Sustainability

Molded-pulp bottle disrupts laundry detergent category

The Seventh Generation container consists of a molded-pulp outer shell made from 70% recycled cardboard (OCC) and 30% old newspapers (ONP) that can be recycled up to seven times.

August 5, 2011

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Depot system makes reusable cold-chain shipping smart and green

Intelligent Thermal Solutions, LLC, Kingsville, TX, has been named a winner of two Greener Package Awards in the Secondary/Large-Format Packaging category: Environmental Impact and Innovator of the Year.

August 5, 2011

Sustainability

PLA yogurt cup project scrutinized from all angles

Attention to detail, as well as the new pack’s 48% reduction in global warming potential versus petroleum-based packages, netted Stonyfield an Environmental Impact award in the FDA-Regulated category of this year’s competition.

August 5, 2011

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Here's where innovation hangs its hat

By the time I left Ice River’s plant, I knew I’d just seen not only one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen in the sustainable packaging arena but in packaging overall.

August 5, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

A twist on concentrated cleaner packaging

SC Johnson launches cleaning concentrates in cartridges that snap into a handheld sprayer that can accommodate three products at once.

August 5, 2011

Contract Packaging

The multifaceted benefits of sustainable packaging

The demand for sustainability in packaging has affected every aspect of packaging.

August 1, 2011

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2011 Greener Package Awards recognize data-driven results

Stricter entry requirements for this year's awards ensure that the 10 winners of the 2011 competition are providing measurable sustainable differences.

July 27, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

GreenBlue releases guidelines for designing recyclable, compostable packaging

Design for Recovery Guidelines for Aluminum, Steel, Glass, and Paper Packaging designed to promote more effective material recovery system.

July 27, 2011

Flexibles

Castrol pack drives new facility design for Walmart tire and lube

New prototype shop for Walmart Tire and Lube Express has a smaller footprint and runs solely on Castrol's e-Dispense and e-Pack.

July 26, 2011

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Johnson & Johnson announces sustainability roadmap

Johnson & Johnson unveiled its Healthy Future 2015, a five-year sustainability roadmap that encompasses the company’s citizenship goals, which include packaging.

July 21, 2011

Containers

Ultra-concentrated car-wash chemicals part of unique delivery system

A car wash-chemical dispensing system that replaces 30- and 55-gal high-density polyethylene drums with 1-gal containers and film bags of ultra-concentrated product has won an Environmental Impact award in the Secondary/Large-Format Packaging category of the 2011 Greener Package Awards.

July 20, 2011

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European preform maker expands recycling facility

APPE, one of Europe's leading converters of PET performs and bottles, has been recognized with a Beyond the Package Award in the 2011 Greener Package Awards competition for the expansion of its PET recycling plant.

July 20, 2011

Sustainability

New PET nut container provides clear benefits

A new see-through PET container for Fisher Nuts provides more sustainability, as well as a greater perception of freshness than former composite can packaging.

July 19, 2011