Sustainable Packaging

Walmart's views on Retail-Ready Packaging

The five easies are a firm foundation in Walmart’s approach to RRP. And as Chet Rutledge points out, there’s a role for packaging equipment builders and material suppliers, too.

May 7, 2011

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May 7, 2011

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Coca-Cola expands PlantBottle reach, launches 100% plant-based HDPE

Just in time for Earth Month, The Coca-Cola Co. has announced that all of its Dasani brand water bottles nationwide and Odwalla single-serving juice bottles will be available exclusively in PlantBottle® packaging.

May 7, 2011

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Wrapping machine for caramels

A semiautomatic wrapping machine for ½-oz caramels is playing a key role in helping Kelly’s Karamels of Troy, MI, expand its range of distribution.

May 6, 2011

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PlantBottle GM discusses recent Dasani and Odwalla advancements

Scott Vitters speaks with Greener Package about the science behind the new 100% plant-based HDPE bottle for Odwalla, as well as the significance of the availability of Dasani PlantBottle nationally.

May 6, 2011

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New easy-open lid for glass jars

A new innovation for glass jar lids is set to bring welcome relief to anyone who relies on dish towels, hot water, or a strong partner when faced with opening a jar of their favourite preserve.

May 3, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Self-locking tray erector

0The POPLOK Tray Former from Eagle Packaging Machinery is a self-locking tray erector that erects corrugated trays with no glue, making it an environmentally-friendly alternative to typical tray erectors.

May 2, 2011

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Coke and Heinz to sponsor BioPlastek 2011

The Coca-Cola Company and H.J. Heinz Company have announced that they are sponsoring the BioPlastek 2011 Forum on Bioplastics Today and Tomorrow; this event will take place on June 27-29, 2011 at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

April 29, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Package design and on-line retailing

Here's a look at some of the reciprocal influences between package design and on-line retailing.

April 28, 2011

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Sugarcane-based Pantene bottle to launch in Western Europe

A first for haircare, Procter & Gamble begins production of a high-density polyethylene shampoo bottle for Western Europe that comprises plastic made from sugarcane.

April 28, 2011

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Can packaging sustain your competitive advantage?

This conference season’s sustainable packaging forums demonstrate progress on many fronts, promising to conserve precious resources, meet the needs of the world’s population growth and help packagers prosper.

April 27, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

How to optimize your packaging automation strategy

At the sixth annual Packaging Automation Forum April 25 and 26 in Chicago, the speakers offered high-level views of consumer behavior as well as plant-floor insights into how manufacturing and packaging can be optimized.

April 27, 2011

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Shoppers say 'green' packaging is 'not my problem'

Shoppers show little willingness to make the effort on environmentally friendly packaging, looking for manufacturers and government to take the lead.

April 26, 2011