Sustainable Packaging

OFF THE SHELF: Method's 8x concentrated detergent

Cleaning products maker Method has gone green big time by coming up with an 8x concentrated laundry detergent. Jim George delivers a few observations about the packaging of this clever product.

May 14, 2010

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Sustainability

Refresh your perspective on water bottles

An easy environmental target, water bottles offer benefits around the globe that occasionally receive media attention.

May 13, 2010

Recycling

PepsiCo unveils reverse-vending 'Dream Machine' to encourage recycling

Intelligent kiosks trade cans and bottles for reward points, making recycling accessible and rewarding for consumers on the go.

May 13, 2010

Closures

AT&T wireless accessory pack wins AmeriStar Award

Phone and phone accessory packaging has made great strides recently in improving user convenience and green considerations, and the improvements are evident in AT&T’s Accessible Pack for Wireless Accessories.

May 12, 2010

Flexibles

New fruit and veggie bags are biodegradable

New paper and ink technology provide sustainable alternative to traditional frozen fruit and vegetable packaging.

May 12, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Thinking on the outside of the box

By replacing large volumes of preprinted boxes and outdated date-and-time coding equipment with low-cost, high-resolution direct-to-case coding equipment, packaging companies slash expenses and help the environment. Find out more about this and other helpful tips to becoming sustainable in this white paper from ID Technologies.

May 11, 2010

Sustainability

Register to 'attend' the DuPont Awards

Winners of the long-running DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation will be announced at a global online event, The DuPont Packaging Exchange.

May 11, 2010

Flexibles

PUMA's 'Clever Little Bag'

Sports lifestyle company PUMA has developed a greener footwear package as part of a company-wide initiative to reduce PUMA’s “paw print.”

May 11, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Campbell Soup proves that size does matter

Reducing its Pepperidge Farm cracker carton by three-quarters of an inch nets a 300,000-lb reduction in packaging for Campbell Soup, reveals 2010 CSR report.

May 10, 2010

Flexibles

U.K.'s Asda lowers carbon footprint 7% in two years

U.K. supermarket slashes emissions by 84,703 tonnes since 2007, despite opening 36 new stores.

May 6, 2010

Containers

Category's 'dirty secrets' lead to detergent breakthrough

A jolt of inspiration often can bring about innovation that disrupts a product category when creative teams think about product and package development differently than the competition does.

May 5, 2010

Home

Design For U by Kotex redefines feminine products category

If you scan store shelves, a few brands have done a stellar job recently of creating what marketers and package designers refer to as aisle “disruption.”

May 5, 2010

Flexibles

Turn packaging into profit--and beat back the recession

Good packaging comes at a cost. But it can help make your company more profitable if you adhere to three key ideas.

May 5, 2010