Sustainable Packaging

8 Tips to acing green guideline compliance

For several months, packaging suppliers have been eagerly submitting their products’ sustainability claims to third-party reviewers for the Greener Package Product Database to ensure they meet the Guidelines to Sustainability Claims.

May 4, 2010

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Containers

Mexican-food chain restaurant launches100% rPET container

Rubio’s announces slew of sustainability-related initiatives, including the launch of the first Bottle Box 100% rPET foodservice container.

May 4, 2010

Sustainability

90-day shelf life + sustainability gains = progress at Byrne Dairy

Byrne Dairy has a proven track record in ESL products. Now it’s using a new technology called ‘dry sterilization’ to get 90-day shelf life and get greener at the same time.

May 3, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Empowering the Conscious Consumer

Slowly, the U.S. is moving toward a smaller carbon footprint, and new research points to a growing consumer desire to embrace products and packaging that are good for both the body and the environment. Understanding these consumer motivations also can benefit product manufacturers’ bottom lines, says Ken Neiheisel, chief creative officer at independent design consultancy Marsh Inc.

May 3, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

New deco tech

Plenty of Packaging World readers remember Arnie Orloski, editor of this magazine before he retired a few years back.

May 3, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

US Patent awarded to Plastic Suppliers, Inc. for EarthFirst®

Plastic Suppliers, Inc. has been awarded the US 7,615,183 B2 patent for “Polylactic Acid Blown Film and Method of Manufacturing,” branded as EarthFirst.

May 3, 2010

Labels

IML cups dazzle like the 'New Moon'

For the screening of the blockbuster movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," Australian-based Hoyts Theatres served up a fan-collectible beverage cup as a promotional item.

May 2, 2010

Sustainability

Expansion forecasted in packaging inks, coatings, and additives

An expected moderation in pricing will decelerate the pace of value gains in U.S. packaging inks, coatings, and adhesives compared to the 2003-2008 period.

May 2, 2010

Recycling

Boulder Canyon claims bio-bag is a first for natural snacks

Snack maker jumps on the compostable bag bandwagon, but with a wood pulp-based alternative for its all-natural potato chip line.

April 30, 2010

Sustainability

Carrier sets 'green' standards for shipment packaging

Damage prevention, ‘right-sizing’, and materials form the focus of the Eco Responsible Packaging Program from UPS.

April 28, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Fifth Walmart expo is biggest yet

As exhibitor and attendee numbers grow at Walmart’s annual Sustainable Packaging Exposition, so too does the level of discourse surrounding sustainability.

April 28, 2010

Containers

Recycling tubes of OTC product

Tubes that hold a popular Johnson & Johnson ointment are the focus of a special recycling initiative.

April 27, 2010

Flexibles

Wrigley says so long to foil wrappers for iconic brands

Among the first to use foil wrappers for its chewing gum, Wrigley makes a switch to paper for five brands to save 850 tons of aluminum per year.

April 27, 2010