Sustainable Packaging: Page 434

Sustainability

Packaging's curse--bad press blues

{easycomments}Website, The Daily Green, wails on wasteful food packaging, no mention of single households demographics or convenience.

January 28, 2010

Recycling

Switch to recyclable poultry packs provides industry roadmap

With help from Global Green, the largest U.S. poultry plant sees reductions in cost and environmental impact after a full conversion to recyclable transfer packaging.

January 27, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Global project's goal: one language for packaging and sustainability

The Consumer Goods Forum project may add a useful layer at the crossroads of packaging and sustainability. It could complement established sustainability guidelines.

January 27, 2010

Recycling

Recycling of brick packs gets a boost

As a new recycling technology goes from pilot scale to “showcase” status, the prospects for sustainable recycling of foil-based laminated materials should be improved.

January 27, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Case packer uses a power monitor to minimize energy consumption

A three-axis, side-load case packer receives up-to-the-minute information on energy use from a component mounted on the controls cabinet.

January 24, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Details on fifth annual Walmart sustainability expo explored

Learn from Walmart’s Ron Sasine and Sam’s Club’s Robert Parvis the goals of this year’s expo, including the role of GreenerPackage.com in providing a complementary virtual trade show available all year long.

January 21, 2010

Converting equipment

2 packaging developments worth watching

A ‘new’ PET and augmented-reality packaging—they’re coming down the packaging pike.

January 21, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Major corporations begin road-testing global framework for GHGs

Companies embark on test of new GHG protocols that could enable them to better calculate and share the climate change impact of their products.

January 21, 2010

Home

Got sustainable milk jugs?

A new package made from molded fiber and a plastic pouch joins the ranks of those solutions designed to deliver milk in a more sustainable way. But will consumers approve?

January 20, 2010

Recycling

Concentrate products are extending to additional categories

2X liquids are bringing smaller packages to additional categories, with benefits for both consumers and retailers.

January 14, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Industry watch

January 8, 2010

Containers

Aluminum can-packed dog drinks

Judy In November 2009, specialty pet products company Petrol, Inc., Cornelius, NC, introduced a vitamin-enhanced hydrating drink for dogs.

January 8, 2010