Sustainable Packaging: Page 461

Sustainability

P&G provides leadership in sustainable packaging journey

With more than 300 brands sold all around the world, Procter & Gamble utilizes just about every packaging material available. Tony Burns shares his views on how P&G rises to the sustainable packaging challenge.

February 1, 2009

Sustainability

Bioplastics, bioresins adding new dimensions

February 1, 2009

Flexibles

Sustainable design ideas

There is no one right approach, but our cross-functional experts agree that any attempt requires homework and the need to extend a branding strategy rather than replace it.

February 1, 2009

Flexibles

Sustainability news & events

Noteworthy Items Gleaned from World News

February 1, 2009

Flexibles

Europeans Bullish on the Growth of the Bioplastics Industry

The third annual European Bioplastics Conference was held in Berlin in November.

February 1, 2009

Protective/transport packaging

Plank foam

Pregis’s PolyPlank® Renew™ is a mid-density foam plank grade that contains up to 60% pre-consumer recycled content.

January 31, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Greener in Europe: Mars' tin

Mars in the U.K. changed a container from tin to plastic to reduce its carbon footprint.

January 31, 2009

Recycling

Glass container recycling Rate Climbs in U.S./California

New U.S. EPA data shows the glass recycling rate jumped to 28.1% in 2007, up three percentage points from 2006 (25.3%). An estimated 3.2 million tons were recovered compared to 2.9 million in 2006.

January 30, 2009

Bio-based

Probiotic straw gives kids drink a boost

A first for children’s nutritional beverages, new Boost Kid Essentials from Nestlé Nutrition provides a dose of live, active probiotic cultures for added immunity protection through a unique delivery system.

January 30, 2009

Sustainability

Prudence remains compulsory in packaging

As policy makers attempting to fix the nation’s economy seek a balance between big-time government intervention and America’s passionate belief in free markets, many economists are turning conventional wisdom on its head.

January 30, 2009

Home

Source reduction for beer in 12-packs

New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire beer, will remove paperboard partitions from 12-pack carriers.

January 27, 2009

Containers

Sustainability's bottom line

The process of packaging—sourcing materials, design, transportation, handling, and warehousing—is costly.

January 9, 2009