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This Bud's for us

Inbev’s acquisition of Anheuser-Busch reminds the consumer packaged goods industry anew of the realities of the global marketplace.

July 22, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

Summit Publishing unveils Greener Package

PW to launch GreenerPackage.com, a sustainable packaging Website, and the Greener Package Awards.

July 22, 2008

Recycling

World Youth Day festivities going green. . .

Sydney, Australia is hosting more than 150,000 Catholics visiting from more than 170 countries this month for World Youth Day.

July 19, 2008

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Hazardous chemicals get added container security

Easily dispenses fluid from rigid chemical containers

July 18, 2008

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Noteworthy items gleaned from the world news

July 14, 2008

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Lilly's views on automation

Among the speakers at the May 20 Packaging Automation Forum--held in Schaumburg, IL, and produced by Packaging World and Automation World magazines--was automation consultant Mark Hughes of Eli Lilly and Co. Insights he shared included these.

July 9, 2008

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Hydrocarbon-free aerosol

Responding to a mandate by California Air Resources board to reduce volatile organic compounds in consumer products, EarthSafe™ dispensing system from Crown Holdings provides an alternative to traditional aerosol technology that uses hydrocarbons as a propellant.

July 6, 2008

Sustainable Packaging

The medium is the message

The need to produce lower-weight, yet strong, corrugated board requires innovation up and down the value chain—innovation that has been lacking in North America.

July 2, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Industry Watch

July 2, 2008

Recycling

Method goes to PCR

Method Products has had a strong environmental position from the day it was founded. Now it’s converted 9 SKUs to 100% PCR PET.

July 2, 2008

Flexibles

TerraCycle repurposes packaging for OfficeMax

OfficeMax to offer TerraCycle’s first-ever ‘made from waste’ school and office products.

July 2, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Sustainability gains in machine and process ops

Sustainability isn’t only about the amount of packaging materials we can keep from the solid waste stream. There are opportunities in machine and process ops, too.

July 2, 2008