Sustainable Packaging
Focus on packaging sustainability using environmentally-sensitive methods, including energy efficiency, recyclable and biodegradable materials, down-gauging, reusability and much more.
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Cardinal Health debuts space-saving packaging for surgical gloves
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 21, 2012
Cardinal Health's new half-fold glove dispenser boxes are at least 30 percent smaller and use at least 15 percent less paperboard than competitive products sold in tall packaging configurations. Individual pouches within the half-fold dispenser boxes are at least 48 percent smaller than competitive products. More
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Cheese snacks switch to partially renewable packaging
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 21, 2012
Lactalis American Group Inc. has switched to partially renewable packaging for its Precious Sticksters snack cheese brand. The new laminated material, which is 50 percent plant-based, generates up to 35.2 percent fewer greenhouse gases and uses up to 36.8 percent less energy than the conventional petroleum-based materials it replaces. More
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Cat litter goes green with Boxiecat home delivery
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, February 21, 2012
Boxiecat subscription cat litter delivery service uses Cradle to Cradle-certified shipping boxes and the postal service to save packaging waste and carbon footprint. Boxiecat's founder, Josh Wiesenfeld, says, "When considering that there are 86.4 million pet cats in the United States, it becomes clear that all the round trips to the store being made by cat lovers, and all the packaging waste adds up. As part of our service, we set out to solve this problem." More
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Sun Chemical releases 2011 sustainability report
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor, February 21, 2012
Sun Chemical, which provides a wide range of products and solutions for the packaging industry, has released its 2011 sustainability report. The document profiles ways the company is helping customers increase their own eco-friendly efforts. More
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WestPack crowds soaked up live product demos
John Kalkowski, February 17, 2012
The West Coast's largest packaging show drew large crowds during its three-day 2012 run, which ended yesterday. Robotics was prominent at the Southern California show, with a number of manufacturers highlighting speed and flexibility in packaging applications. More
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EPR laws continue to spread
Posted by Jenni Spinner, February 14, 2012
One package recycling expert believes that improving recycling rates and technology will require communication and partnership between packaging professionals and public officials. More
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PACKAGING BRIEFS Tuesday, February 14
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor, February 14, 2012People, services, awards and news impacting the packaging industry. More -
Ecovative's chief explains mushroom-based packaging
John Kalkowski, February 13, 2012
Eben Bayer, the co-founder and CEO of Ecovative Design LLC, will speak at next month's Sustainability in Packaging Conference in Orlando, FL. Ecovative is a bio-materials company that grows sustainable replacements for many of the plastics. Eben co-invented the MycoBond platform, a patent-pending technology that uses a growing organism to transform agricultural byproducts into strong composite materials. More
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