Mickelson is a recent graduate of the Pratt Institute of New York and has been working on a concept called ‘The disappearing package’, in which he demonstrates how, with a simple re-design, much of a package can be minimised or ...
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Global producer of packaging films Klöckner Pentaplast has received the 'Certificate of Verification' from NSF International for its line of SmartCycle post-consumer recycled (PCR) content polyester films. The certificate verifies ...
The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40 percent to 57 ...
Tags: rigid plastics, bottles, containers
Australian sustainable packaging solutions provider BioPak has replaced its existing Sage CRM, MYOB and other applications and spreadsheets with NetSuite OneWorld. BioPak switched to NetSuite in a bid to provide a complete cloud-based ...
When was the last time you heard sustainability referred to as a journey? Chances are not too long ago as it is quite a common statement. Often we may not give the word journey its due meaning. A journey requires some level of commitment ...
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Show organisers easyFairs said that exhibitors are set to showcase a wealth of products and services for the entire packaging supply chain as well as provide a forum to debate key issues. Packaging Innovations is co-located with five ...
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Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 2/25/2013 10:09:01 AM The producers of the In Focus educational TV program starring Martin Sheen have announced that they will spotlight a new trend taking hold across America's ...
Non-profit organization GreenBlue has announced the addition of a standardized packaging design assessment service to its Advisory Services offerings. The new service is beneficial for companies interested in designing sustainable ...
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Sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue has added a new service to its Advisory Services offerings—a standardized packaging design assessment. Companies interested in designing more sustainable packaging can now take advantage of this ...
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The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) today announced that its first Executive Director, Joan Pierce, is stepping down, after steering the organization successfully through its first years. Her retirement is ...
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The industry's lightest 64-oz hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle establishes a new standard for the size category. The unique stock container for juices and teas from Amcor Rigid Plastics delivers major sustainability ...
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Folding cartons designer and manufacturer Curtis Packaging has offset the projected greenhouse gas emissions from its operations in 2013 by helping to support a NativeEnergy project providing water filters to households in rural Kenya. ...
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Plastic packaging producer Amcor Rigid Plastics has developed the new 64oz hot fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for juices and teas. The new lightest stock container uses novel design, tooling and process technologies to cut ...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG), and GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The ...
On Feb. 13-14, 2013, the healthcare industry's major players will convene at the 12th edition of Pharmapack Europe at Grande Halle de la Villette (Paris). More than 3,000 visitors from four continents and more than 290 international ...
Tags: Pharmaceutical Packaging, Packaging Experts, Key Issues