Then there are sustainability benefits, such as using less packaging. Scommegna said the product by weight is about 96 percent wine and only 4 percent packaging, compared to about 75 percent wine and 25 percent packaging when displayed in a bottle. Combined with an efficient shape that allows tighter packing, this adds up to savings that can be passed on to the consumer. Read more...
More sustainable applications:
A move toward sustainability...a single layer at a time
Drawing closer to the goal a step at a time, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Waterbury, VT, is starting to use bags made of (from the outside) 48-ga PET/28-ga foil/80-ga PLA/2 1/2-mil PE. Though that may not represent a giant leap toward sustainability, it is an important step. Read more...
Colored Ends, Tabs Differentiate Products
Adding color to easy-opening metal ends and tabs helps create product differentiation. Ergonomically-designed, colorful pull tabs from Silgan Containers can now enhance brand equity as well as provide functionality. With only a few seconds to grab consumer attention at point-of purchase, adding color can help get your message across. For more information, contact Silgan Containers at 818-348-3700 or click here for our website.
SPC notes
Marketing's sustainability claims stretch the imagination
The increasing proliferation of specious environmental statements is concerning, and it is companies that are taking credible steps to improve their operations or packaging that pay for the growing confusion in the marketplace and the resulting consumer cynicism. Read more...
Newsbytes
Beverage biopackaging market to grow?
The report, "Drinks Biopackaging 2007," examines the role of compostable biopackaging in the global drinks industry, focusing on how effort and investment are necessary if it is really to become a viable option for manufacturers. The market for this kind of packaging jumped 150 percent in 2006, the report said. Compostable packaging in the beverage industry is predicted to multiply fivefold in Western Europe and the U.S., to reach 135 million liters in 2011. Read more...
FIJI® Water announces sustainable growth initiative for 2008
FIJI® Water announces a sustainable growth initiative that will make its products carbon negative beginning in 2008. To achieve this, FIJI Water will account for the carbon footprint throughout the entire lifecycle of its products and then, through a combination of meaningful reductions and carbon-reducing land use and renewable energy projects, the production and sale of each bottle of FIJI Water will actually result in a net reduction of carbon in the atmosphere. Read more…
Europe must stick with recycling focus, says European association
Many of the original 15 EU member states have already surpassed their 2008 recycling targets for packaging waste, with more recent inductees also on track for their respective aims, claims the packaging association, Europen, in a new report by the group. With food and beverage processors under increasing pressure to ensure their goods are packaged in a sustainable way, Europen managing director Julian Carroll told FoodProductionDaily.com that industry should play up its achievements. Read more...
Maine's largest supermarket chain goes green
Last month, Maine's largest supermarket chain, Hannaford, announced it is building the first completely "green" supermarket. It will meet the highest industry environmental standards and will be the first "green" grocery store in the world. The design of the building includes solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, energy efficient lighting, a recycling program and a rooftop garden designed to insulate and control rainwater. Read more...
"Students for Recycling" project collects 70.6 million plastic bottles
Students across the country collected 70.6 million plastic (PET) bottles as part of "Students for Recycling," a national school-based PET recycling program that turns plastic bottles into backpacks for kids. Participating students far exceeded the goal of the program, which was to divert 45 million plastic bottles from the waste stream. Read more...
New products
Sustainable paper-making
The evolution of graphic arts and packaging paper manufacturing enable the co. to employ 100-percent renewable electrical energy and carbon-neutral production via low-impact, onsite hydroelectric power... Read more...
Monadnock Paper Mills, 877/877-2098. www.mpm.com
Sustainable resin family The Cereplast Hybrid Resin™ family replaces 50 percent or more of the petroleum content used in traditional plastic resins with bio-based materials such as starches from corn, tapioca, wheat and potatoes. Read more...
Cereplast, Inc. 310/676-5000. www.cereplast.com
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