The sustainable packaging channel focuses on packaging applied in a comprehensive, environmentally-sensitive method, including energy efficiency in plants, organic materials, reusability and much more.
New consortium fosters recycling of bioplastic packaging Web exclusive, by David Bellm - 08/20/2008
A number of organizations have banded together to address recycling opportunities with bioplastics. Called the Bioplastics Recycling Consortium, the group’s mission is to develop end markets for post-consumer bioplastic materials along with an efficient and economical recovery system ...
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New technology makes bioplastics more feasible Web exclusive, edited by David Bellm - 08/12/2008
Metabolix announced that in recently-completed greenhouse trials, switchgrass plants engineered using the company’s multi-gene expression technology produced significant amounts of PHA bioplastics in leaf tissues. This result demonstrates a possible means of maximizing the potential of biomass crops for bioplastics ...
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PET recycling collection has risen significantly in Europe, says industry association Edited by David Bellm - 08/06/2008
Industry association Petcore says PET is key in achieving the plastics targets stipulated in Europe's recycling directives. As evidence of this, the association points to the fact that roughly 40 percent of all PET bottles in the market were collected for recycle in 2007 ...
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Larry's coffee beans in biodegradable bag Hartman - 08/01/2008
Larry's Beans, a coffee roaster/marketer in Raleigh, NC that buys green coffee beans directly from Fair Trade co-ops, aims to wake up consumers to smell an “awesome-tasting coffee packaged in ways to make the world better.”
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The Pursuit of Sustainable Medical Packaging 08/01/2008
Those responsible for the design, development and qualification of medical packaging, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, in vitro diagnostics and biotechnology, to name a few key sectors, have a daunting challenge to achieve compliance with the general health and safety requirements put forth by the U.S. Food & Drug Administraton Code of Federal Regulations.
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Sustainable solutions require trade-offs 08/01/2008
One thing I learned while on vacation: if you want an incredible amount of press coverage, redesign a milk jug. The newly released square milk jug and the consumer response to tilt-and-pour versus lift-and-pour were remarkable. It's an eloquent example of the tension that can result when the economic and environmental benefits of a package redesign are invisible to the consuming audience.
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Bulk bag unloader The BFC-F-X bulk bag unloader is designed to eliminate dust during untying, discharging, retying, collapse and removal of bags while still allowing thorough washdown.
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