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Perdue chooses dissolvable foam for ecommerce packaging
Perdue chooses dissolvable foam for ecommerce packaging
Jan 22, 2020
Perdue Farms sells chicken and other meats, but when the company recently launched an ecommerce channel, it turned to plant-based foam to boost its sustainable packaging game. Made from non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) cornstarch, the...
Medical packaging revamp cures sustainability concerns
Medical packaging revamp cures sustainability concerns
Oct 02, 2018
With a revamped shipping material design, OptumRx reportedly has become the first pharmacy care company to launch fully sustainable packaging for drug shipments. The upgraded packaging replaces polystyrene blocks with cotton-fiber pads, while...
New packages from P&G, Anheuser-Busch & Kellogg shine this summer
New packages from P&G, Anheuser-Busch & Kellogg shine this summer
Sep 15, 2017
Packaging innovations from major brand owners always play well with our audience. It’s interesting to see what money (supposedly in more supply) and talent can accomplish, right? Based on number of page views, three of the top five articles posted...
Target, McDonald’s and others nix EPS packaging
Target, McDonald’s and others nix EPS packaging
Aug 18, 2017
With a recycling rate of 38% in 2016 for expanded polystyrene (EPS), why are companies eliminating the affordable, reliable protective packaging material from their options?The type of plastic you use for your packaging matters more and more, for...
Packaging vision and execution define top award winners
Packaging vision and execution define top award winners
Jul 20, 2017
The top winners in this year’s Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) AmeriStar Package Awards Competition showed the rest of us how it’s done, combining innovation with practicality and design creativity with real-life usability.The Best of...
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