Remember New Coke, Classic Coke, Pepsi Clear and all that jazz from the ’80s? Well it’s heating up again in the soft drink arena. A few months ago Coke announced that Dasini water was going to be bottled with greener packaging. This packaging contains 30% petroleum free materials. In a game of one-upsmanship, Pepsi just announced that they have invented a 100% petroleum free bottle (it’s 100% PET). Green packaging has become the battleground for the new cola wars.
Kraft Foods and Nestlé have partnered with Enval to support the construction of a recycling plant for plastic and aluminum-based laminates used in packaging foods. This is said to offer a recycling route for flexible laminate packaging that to date has not been recyclable. The technology is capable of handling packaging material from the production and filling processes or as post-consumer waste. Furthermore, the technology is carbon-neutral.
About a third of the new hires at a just-opened Procter & Gamble packaging facility in Auburn, Maine will be people with physical and developmental disabilities and disabled veterans, the company said Wednesday. The packaging center will house 60 employees when hiring is complete.
With many companies choosing to cost-effectively purchase product in bulk or product from outside of the country, many still demand the flexibility of packaging in the United States. One of the downfalls of buying in bulk or from overseas is that the individual packaging of the items may not be customer-specified. Repackaging allows the current packaging to be removed and replaced with the new customer-specified packaging (i.e. different boxes or marketing). more…
After a fresh produce company was informed that the ink on its plastic bags contained lead well above the limit set by state laws, it turned away 15 container loads of packaging being sent from overseas and sought out a new supplier. What would you do if this packaging disaster happened to you?
The Sustainable & Green Packaging Market 2011-2021 is Visiongain’s brand new materials report which analyses the industry trends prevailing in the global sustainable & green packaging market and anticipates the progression in the market over the next decade. The report also surveys recent market trends among major companies and reveals where the market will experience growth, laying out the market’s strengths and weaknesses with targeted forecasts. Visiongain’s analysis has concluded that the global value of the sustainable & green packaging market will reach $107.7bn in 2011. more…
How many times have you made a meal and someone has told you that it is so good that you should sell it? But how do you go about bringing your creation to market? Where do you get the ingredients, the packaging, the kitchen, the labels, the organic certifications? We have found three resources to help you. more…
The Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse just released a report assessing laboratory performance in testing packaging for compliance with state toxics in packaging laws. Sixteen percent of laboratory test results for lead and cadmium in packaging samples were “unacceptable.” more…
The impact of packaging on the environment is of increasing concern to manufacturers and consumers alike. There are several factors that impact how green packaging is, including any regulations required, if any emissions are created in the manufacturing of the packaging that might impact on the environment, any waste that will be produced and what will be done with that waste, and the feeling of consumers. more…
Plastic Caps & Closures 2011 will feature presentations from recycling value stream leaders, tracking the collection, recovery, separation and ultimate potential end use and application of the recycled materials. The event is open to consumer products companies in beverage, food, personal care, pharma and HHC. Packaging designers and engineers, materials purchasing managers/directors, sustainability managers/directors, packaging component suppliers, resin and machinery suppliers, processors and recycling service providers, environmental organization representatives and state/federal waste management officials. more…
