Sustainable Packaging & Paper

Sustainable packaging and paper uses minimized packaging and more recyclable materials such as papers that can be re-pulped and reused. If recycling is not feasible, biodegradable materials that quickly break down and biodegrade in landfills are utilized.

EL Pro Kimberly-Clark Sustainability Report: 99.9% of Virgin Fiber From Certified Sources

Kimberly-Clark Sustainability Report: 99.9% of Virgin Fiber From Certified SourcesKimberly-Clark, the company behind Kleenex, Scott and Huggies, has made significant progress on some of its 2015 sustainability goals, including aiming to source 100 percent ...

May 22, 2012

EL Pro International Paper Expects to Meet 12 Sustainability Goals by 2020

International Paper Expects to Meet 12 Sustainability Goals by 2020International Paper has outlined 12 voluntary sustainability goals that it expects to meet by the end of the decade, including a 15 ...

May 17, 2012

APP to Suspend Natural Forest Clearance

APP to Suspend Natural Forest ClearanceAsia Pulp & Paper is suspending natural forest clearance on its own pulpwood plantations in Indonesia, effective June 1, as part of a new commitment ...

May 16, 2012

US Airways, Shutterfly Drop Sustainable Forestry Initiative

US Airways, Shutterfly Drop Sustainable Forestry InitiativeUS Airways, Shutterfly, Energizer, Allied Electronics, Phillips Van Heusen, Pitney Bowes and Ruby Tuesday will stop using the Sustainable Forestry Initiative seal on their products, ...

May 16, 2012

A Papermaker’s Perspective on Sustainable Forestry

A Papermaker’s Perspective on Sustainable ForestryThere is not a single matter related to papermaking that touches each of us as personally and emotionally as forestry. Simply ...

May 9, 2012

Kraft Cuts Packaging with Lifecycle Analysis

Kraft Cuts Packaging with Lifecycle AnalysisKraft Foods cut the amount of plastic packaging in its YES Pack salad dressing by 60 percent using a lifecycle analysis system, the ...

May 8, 2012

Fujitsu Joins Casella’s Closed Loop Recycling Program

Fujitsu Joins Casella’s Closed Loop Recycling ProgramTechnology firm Fujitsu Frontech North America has joined Casella Waste Systems' Power of Three closed loop recycling service. Power of Three is Casella’s newest service for ...

May 7, 2012

Seaworld, Busch Gardens to Eliminate Plastic Bags

Seaworld, Busch Gardens to Eliminate Plastic BagsSeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is to eliminate plastic shopping bags from the 10 theme parks it operates by the end of the year. The move ...

May 2, 2012

Kraft Shaves 1oz from Kenco Coffee Jar

Kraft Shaves 1oz from Kenco Coffee JarPackaging firm PI has created a jar for coffee brand Kenco that uses 28 g (1 oz) less glass than its predecessor. The redesigned jar will ...

April 30, 2012

Replenish Founder Discusses Reusable Packaging

Replenish Founder Discusses Reusable Packaging Jason Foster, founder and chief reuser, Replenish, speaks with Packaging Digest editor Lisa Pierce at the Sustainability in Packaging 2012 conference ...

April 24, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEEHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items. The newly released list of U.S. cities with ...

April 12, 2012

EL Pro Kraft Cuts 45 Million Lbs of Packaging, 12.5m Travel Miles

Kraft Cuts 45 Million Lbs of Packaging, 12.5m Travel MilesSince 2010 Kraft Foods has cut 45 million pounds of weight from the packaging of its products, according to an update on the company's progress ...

April 12, 2012

The Problem with Pallets

The Problem with PalletsDr. Suess's Lorax is getting a lot of publicity these days, starring in his own feature movie. The creature "speaks for the ...

April 11, 2012

Hasbro to Improve Product-to-Package Ratio by 15%

Hasbro to Improve Product-to-Package Ratio by 15%Toy manufacturer Hasbro Inc. has announced plans to reduce materials used in product packaging for many of its popular global brands, including My Little Pony, ...

April 11, 2012

EL Pro RBS Reveals Environmental Goals, Aims to Cut £200m by 2020

RBS Reveals Environmental Goals, Aims to Cut £200m by 2020Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed environmental goals that it hopes will cut £200 million ($318 million) from its costs by 2020. This is the ...

April 10, 2012

What Is the Business Case for Sustainability?

What Is the Business Case for Sustainability?In broad brush strokes, elements supporting the business rational for sustainability can be categorized into two basic areas: cost savings and ...

April 9, 2012

EL Pro WellPoint and Xerox Managed Print Services Cut GHGs 60%, Expect $3m a Year in Savings

WellPoint and Xerox Managed Print Services Cut GHGs 60%, Expect $3m a Year in SavingsHealth benefits company WellPoint has teamed up with Xerox to develop a sustainable document strategy via the consolidation of its printing equipment and monitoring of ...

April 6, 2012

Planters Cuts Peanut Jar Weight by 84%

Planters Cuts Peanut Jar Weight by 84%Packaging company Sonoco has created a jar for Planters peanuts that weighs 84 percent less than its predecessor. The new packaging replaces Planters' 16oz. and 20oz. ...

April 4, 2012

Xerox, Danone Drop Asia Pulp & Paper after Greenpeace Pressure

Xerox, Danone Drop Asia Pulp & Paper after Greenpeace PressureDanone and Xerox are among a list of companies that have pledged to suspend purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper following a Greenpeace exposé on ...

April 3, 2012

Heineken Starts Online Search for Green Beer Packaging

Heineken Starts Online Search for Green Beer PackagingBeer company Heineken has become the latest company to launch an online open innovation platform, as it seeks ideas to help green up its products. The ...

April 3, 2012