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.
Kimberly-Clark Sustainability Report: 99.9% of Virgin Fiber From Certified Sources
Kimberly-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 ...
International Paper Expects to Meet 12 Sustainability Goals by 2020
International Paper has outlined 12 voluntary sustainability goals that it expects to meet by the end of the decade, including a 15 ...
APP to Suspend Natural Forest Clearance
Asia Pulp & Paper is suspending natural forest clearance on its own pulpwood plantations in Indonesia, effective June 1, as part of a new commitment ...
US Airways, Shutterfly Drop Sustainable Forestry Initiative
US Airways, Shutterfly, Energizer, Allied Electronics, Phillips Van Heusen, Pitney Bowes and Ruby Tuesday will stop using the Sustainable Forestry Initiative seal on their products, ...
A Papermaker’s Perspective on Sustainable Forestry
There is not a single matter related to papermaking that touches each of us as personally and emotionally as forestry. Simply ...
Kraft Cuts Packaging with Lifecycle Analysis
Kraft Foods cut the amount of plastic packaging in its YES Pack salad dressing by 60 percent using a lifecycle analysis system, the ...
Fujitsu Joins Casella’s Closed Loop Recycling Program
Technology 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 ...
Seaworld, Busch Gardens to Eliminate Plastic Bags
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is to eliminate plastic shopping bags from the 10 theme parks it operates by the end of the year. The move ...
Kraft Shaves 1oz from Kenco Coffee Jar
Packaging 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 ...
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 ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEE
Here'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 ...
Kraft Cuts 45 Million Lbs of Packaging, 12.5m Travel Miles
Since 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 ...
The Problem with Pallets
Dr. Suess's Lorax is getting a lot of publicity these days, starring in his own feature movie. The creature "speaks for the ...
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, ...
RBS Reveals Environmental Goals, Aims to Cut £200m by 2020
Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed environmental goals that it hopes will cut £200 million ($318 million) from its costs by 2020. This is the ...
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 ...
WellPoint and Xerox Managed Print Services Cut GHGs 60%, Expect $3m a Year in Savings
Health benefits company WellPoint has teamed up with Xerox to develop a sustainable document strategy via the consolidation of its printing equipment and monitoring of ...
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. ...
Xerox, Danone Drop Asia Pulp & Paper after Greenpeace Pressure
Danone and Xerox are among a list of companies that have pledged to suspend purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper following a Greenpeace exposé on ...
Heineken Starts Online Search for Green Beer Packaging
Beer 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 ...
