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.
Four New Year’s Resolutions for Greener CPGs
As 2011 draws to a close and we begin to shift our focus to the coming year, it is inevitable that there ...
Sustainable Packaging Briefing: Defra Recycling Targets, Polyden Folien, Cardia Bioplastics, Seattle Bag Ban
The UK Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets to stop 400,000 tons going to landfill by ...
Futuremark Paper Inks Deals with Hearst, Pepsi, Others
Hearst Magazines, PepsiCo and the Sierra Club are among a list of new clients now using FutureMark Paper Company's recycled paper.
Other organizations newly signed by ...
Gevo, Coke Team Up on Eco-Bottles
Renewable chemicals and biofuels firm Gevo Inc. has reached an agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to supply renewable para-xylene for the beverage giant's bottles.
The para-xylene ...
How Much Water Is Used in a Paper Mill?
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at an AIChE Water Sustainability workshop alongside Jerry Schwartz from AFPA and Nicole ...
WWF Accuses APP Supplier of Clear-Cutting in Tiger Sanctuary
WWF and non-profit coalition Eyes on the Forest have alleged that one of Asia Pulp & Paper’s wood suppliers is clear cutting in a ...
TD Bank Aims to Go ‘Paper Neutral’
TD Bank Group has announced a commitment to become “paper neutral” within its North American operations by the end of 2012.
The bank says ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Turbine Standards, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Sustainable Wallcoverings
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), agreed to cooperate on the advancement of more efficient permitting for wind ...
Diageo Sets Sustainable Packaging Guidelines
Diageo has published its first sustainable packaging guidelines, setting 2015 goals to reduce average weight by 10 percent, increase recycled material content by 20 ...
Hasbro to Cut PVC from Packaging; Beats 10% GHG Goal
Hasbro will eliminate polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from all new core toy and game packaging beginning in 2013, the company has announced, as it launches ...
Sustainability at UPM Shotton Paper Mill
The Carbon Trust has helped UPM Shotton paper mill improve its environmental sustainability and its bottom line.
Sonoco Unveils Paper-Based Oil Can
Packaging firm Sonoco's U.K. arm has designed a rigid, paper-based can that is capable of carrying liquid and results in a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Building Initiative, LEED, GRI, International Maritime Organization
The Green Building Initiative released its Guiding Principles Compliance certification program for existing buildings - a tool designed to help federal agencies comply with sustainability requirements ...
Style Beats Substance in Sustainable Packaging, Report Says
Products that show they are "sustainable" with simple, emotive pack designs are more likely to win when shoppers make snap decisions on environmental credentials in the ...
Improving Supply Chain Profit, Production & Sustainability
Elevating the discussion around sustainable supply chains, Microsoft recently announced it will mandate supplier sustainability disclosure in 2013. As Environmental Leader reported, Ford ...
Coke Pulls Polar Bear Cans after Customer Confusion
Coca-Cola has been forced to re-design cans meant to highlight its partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, after customers complained that the cans ...
Amazon to Triple ‘Frustration-Free Packaging’ Shipments
Amazon aims to triple the number of items shipped under its "Frustration-Free Packaging" initiative next year, BusinessWeek reports.
Amazon kicked off the program, ...
Bringing ‘Fair Trade’ Home
The topic of fair trade may seem unusual from a guy like me who usually writes and speaks about sustainability with a ...
Barrier Plastics Launches Vessel Alternative to HDPE, Metal
Barrier Plastics Inc. has released the Baritainer, a sustainable nylon vessel that it calls an alternative to fluorinated HDPE or metal packaging.
Baritainers, which are made using Quoral ...
Phone Recycling and Environmental Sustainability
AT&T promo video about designing products with the environment in mind and using environmentally safe packaging.
