Archive for the ‘Packaging Green Watch’ Category

Packaging Green Watch 11.09.07

Friday, November 9th, 2007

GREEN PRODUCT PACKAGING
Program promotes green packaging
Video Business (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
In addition to Greenchoice, parent International Paper is taking a comprehensive approach to sustainability across all of its paper and packaging products … 
 
Company to produce compostable food packaging
FoodNavigator.com - Montpellier,France
The packaging products will not be available for a few months, he said. New Ice is just to latest player to enter the biodegradable and compostable packging … 
 
GREEN PACKAGING NEWS
Going ‘green’ can be a mixed bag for consumer companies
MarketWatch - USA
By Anjali Cordeiro Consumer product suppliers are pushing to make their products and supply chains more environmentally friendly in an effort to bolster … 
 
Engineering Green Packaging
Design News - Newton,MA,USA
BY THIS AUTHOR Food, beverage and consumer product packaging will soon get a whole lot greener. And much of the credit goes to Wal-Mart. … 
 
Food industry must respond to consumer demands for ethical behaviour
Retail Bulletin - Croydon,UK
Excess packaging is now a concern and we will see more people stripping off packaging in-store,” she forecasts. Rather than
potentially suffering from a …

Packaging Green Watch 10.26.07

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Green Packaging products
AVC Corporation’s Innovative Sustainable Packaging Helps Your Wal
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
AVC has concentrated on sustainable packaging for years with a goal to produce packaging products that are environmentally sensitive, using recycled …

Earthcycle unveils new produce packaging designs
FreshPlaza - Netherlands
Earthcycle’s latest in compostable produce packaging is currently available at all major natural and organic retailers, including Whole Foods, Safeway, …

Univenture to Feature EcoEndure™ Packaging Solutions
ClickPress (press release) - UK
As an inventor and manufacturer of document and media packaging products, Univenture recognizes the need to consider the environment and incorporate …

Shorewood Packaging Introduces greenchoice Sustainable Packaging …
packagePrinting (press release) - Philadelphia,PA,USA
… International Paper is taking a comprehensive approach to sustainability across all of its paper and packaging products to include forest management, …

Green Packaging News
Curtis Packaging First in North America to Go 100% Carbon Neutral …
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
This latest achievement will make them a model for other small to mid-sized manufacturers and other businesses to follow here in Connecticut and nationally …

WI GROUP STUNNED AT PACKAGING WASTE
Express & Echo - Exeter,England,UK
… to encourage people to use their own shopping bags. There is to be a special day of action against excessive packaging in Exeter on Saturday . …

Packaging Green Watch 10.19.07

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Local is No 1 Choice for Ethical Shoppers
Naturalchoices.co.uk - London,UK
The number of Britons choosing food products with minimal or no packaging has also surged. Shoppers who say they actively tried to buy products with little …

Corporate America Goes Green
Forbes - NY,USA
The cards are printed on recycled paper with soy-based ink and sold with minimal packaging. Another small company, Ideal Jacobs, recently revamped its …
 
MORE WAL_MART
PACKAGING SCORECARD
EUROPEN issues statement against Wal-Mart scorecard becoming an industry standard in packaging…

PUT THE EARTH ON YOUR LIST: Think green at the grocery to make …
Detroit Free Press - United States
Think reduced packaging. In today’s rushed world, grab-and-go snack packs are sometimes a necessity. But saving time now can fill a waste dump later. …
 
Consumers Welcome Frugal Packaging, Shun Fancy
Korea Times - South Korea
… people) prefer to buy from a company with a strong environmental reputation, which encompasses their various green efforts _ including product packaging …
 
Product Packaging Goals Evolve: Grow Markets, Get Earth-Wise, Cut …
Earthtimes.org - New Zealand
Those are big jobs, ones that require companies to integrate complex issues such as product and packaging design, structural engineering, automation, …

Packaging Green Watch 10.05.07

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Blog
Blog:Two Cents: 20227 : Is the changing climate changing you?
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
By eating less meat and driving less, I’m at 6, but because of ancient sunlight being in vurtually everything there is — product/process/packaging — it’s …
 
Still green, but no longer grey
SupplyManagement.com - London,UK
Gone are the days when recycled paper was fit only for egg cartons and cereal packaging. Antony Barton - examines its development as a major business …

Zumbiel Packaging Chooses Renewable Energy for its New Beverage …
packagePrinting (press release) - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Renewable power is the latest example of Zumbiel’s commitment and leadership in the areas of environmental stewardship and sustainable packaging. …

 
Items on store shelves are following the latest green trend
The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
Certainly more paper products are following the “greening” trend by prominently labeling recycled content percentages on packaging. …
 
Retailers push packagers to think “green”
Reuters - USA
Bio-based packaging products are also becoming increasingly popular and being used in surprising places. International Paper for instance manufactures …

Packaging Green Watch 09.07.07

Friday, September 7th, 2007

The Bosch XEO is the latest must have gadget for eco-conscious
FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield,Wigan,UK
Cutting cardboard boxes down to recycling size in no time at all and powering through plastic packaging, so that the kitchen can stay tidy and free of …
 
Steps to Implement Green Recruiting
Human Resource Executive Online (subscription) - Horsham,PA,USA
This means putting pressure on product advertising and marketing to include in your product ads and packaging the fact that your products are eco-friendly. …

Vino Goes Green From Grapes to Packaging
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The packaging strategy is part of a growing idealism in which people, manufacturers, businesses, organizations and the government are participating to …

The Cycle of Packaging Evolution (COPE)
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
COM) Paragon Print and Packaging have created a portfolio of packaging products to compliment the cycle of packaging evolution (COPE). …