Sustainable Packaging - Articles - Page 97

PMMI Column: Advances in Packaging Sustainability

Maria Ferrante, senior director, marketing and communications for PMMI

April 12, 2020

Sustainability impacts the conversation around packaging as consumers become progressively more aware of the impact brands have on the environment. Sustainability is especially important among younger consumers.

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Packaging Machine Safety

Machine safety is about productivity, not just compliance.

John Kowal

April 12, 2020

Typically, we think of packaging machine safety in terms of hard wiring, e-stops, guarding, lock out/tag out and regulatory compliance. Those are important considerations, of course, but today’s networked safety technologies can achieve substantial increases in productivity.

KTM Industries’ Green Cell Foam insulation

Brand Packaging: Eco-Packaging Case Study

Brands Turn to Foam for Protection of Perishables

Kristin Joker

April 12, 2020

Green Cell Foam by KTM Industries Inc. has been creating bio-based material for thermal protection and protective packaging applicants for nearly 20 years. The Michigan-based company takes U.S. grown, non-GMO corn and extrudes its starch into foam material.

100% Recyclable Lidding Film Makes Food Packaging Easier to Recycle

April 7, 2020

CPPeel® polypropylene lidding film from Profol is an alternative to lidding films containing aluminum, metallized PET or paper/polyethylene. Used in conjunction with a cup made of polypropylene makes the entire package 100% recyclable.

Repurposing During the Pandemic

Reach into your cupboards and get creative.

April 7, 2020

As we adjust to life in lockdown due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, people are finding more time and motivation than ever before to clear out their cupboards and get creative with their findings. And, with restrictions on shopping habits set to essential items only, consumers are now coming to realize the worth of their old goods.

First Post-Consumer Recycled Materials Combo Program for Blister Packaging

April 1, 2020

ecoCombo™ compliments Rohrer’s ezCombo™ program and offers a new way for retail brands to make sustainable packaging choices in their blister packaging.

Non-Dairy Ice Cream Chooses Renewable Ice Cream Board Packaging

March 26, 2020

NadaMoo!, a plant-based ice cream brand has switched to Evergreen Packaging's Sentinel™ Fully Renewable Ice Cream Board. The coconut milk dairy-free frozen dessert will begin using the eco-friendly, paper-based packaging made with a renewable coating derived from sugarcane.

Better with Less – Design Challenge Winners Announced

March 23, 2020

Metsä Board has announced the winners of its international packaging design competition. This year, sustainability and the dual role of packaging played a strong role among the participating designs.

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There Is No One-Size-Fits-All IIoT Strategy

With or without the cloud, scalable IIoT technologies solve common problems, such as inefficient compressed air systems.

Mark Ruberg

March 20, 2020

In packaging plants across the world, compressed air systems create significant energy waste. Pinhole leaks in air lines, sticky valves and other inefficiencies cost huge consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufactures and small contract packagers alike substantial amounts of money.

flat wine bottles made with post-consumer recycled PET plastic

Packaging Outlook 2020: Rigid Plastic Packaging

March 20, 2020

Consumers continue to seek out convenience that suits their fast-paced lifestyles. Consumer behavior could reverse, but it is unlikely. What's more likely is that things will only grow more intense and the demand for convenience will only grow more extreme. Fast-moving consumer goods and pharmaceutical products benefit from the cost-to-performance ratio advantage offered by rigid plastics manufacturing.