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Amcor’s Bottle for Nature's Promise™ hand soap is manufactured based on LiquiForm® Technology. This technology uses packaged product in place of compressed air for simultaneous form and filling containers. ******************** [...]

Depending on the applications and requirements, today's custom-made adhesives require special formulations based on several chemical substances. For materials made of paper and cardboard to bond reliably and durably to [...]

Mondi Industrial Bags has developed the Terra Bag, the world's first biodegradable industrial bag with humidity protection and certified compostability. Terra Bag uses a biodegradable film and it is certified according to EN 13432 standards. Insights on the benefits of using the Terra Bag are also given.

THE INDUSTRY'S CALL FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY combined with the sheer number of products produced in today's plants have increased the demand for case packers and wrappers that are [...]

WHEN IT COMES TO SUSTAINABILITY, CONSUMERS INCREASINGLY ARE TAKING brand owners sustainable practices into account when making purchase decisions. According to an international study released in January by London-based Unilever, [...]

Staff Local California agency stopwaste.org (www.stopwaste.org ) received a $35,000 grant from U.S. EPA Region 9 to expand the 'Use Reusables' campaign into communities throughout California's Bay Area. The campaign [...]

An increasing number of beverage marketers are turning to secondary packaging and inks that are more sustainable. These are taking the form of multipacks that rely on less material, but [...]

The laCycle Cup is made from recycled water bottles and is made in the U.S. The technology that Micro-GREEN has created gives these cups the ability to hold heat and [...]

Food manufacturers face growing regulation in the area of product safety. The drive towards sustainability and preventing food waste is gaining major significance within the packaging industry, while rising prices [...]

Targeting coffee outlets wanting to demonstrate their commitment to the environment, UK-based environmental packaging specialist Biopac has launched its 'I'm a green cup'. A sister product to Biopac's 'I'm not [...]

Pillow Pak air cushion film from leading European packaging solutions manufacturer FP International has been upgraded to significantly boost its performance and offer sustainable benefits for protective packaging. The film [...]

Pregis Protective Packaging Europe has introduced a new biodegradable film designed to be used with its Airspeed air cushioning void fill systems. The EP-Flex Renew film is said to provide [...]

Those ubiquitous branded, reusable tote bags, sold at various venues from grocery and retail stores to home improvement centers, are now being used as a packaging format. Last month, Bona [...]

About 2.37 million pizza boxes are manufactured annually and each uses 16.5 square feet of paper. Enter the Green Box, brainchild of William Walsh and his team at e.c.o. Incorporated. [...]

Kenco underlined its commitment to sustainability with the launch of its Eco Refill pack in September. It features packaging that's 97% lighter than Kenco's glass jars. At [pounds sterling]3.58, the [...]

Clear Lam's EarthClear[TM] packaging solutions are innovative and environmentally friendly. Offering real-world results, these technologies are good for the environment and good for business. Products include: Thermoformed Containers, Flexible Roll-stock [...]

Brakes has vowed to step up efforts to cut the thickness of packaging on own-label products, replace older refrigeration with eco-friendly systems and switch to greener transport. In 2008, it [...]

Sharp Interpack invented the padless tray and now there is Sharplok + a further advancement in packaging technology, food protection and environmental good practice Some manufacturers claim this new technology [...]

Packaging specialist BoxMart has launched an eco-friendly hamper box. The 'robust and stylish' two-drawer box is made from recycled material and allows retailers to separate heavy and light items to [...]

First Look Studios will partner with Shorewood Packaging to develop a tree-planting program aimed at offsetting emissions generated by the manufacturing of 1 million DVD packages. With the assistance of [...]

arvato digital services, a Weaverville, N.C.-based integrated service package provider for the Video, Audio, Games and IT/Technology sectors, has launched the environmentally sustainable Disc Box Slider (DBS) packaging solution as [...]

Monadnock Paper Mills' director of marketing, David Lunati, will be speaking at the Conference at Pack Expo on Oct. 16 in Las Vegas. Lunati's presentation is rifled 'Signs on the [...]

BASF, based in Germany, said it will launch a biodegradable plastic containing renewable raw materials for environmentally friendly packaging. The company's Ecovio plastic is made up of 45% polylactic acid [...]

Sainsbury's is the first user of a new range of biodegradable trays manufactured in Malaysia from palm tree waste. The trays are produced after palm leaves and empty palm fruit [...]

A live event has seen the first application of biodegradable beer cups produced under RPC Tedeco-Gizeh's 'NatureWorks@RPC' initiative. The 'NatureWorks@RPC' cups are manufactured from PLA, the maize-based polymer that degrades [...]

The Co-op has launched what it claims are Britain's 'first 100% degradable' plastic bread wrappers following a recent survey in which 60% of the 29,500 people questioned said retailers should [...]