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Marketing claims often not sustainable 04/01/2008
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it will host a public workshop about the Green Guides and Packaging on April 30 in Washington, DC. The meeting will examine recent developments associated with environmental packaging claims and consumer perceptions of these claims. “Sustainable” is one of the terms that the FTC has listed as new and for which no guidance is curre...
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A changing world changes packaging 03/01/2008
Recently, I participated in a panel discussion on sustainable packaging at the first Environmental Sustainability Summit, hosted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association. During the week of the meeting, I scanned the New York Times and found several articles that reflect how profoundly different today's operating conditions for business are versus those of previous decades.
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Reusable packaging is an option for savvy sustainability strategies 02/01/2008
Somewhere on the list of sustainability best practices is reusable packaging. In our throwaway society, which is oriented toward convenience and consumption, reusability often is far down the list of potential packaging options. In many cases, however, it might be an excellent option. For instance, in Canada, the brewing industry maintains a closed-loop return system that keeps beer containers...
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Sustainability is a rapidly increasing concern to those who manufacture and use packaging, according to the results of a just-completed survey sponsored by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC [www.greenblue.org]) and Packaging Digest. The benchmarking study, which includes responses from 1,255 persons involved in packaging, shows that 73 percent of the respondents report that their compani...
Packaging in the limelight 10/01/2007
The latest developments in packaging technology and exhibitors' state-of-the-art advances in packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials, packages, containers and components will be on view at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2007. The show will feature more than 1,200 companies occupying 500,000+ net sq ft of exhibit space.
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PACK EXPO Las Vegas: Action under the lights 09/01/2007
The latest developments in packaging technology and exhibitors' state-of-the-art advances in packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials, packages, containers and components comprise PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2007. The show will feature more than 1,200 companies utilizing 500,000+ net sq ft of contiguous exhibit space.
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Visionary keynote program planned 09/01/2007
Top executives from the Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA), MeadWestvaco Corp. and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will deliver keynote addresses at the Conference at PACK EXPO. Produced by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.packexpo.com), the conference complements the show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Laser coders The LINX SL01 and SL301 offer respectively 10- and 30-w power options, to allow customers to choose the system that best suits their own production line requirements. The laser coders' ranges for lenses and beam delivery options mean they can be maneuvered into tight spaces, the co. says.
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