The State of Packaging in Today’s Market
Some weeks ago I was invited for an interview by Chuck Miller of CTI Packaging & Fulfillment in Libertyville, IL. He runs a company blog at Package Talk. My interview […]
Tag Archives: recycling
Earth Day and the Future of Packaging
Tomorrow, Sunday, the 22nd of April, will be Earth Day and the internet will be overloaded with the most beautiful photos of what is left of this planet. This is […]
Recycling Packaging Material with an Aluminium Component
To my regular readers it is well-known that I object strongly any use of so-called biodegradable or compostable packaging material. First of all no packaging material biodegrades in a landfill […]
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
This is one of my last articles of this year. We are near Christmas and half of the world has arranged for a short holiday. I can’t imagine anybody having […]
PET is PET – Petro-PET or Bio-PET
Recently we have seen two new developments in manufacturing 100% biobased PET. It should be well known to my regular readers that I strongly object so-called biodegradable plastics, and even […]
Highlights of Interpack 2011 – The Second Day
“Many products get their outstanding quality solely through the special properties of their materials” was the unanimous opinion of the jurors in the iF material award 2011, held during the […]
PepsiCo Trying To Score Some Cheap Green Points
In a boisterous press release of March 15, PepsiCo announced by “building upon its heritage as an innovator and leader in environmental sustainability, it has developed the world’s first PET […]
Compact Modular rPET System Enables Cost-effective Self-manufacture
To materialize its philosophy that rPET supply is better suited to multiple, smaller, processing operations vs. one or two large capacity plants, Phoenix Technologies reengineered its modular rPET system to […]
Recycle – Sail the Amazon River with Nestlé and Tetra Pak
With the slogan “Nestlé Até Você a Bordo” (Nestlé Takes You Onboard), Nestlé Brasil launched the first floating supermarket, a 27.5 meter long vessel, to service the ribeirinhos of the […]
An Ecological Corporate Gift
During the Christmas and End-of-the-Year period companies are often giving gifts to their employees as a symbol of thanks for their hard work throughout the year and to strengthen the […]
