Packaging professionals who responded to a recent DuPont survey identified the need for solutions that
improve package sustainability, reduce waste / cost and improve performance as the top issues facing the industry.
The 2017 - 2022 Strategic Plan, delivered by APCO, focuses the work of the Covenant on improving resource efficiency through sustainable packaging design, diverting packaging from landfill through consumer education and packaging disposal labelling, and
improving packaging sustainability performance through research and sharing of knowledge across industries.
Not exact matches
Sappi has introduced a new flexible
packaging solution that provides
improved sealing properties and
sustainability attributes.
Actions include setting and updating
sustainability goals,
improving the
sustainability profile of their
packaging, reducing solid waste generation, greenhouse gas emissions and consumption of water and power, supporting environmental organizations and adopting corporate social responsibility initiatives to
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While many food companies focus on
improving sustainability purely from the perspective of the amount of
packaging and the materials used, ConAgra Foods understands that the biggest threat to
sustainability in the United States actually comes from wasted food, Tavill says.
For example, simple additions like reclose features can go a long way toward preventing premature spoilage and wasted food, but Tavill says the food
packaging industry overall needs to start thinking of
packaging as more than something to be thrown away after the food is eaten to
improve its
sustainability.
«Our ongoing relationship with Taghleef Industries and their commitment to creating and offering alternative
packaging solutions that contribute to
improving sustainability of modern
packaging, means that we will be consistently one step ahead of the competition.»
In Enhancing Package Performance, Value and
Sustainability With Modifiers, Jose Torradas, Ph.D., DuPont
Packaging senior technical consultant, shared insights into using polymer modifiers to make packaging polymers tougher and stronger, enhance their sealing properties, improve adhesion to foil or paperboard and / or increase the performance of recycled m
Packaging senior technical consultant, shared insights into using polymer modifiers to make
packaging polymers tougher and stronger, enhance their sealing properties, improve adhesion to foil or paperboard and / or increase the performance of recycled m
packaging polymers tougher and stronger, enhance their sealing properties,
improve adhesion to foil or paperboard and / or increase the performance of recycled materials.
DuPont
Packaging Experts Show How to Cut Cost, Waste;
Improve Performance,
Sustainability (Pack Expo 2011)
Specialist tea retailer TeeGschwendner is
improving sustainability with
packaging made from renewable raw materials, using Sappi Guard barrier paper for its newly developed pyramid teabags, MasterBag Pyramid.
Rod Armstrong, Sales & Marketing Director at CHEP, will take the stage alongside Hawkins Food Group (owners of Pizza Hut and Burger King) to discuss how best to
improve the quality and
sustainability of industrial, protective and transit
packaging without increasing core costs — an issue which is never far from all professional
packaging experts» minds.
According to a recent study from Denkstatt, an Austrian environmental
sustainability solutions think tank, «Even if
improved packaging solutions contribute to increased CO2 emissions, the CO2 savings from reduced food waste are in most cases much higher.»
As a result, corrugators can
improve their
sustainability credentials, which is a key driver for many customers when selecting their
packaging suppliers.
Also, as polymers sourced from renewable feedstocks become more cost competitive and their performance is
improved, preliminary life cycle assessments have shown that these will
improve the
sustainability of the
package.
There are some challenges for handling end of life for flexible
packages; can you tell us what role sustainable innovation has in addressing those challenges and what are the opportunities to
improve the
sustainability for flexible
packaging?
Incorporating more post-consumer recycled materials into flexible
packaging is a trend and opportunity for
improving the
sustainability of flexible
packaging.
With this innovative
packaging, AMCOR demonstrated sensitivity to
improving patient experiences and increasing
sustainability.
The all - in - one pack offers extensive branding opportunities and uses up to 80 % less plastic than traditional plastic trays helping to
improve sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of
packaging onboard.
On - going introductions and developments from vendors continue to provide brand owners with more and better options for
improving the
sustainability of their
packaging.
This year, the NEC will welcome more than 320 exhibitors from the processing and
packaging machinery industry as they gather to present and showcase a wide range of new products and innovative processes to help UK manufacturers
improve productivity, efficiency and
sustainability.
They have a commitment to zero waste, use recycled materials in their
packaging where they can, produce their own
sustainability reports and operate their «Mountain Rose River Project» which is committed to
improving and restoring rivers across the nation.
-- Less than 45 percent said their organizations were pursuing basic
sustainability strategies such as reducing or eliminating emissions, reducing toxicity or harmful chemicals,
improving efficiency in
packaging, or designing products or processes for reuse or recycling.