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Packaging Industry Urges EU to Embolden Circular Economy Strategy | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 20 Sep 16

EUROPEN and 35 other associations representing major consumer goods brands, packaging producers, material producers and extended producer responsibility organizations are calling for a long-term, ambitious EU policy framework that enables and facilitates sustainable resource use from a full life-cycle perspective, incentivizes economies of scale and takes into account value chains at all levels, each with their different functional needs, supply and demand realities.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">EUROPEN and 35 other associations representing major consumer goods brands, packaging producers, material producers and extended producer responsibility organizations are calling for a long-term, ambitious EU policy framework that enables and facilitates sustainable resource use from a full life-cycle perspective, incentivizes economies of scale and takes into account value chains at all levels, each with their different functional needs, supply and demand realities. </div>

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Study to examine recovery of flexible packaging - RT - Recycling Today - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 23 Sep 15 - No Cached

Adriana Trujillo on 23 Sep 15

Dow Chemical, Procter & Gamble, and others have sponsored Materials Recovery for the Future-a research effort to increase the recycling and recovery rates for flexible film and packaging. The group plans to publish results in the second quarter of 2016.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Dow Chemical, Procter & Gamble, and others have sponsored Materials Recovery for the Future-a research effort to increase the recycling and recovery rates for flexible film and packaging. The group plans to publish results in the second quarter of 2016.</div>

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Mondelez Asked to Ban Unrecyclable Packaging · Environmental Management & Ene... - 0 views

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shared by Del Birmingham on 27 May 14 - No Cached

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A proposal to Mondelez International from As You Sow asking the snack food company to phase out unrecyclable packaging received 28.4 percent shareholder support representing $11.8 billion worth of shares at the food manufacturer's annual meeting.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A proposal to Mondelez International from As You Sow asking the snack food company to phase out unrecyclable packaging received 28.4 percent shareholder support representing $11.8 billion worth of shares at the food manufacturer's annual meeting.</div>

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Adriana Trujillo on 24 Dec 13

Clear Lam's holiday container for Jon B. Sanfilippo and Son's Flavor Tree brand of Limited Edition Premium Dark Chocolate Pretzels marks the debut for its PrimaPak technology that offers flexibility, sustainability and recloseability. The packaging is meant to replace cans, bottles, jars and trays, and offers a weight savings of 70% when compared to plastic jars. It is suited to cookies, chips, cereal, coffee, nuts, sliced fruit and vegetables as well as other products, according to the company

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Clear Lam's holiday container for Jon B. Sanfilippo and Son's Flavor Tree brand of Limited Edition Premium Dark Chocolate Pretzels marks the debut for its PrimaPak technology that offers flexibility, sustainability and recloseability. The packaging is meant to replace cans, bottles, jars and trays, and offers a weight savings of 70% when compared to plastic jars. It is suited to cookies, chips, cereal, coffee, nuts, sliced fruit and vegetables as well as other products, according to the company</div>

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3p Weekend: 7 Companies Investing in Sustainable Packaging - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 14 Aug 14

As waste continues to pile up in our landfills, companies are taking a second look at product packaging and devising creative ways to cut back.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As waste continues to pile up in our landfills, companies are taking a second look at product packaging and devising creative ways to cut back.</div>

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How McDonald's aims to serve up deforestation-free packaging | GreenBiz - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 18 Nov 15

You've heard about sustainable beef, but the fast food giant is focusing its European supply chain sustainability efforts on packaging.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">You've heard about sustainable beef, but the fast food giant is focusing its European supply chain sustainability efforts on packaging. </div>

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Nestlé to Use How2Recycle Label on Packaging · Environmental Leader · Environ... - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 17 Nov 15 - No Cached

Adriana Trujillo on 17 Nov 15

Nestlé will use the How2Recycle logo on select products to help keep its recoverable packaging out of the landfill. The program currently has more than 40 member companies including The Clorox Company, Kimberly-Clark, Sealed Air, and others.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nestlé will use the How2Recycle logo on select products to help keep its recoverable packaging out of the landfill. The program currently has more than 40 member companies including The Clorox Company, Kimberly-Clark, Sealed Air, and others.</div>

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The Story Behind the Beauty Industry's Most Eco-Friendly Packaging - Modern Farmer - 0 views

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Here's a sobering fact: The average American generates 4.4 pounds of trash daily, a whopping 30 percent of it packaging. Some people might read that statistic and vow to be stricter about recycling. Julie Corbett took things a tad further.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here's a sobering fact: The average American generates 4.4 pounds of trash daily, a whopping 30 percent of it packaging. Some people might read that statistic and vow to be stricter about recycling. Julie Corbett took things a tad further.</div>

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Apple's Forests Now Sustainable Enough to Cover the Paper Used in All Packaging - Envir... - 1 views

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shared by Del Birmingham on 28 Jul 17 - No Cached

Del Birmingham on 28 Jul 17

Apple says that 320,000 acres of working forest in China have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and that the company is now protecting and creating enough sustainable working forest to cover the paper use in its packaging for all products.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Apple says that 320,000 acres of working forest in China have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and that the company is now protecting and creating enough sustainable working forest to cover the paper use in its packaging for all products.</div>

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Trending: Beauty, Packaging No Longer Need to Come at the Expense of Our Oceans | Susta... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 19 May 16

The ocean's value has been estimated as high as $24 trillion, yet despite its inherent connections to the health and well-being of wildlife, humans, and the global economy, it continues to be overexploited and polluted. Plastic pollution and shark killing are two major problems that could be - at least in part - alleviated by new materials: a seaweed-based biodegradable plastic packaging, and a sugarcane-based alternative to a widely used moisturizer normally derived from shark liver oil.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The ocean's value has been estimated as high as $24 trillion, yet despite its inherent connections to the health and well-being of wildlife, humans, and the global economy, it continues to be overexploited and polluted. Plastic pollution and shark killing are two major problems that could be - at least in part - alleviated by new materials: a seaweed-based biodegradable plastic packaging, and a sugarcane-based alternative to a widely used moisturizer normally derived from shark liver oil.</div>

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Beverage Packaging Generates Less Waste, GHGs · Environmental Management & En... - 0 views

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Leahy-IFP's Space Saver bag-in-a-box beverage packaging uses 50 percent less energy during production, generates 22 percent less post-consumer solid waste and 7 percent less process greenhouse gases, compared to 64-oz. plastic bottles, the company says.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Leahy-IFP's Space Saver bag-in-a-box beverage packaging uses 50 percent less energy during production, generates 22 percent less post-consumer solid waste and 7 percent less process greenhouse gases, compared to 64-oz. plastic bottles, the company says.</div>

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SeaWorld Uses Coke's PlantBottle Sustainable Packaging · Environmental Manage... - 1 views

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Coca-Cola and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment expect SeaWorld's switch to PlantBottle plastic in its refillable cups to remove 35 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, the companies say. The recyclable cup, using Coke's sustainable packaging technology, is now available in all SeaWorld and Busch Gardens parks across the US.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Coca-Cola and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment expect SeaWorld's switch to PlantBottle plastic in its refillable cups to remove 35 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, the companies say. The recyclable cup, using Coke's sustainable packaging technology, is now available in all SeaWorld and Busch Gardens parks across the US.</div>

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Procter & Gamble Releases 16th Annual Sustainability Report - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 07 Jan 15 - No Cached

Adriana Trujillo on 07 Jan 15

Procter & Gamble has met its 2020 waste-reduction goals six years ahead of schedule, with just 0.4% of its raw materials now finding their way into landfills, according to the company's annual sustainability report. The company has now set new goals including an effort to double its use of recycled plastics in packaging and to ensure that 90% of the company's packaging is recyclable

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Procter & Gamble has met its 2020 waste-reduction goals six years ahead of schedule, with just 0.4% of its raw materials now finding their way into landfills, according to the company's annual sustainability report. The company has now set new goals including an effort to double its use of recycled plastics in packaging and to ensure that 90% of the company's packaging is recyclable</div>

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Hasbro Joins How2Recycle Label Program - Press Releases on CSRwire.com - 0 views

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Hasbro, Inc., a global company committed to creating the world's best play experiences, is the latest company to join the growing How2Recycle Label Program. Hasbro joins over 45 other participating companies committed to educating consumers on packaging recyclability by providing clear on-package instructions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hasbro, Inc., a global company committed to creating the world's best play experiences, is the latest company to join the growing How2Recycle Label Program. Hasbro joins over 45 other participating companies committed to educating consumers on packaging recyclability by providing clear on-package instructions.</div>

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The Rise of 'Zero-Waste' Grocery Stores | Innovation | Smithsonian - 0 views

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Live Zero is part of a growing movement of "zero-waste" supermarkets that aim to end packaging waste by doing away with packaging altogether. The concept began in Europe more than a decade ago, and has since spread globally. There are now zero waste supermarkets from Brooklyn to Sicily to Malaysia to South Africa.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Live Zero is part of a growing movement of "zero-waste" supermarkets that aim to end packaging waste by doing away with packaging altogether. The concept began in Europe more than a decade ago, and has since spread globally. There are now zero waste supermarkets from Brooklyn to Sicily to Malaysia to South Africa. </div>

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Hershey Says New Display Cases Use 32% Less Material - Environmental Leader - 0 views

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Hershey has redesigned its display cases in such a way that by 2025, they will have reduced packaging material by 25 million pounds, the company says. The new display case is a one-piece design with no cover packaging. It also eliminates the center divider. With these and other changes, the cases use 32% less material, Hershey says. The cases also use about 62% less time to open and set up.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hershey has redesigned its display cases in such a way that by 2025, they will have reduced packaging material by 25 million pounds, the company says. The new display case is a one-piece design with no cover packaging. It also eliminates the center divider. With these and other changes, the cases use 32% less material, Hershey says. The cases also use about 62% less time to open and set up.</div>

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Packaging's role in Walmart's Project Gigaton | GreenBiz - 0 views

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Del Birmingham on 17 Oct 17

Earlier this year, around Earth Day, Walmart announced an ambitious plan to work with its supply chain to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by one gigaton. I decided to run the numbers to see what role source reduction, specifically in Walmart's packaging, could play.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Earlier this year, around Earth Day, Walmart announced an ambitious plan to work with its supply chain to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by one gigaton. I decided to run the numbers to see what role source reduction, specifically in Walmart's packaging, could play.</div>

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European Commission Releases New Clean Energy Package, But Is It Enough? | Sustainable ... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 19 Dec 16

the European Commission (EC) announced it will begin phasing out coal subsidies and reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030 under a new clean energy package. The new clean energy plan outlines a series of legislative proposals and measures designed to help the EU meet its Paris Agreement climate goals, and why EU officials are optimistic, the green business community remains skeptical.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">the European Commission (EC) announced it will begin phasing out coal subsidies and reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030 under a new clean energy package. The new clean energy plan outlines a series of legislative proposals and measures designed to help the EU meet its Paris Agreement climate goals, and why EU officials are optimistic, the green business community remains skeptical. </div>

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Why Sprint turned to biomimicry for packaging design | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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California's green chemistry law goes into effect | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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