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Sustainability/environmental

Articles address source reduction, recyclability, and recycled-content materials employed in pharmaceutical and medical device packaging, with updates on the implications of Walmart's packaging scorecard.

Thermoformed tray enables crop waste-based packaging

Design of new thermoformed ‘grow trays’ enables optimized manufacturing of coolers made from Ecovative’s mushroom-root and crop-waste packaging material....

Sustainability/environmental | January 12, 2012

2012-A year of exceptional packaging opportunities

Six trends and drivers will shape packaging agendas in 2012, according to Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions....

Structural and graphics package design | January 9, 2012

Hand sanitizer packaging designed with environment in mind

Hand-sanitizer dispensing system employs refill packs made from recyclable PET that uses 30% less material than HDPE; pumps are removable for recycling....

Sustainability/environmental | December 14, 2011

Package design helps Help Remedies launch into national distribution

Packaging helps convey this pharmaceutical firm's call to use fewer meds and simplify over-the-counter drug products....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | December 7, 2011

Science of aromatherapy conveyed through color, texture, numbers

A sensory experience is the object of meticulously crafted packaging for a line of premium-quality, therapeutic-grade pre-blended essential oils introduced by 21 Drops. The brand-created by founder, owner, and chief product officer Cary Caster-was launched just over a year...

Structural and graphics package design | December 6, 2011

Sustainable Packaging Symposium 2012 Scheduled for April 3-5 in Houston

Summit Media Group's Greener Package and AIChE's Institute for Sustainability will produce Sustainable Packaging Symposium 2012 in Houston, Texas, April 3-5. Meghan Statz, Director of Sustainability for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, will co-chair this year's program....

Sustainability/environmental | November 21, 2011

Reckitt Benckiser releases 2010 sustainability report

Carbon 20 program achievements are ahead of schedule; reduced packaging part of the company's plan....

Sustainability/environmental | October 20, 2011

Packaging powers P&G's sustainability plans

The CPG releases its 13th Annual Sustainability Report, with packaging changes and material reductions playing an important role in near and short-term goals....

Sustainability/environmental | October 18, 2011

Merck announces its 2010 global corporate responsibility report

Sustainability is one of our areas of focus Merck identifies as critical to its business....

Sustainability/environmental | October 5, 2011

Robotic carton/case loader

Cartoning | August 18, 2011

Depot system makes reusable cold chain shipping smart and green

Innovative temperature-critical shipping system wins two 2011 Greener Package Awards. Intelligent Thermal Solutions, LLC, Kingsville, TX, has been named a winner of two 2011 Greener Package Awards in the Secondary/Large-Format Packaging category: Environmental Impact and Innovator of the Year. Its...

Sustainability/environmental | July 29, 2011

Johnson & Johnson announces sustainability roadmap

Johnson & Johnson unveiled its Healthy Future 2015, a five-year sustainability roadmap that encompasses the company’s citizenship goals, which include packaging....

Sustainability/environmental | July 20, 2011

Bayer publishes Sustainable Development Report 2010

Company’s Sustainable Development Report describes the economic, ecological, and social challenges linked to its operations, and the strategies to meet them....

Sustainability/environmental | July 5, 2011

Seeking a sustainable pharmaceutical revenue stream?

Patent expirations and challenges in medicine innovation and approvals make sustainable business initiatives a potential source for economic benefits....

Sustainability/environmental | June 28, 2011

Russian toothpaste carton goes 'green'

Although little packaging details are available, this toothpaste carton's graphics offer environmental punch....

Sustainability/environmental | June 27, 2011

Amgen publishes initial sustainability report

Packaging is part of the company’s environmental thrust, but so far no packaging specifics are reported....

Sustainability/environmental | June 21, 2011

HDPE gel packs in reusable trays

Distribution, package testing, cold chain | May 6, 2011

Shoppers say ‘green’ packaging is ‘not my problem’

Shoppers show little willingness to make the effort on environmentally friendly packaging, looking for manufacturers and government to take the lead....

Sustainability/environmental | April 27, 2011

Sustainability of supply, compliance issues take precedence

In this “Voice of the Experts” Q&A, Amcor’s Joe Wittemer discusses developments in pharmaceutical packaging materials....

Flexible films, lidding and foils | April 21, 2011

Kimberly-Clark Health Care commits to reducing medical waste

Healthcare company’s partnerships, environmental campaigns focus on innovation and sustainability efforts....

Sustainability/environmental | April 8, 2011

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