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Giving new life to used polystyrene
Cascades partners with NextLife to give polystyrene plastic a second life in meat industry.
Over 95 Per Cent of Canadians Recycle Plastic Bottles
A study from the Canadian Plastics Industry Association says with the access provided, Canadians can recycle plastic packaging.
A visit to a Cascades Recovery facility
Canadian Packaging visits an east Toronto Cascades Recovery Inc. facility to see how it recovers materials that would otherwise go into a landfill.
Greener waters for Nestlé UK
Nestlé Waters to invest $56.8-million in new bottling and warehouse facility.
Sustainability
Coca-Cola Releases 2011/2012 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report
Report details company-wide carbon and water footprint reductions and progress against sustainability plan.
Walmart Canada’s Sustainable Packaging Conference VI – Updated
Set for June 19, 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
KPMG: Canadian food manufacturers investing heavily in sustainability strategies
Eighty-eight per cent have strategy in place.
Cascades to launch 100 per cent recycled food waste bag
New double-layer paper bag is compostable, too.
Can LED lights extend shelf life of meat?
Research study says shelf life and cost savings can be gained through use of LED lighting in refrigeration units.
Orbis offers sustainable packaging analysis
Service will quantify sustainability benefits to companies of reusable packaging
Canned Scottish whiskey coming to U.S.
Scottish distiller's efforts at marketing a canned whiskey called absurd - but it has a packaging answer.
Sea-change evolution
Leading Canadian frozen-foods processor helping to stem the tide of ocean resource depletion with fair fishing practices and certified, eco-sensitive consumer packaging
2012 PAC conference presents PAC NEXT
Upcoming national conference a must for companies involved in packaging life cycle.
Holding it all together
Packaging adhesives evolve in step with rising environmental and supply concerns
New HPP Test Center Opens
Multivac opens a new high-pressure processing testing facility at its global headquarters in Germany.
Tetra Pak celebrates Waste Reduction Week in Canada
Carton packaging company shows commitment to waste reduction and recycling efforts with three new initiatives.
Code launched for optimization of containers, packaging and printed matter
Voluntary Quebec program uses two-phase approach to packaging optimization