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Eggs in a recycled bottle
Made from a recycled plastic bottle, Pete & Gerry's cage-free eggs lessen farm's impact on the environment.
Changes to EU waste regulations mean changes to packaging
A possible solution for the 2014 waste regulations are new compostable laminate packs.
Ready Pac’s salad days increases sustainability efforts
Salad packaging production from Ready Pac Foods to use more than 56,000,000 recycled plastic beverage bottles this year.
Heidelberg opens cogeneration plant in Germany
Heidelberg's largest printing press site aims to cut energy costs 10 percent and lower its annual CO2 emissions by 3,700 metric tons.
Sustainability
Wax On – Wax Off
A Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association seminar offers frank discussion regarding the sticky-wicket facing the corrugated container industry and its quest for wax replacement technologies.
Canada a global leader in profiting from sustainability: report
50 per cent of CEOs say sustainability-related initiatives have added to profits
Canadian innovation changes way HP recycles plastic products
Montreal firm helps global tech giant invent high-volume printer cartridge recycling process
The disappearing package concept
New concept retains the protective qualities of packaging, but removes its impact on landfills.
Cascades plant expansion lands LEED Gold certification
Company receives certification for expansion project at its Lachute, Quebec plant
New dimension to tamper-resistant packaging
The SureStrip from Tri-Star Packaging offers a new range of tamper-resistant containers.
Canada environmental laggard: Conference Board report
Country ranks 15th among 17 countries in The Conference Board of Canada’s ranking.
LCBO to change shipping rules
Edge crush test now considered an effective option to burst strength regarding shipping boxes for wine and liquor - a coup for greener packaging.
Novelis breaks ground on world’s largest aluminum recycling plant
$250-million plant in Germany will produce aluminum sheets from recycled material.
Environmental watchdog says Ontario backing away from climate change commitments
Claims government will fall short of 2020, 2050 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets
Global greenhouse gases are rising: UN climate report
So is the gap between talk and action as emissions rise.
3M continues to introduce greener corrugated sealing tape
New sticky tape addresses ever-changing challenges of recycled corrugated materials.
Woody Harrelson says Canadian wheat based paper can start forest industry revolution
Academy Award-nominated actor says using trees in papermaking process "barbaric"
Grand & Toy rolls out Boomerang Box
Boxes saved more than 46,000 one-time use boxes during pilot project
PAC offers Essentials Of Sustainable Packaging program
Day-long program to provide keen insight into how sustainability plays a role in packaging.
Perks of the trade [from Canadian Packaging September 2012 issue]
Ontario coffee roaster off to the races with single-serve, eco-sensitive, foodservice solution
Orbis Corp. to host Global Trends In Packaging panel at PackExpo 2012
ORBIS will also showcase products, services at PackExpo in Chicago.
The Cycle Of Life – September 2012 print ed.
Green entrepreneurship reaps many different rewards in global war on packaging waste
Coca-Cola ramps up its Plant Bottle production
New partnership with JBF Industries will help deliver world's largest facility for plastic packaging made from plants.