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Section: Sustainability

Clariant ColorWorks™ Applies IR-Detectable Black Technology to Make Other Dark Colors More Recyclable

New colorants eliminate the need for carbon black entirely, and opens opportunities for colors like extremely dark blues and greens.

June 23, 2020

Clariant ColorWorks applies IR-detectable black technology to make other dark colors more recyclable.

AIR Bottle for Personal Care Line Reduces Plastic by 50%

New personal care line, MyKirei by Kao, reflects the company’s Kirei, or ‘beautiful,’ Lifestyle Plan, with sustainable packaging that uses two pouches to create a ‘revolutionary’ rigid bottle.

June 22, 2020

MyKirei three bottles

Colbert Packaging Adapts TICCIT 2020 Program

Colbert Packaging Corp.

Schoolchildren sheltered-at-home can learn about the life cycle of paperboard containers due to the partnership of Colbert Packaging and the Paperboard Packaging Council’s “Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees” (TICCIT) program.

June 22, 2020

Smithfield Foods Lights the Way to Sustainability

By replacing high-energy-use HIDs with LED lighting, the meat processor’s Kinston, N.C. facility drives down its total kWh usage and receives a Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award from ProFood World.

June 17, 2020

Smithfield's Kinston facility upgraded the lighting in its ammonia engine room to meet new International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration standards. New LEDs provide more foot candles and safety. Photo courtesy of Smithfield.

PepsiCo Issues 2019 Sustainability Report

Document highlights company’s progress in helping to build a more sustainable food system.

June 17, 2020

Tetra Pak Commits to Net Zero Emissions

Tetra Pak announced its commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its own operations by 2030, with the ambition to achieve net zero GHG emissions for the entire value chain by 2050.

June 17, 2020

Site Solar Panels

Quotables and By the Numbers: Device Security, Supply Chain, and More

Fast facts in and around healthcare packaging.

June 11, 2020

Continuous Energy Improvement at Hiland Dairy

A grant and rebate from the local electricity provider and other energy savings made the cost of the dairy’s sustainability project negligible.

June 11, 2020

Hiland Dairy's Norman, Okla. plant is a winner of ProFood World's 2019 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards. Photo courtesy of Hiland Dairy.

Quick Hits: Lab-Grown Livers Could Revolutionize Organ Transplants

Scientists created fully-functional mini-livers and successfully transplanted them into rats.

June 11, 2020

Biomimicry 3.8 & Logoplaste Join Forces

Logoplaste has partnered with Biomimicry 3.8, to embark on a project to design industrial plants that are carbon neutral and regenerative.

June 10, 2020

New Recycling Process Uses Enzymes to Break Down Plastics by 70%

The Enzplast2 project from Spain’s AIMPLAS focuses on the use of enzymes in the plastics sector to develop more sustainable processes, including separating multilayer packaging and improving biodegradation.

June 5, 2020

Perdue Farms Creates Pollinator-Friendly Habitat

Ground cover at solar installation will include plants that are beneficial to the pollinators of food crops.

June 5, 2020

Perdue Farms Pollinator Habitat

Fast-Track Fulfillment of a Frozen Food Favorite

Now better positioned to keep up with yearly double-digit growth of its popular Uncrustables line, The J. M. Smucker Company creates a highly automated facility that boasts the largest single baking line in the world.

June 5, 2020

A sophisticated system allows Smucker to add pack sizes without major impacts to the line.

Reusable Packaging State of the Industry 2020

Reusable Packaging Association

With increased interest in sustainability, brands and their supply chain partners are taking a holistic view of greener processes, products, packages and distribution practices. Reusable transport packaging industry expects growth.

June 3, 2020

Pallets make up largest segment of transport packaging followed by a variety of totes, crates, containers and boxes.

Loop to Launch E-Comm Platform Nationwide

Loop products in returnable packaging are scheduled for launch nationwide this month, while retail partners in the U.S., France, and Japan plan to offer Loop in their stores later this year.

June 3, 2020

Upcoming 20-Min Talk: 21st Century Supply Chain Threats

Healthcare Packaging’s Keren Sookne will discuss considerations for whether supply chains are ready for 21st century threats on Systech’s Brand Protection LIVE series, Jun. 17 @ 11am ET. See you there!

June 3, 2020

Monolayer Label Shrinks Dasani’s Footprint

Dasani replaced a multilayer label with a thinner, monolayer film made from BOPP, resulting in increased sustainability, enhanced operational efficiency, and cost savings opportunities.

June 2, 2020

Cargill Reports Progress in Achieving Sustainability Goals in Critical Supply Chains

Company is working toward meaningful, sustainable impact on land use, climate, and water.

June 1, 2020

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