Materials & Packaging
The latest developments in materials, feedstocks and processes that are transforming the way many conventional products are made and packaged — and eliminating their negative impacts
The Co-Operative's Lighter Wine Bottles Save Hundreds of Tons of Glass and CO2
UK grocery chain The Co-operative has just announced significant reductions in the weight of its private label wine bottles. With the help of its supplier, Kingsland Wines and Spirits, the Co-operative achieved reductions that amounted to a savings o... View More
New Global Classification System Provides Clear, Consistent Information on Hazardous Chemicals
The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is a new worldwide initiative for the standardized classification of hazardous chemicals and a communication system for conveying information regarding their proper use ... View More
Clariant Introduces Score Cards To Promote Water, Energy Conservation in Textile Manufacturing
Swiss chemical company Clariant has released a series of score cards to demonstrate the percentage savings in water and energy consumption, chemical usage, time, GHG emissions and Biological/Chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD/COD) ratio attainable with its ... View More
Report Confirms: Recycled Paper More Eco-Friendly Than Virgin Fiber
There is a clear environmental benefit in using recovered fiber instead of virgin fiber for publication-grade paper, according to a recent study backed by National Geographic, Green America and a number of NGO stakeholders. ... View More
Dow Chemical Named Official Carbon Partner for 2014 Winter Olympics
The Dow Chemical Company has been selected to help the Olympic Organizing Committee reduce the carbon footprint of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, according to a recent announcement.The company says it will work with local companies a... View More
UK Researchers Make Eggshells into Bioplastic
Researchers at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom say they have discovered a way to make a new kind of decomposable and recyclable bioplastic from the thin wrappers found in eggshells. ... View More
Intel Awards High School Senior Grand Prize for Work with Algae Fuel Viability
This week, the Intel Corporation and Society for Science & the Public (SSP) honored high school seniors with exceptional promise in math and science in the Intel Science Talent Search. ... View More
KLM To Use Biofuels To Power Transatlantic Flights
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it will begin operating weekly transatlantic flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and Amsterdam’s Schiphol using a biofuel mixture consisting of 25 percent cooking oil and 75 percent jet fuel. ... View More
Clariant’s EcoTain Label Marks Sustainable Product Life Cycles
Clariant recently announced it will begin using a new label on its products to certify sustainable attributes in response to environmental concerns and growing consumer eco-awareness.The chemical giant says the so-called EcoTain label indicates a fou... View More
NASCAR Steers Towards Sustainability Through Biofuels, Recycling
This story was updated on March 5, 2013. ... View More
Auto Roundup: Chevy Helps Truckers; Nissan Innovates Paint Process; Toyota Reuses Hybrid Batteries
Chevrolet is supporting a project called IdleAir to help long-haul truckers avoid idling emissions during rest breaks at truck stops. ... View More
Target, Publix Support Retail Industry Push for Standardized Chemical Reporting
A reporting template released by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is expected to enhance supply chain efficiency and communication regarding chemical information. ... View More
Notbox Wants To Wrap Up US Market for Cardboard Shipping Boxes
A UK-based company with a reusable alternative to single-use cardboard boxes has announced plans to enter the North American market. ... View More
Unilever, P&G, SABMiller To Present Innovations at Packaging Conference
Several major consumer brands are slated to participate in the second Packaging Innovations Conference to be held in tandem with the easyFairs Packaging Innovations show in Birmingham, England, February 27-28. ... View More
A Socially Sustainable Water Solution Could End Largest Mass Poisoning in History
Nearly 60 million people in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India have to rely on arsenic-contaminated groundwater for their basic needs. This has been described as the largest case of mass poisoning in human history.[1] Arsenic slowly builds up in the b... View More
Thinking Outside the Box: Seven Promising Packaging Innovations
The holiday season is over, and the garbage trucks have cleared away the curbside remnants that accompany the feasting and gift-giving. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day household waste increases by... View More
Sealed Air Introduces More-Sustainable Packing Peanuts
If you did much holiday shopping online this year, you likely had to deal with pesky, loose-fill peanut packaging that is tough on the environment and difficult to dispose of or recycle.Packaging manufacturers Sealed Air claim to have solved the “p... View More
P&G, NRDC and FSC: The Debate Over Sustainable Tissue Continues
Earlier this year, P&G outlined a comprehensive framework for its leading brands to increase their positive impacts on society and the environment. But forest-conservation NGOs say they need less talk, more action when it comes to P&G's tissu... View More
