Ryan Ruskin
New LionGlass is 10x Stronger with Half the Carbon Footprint
Researchers are “decoding the glass genome” to better predict how glass behaves and testing the limits of LionGlass for real-world applications, including packaging.
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Flexo Platemakers Celebrate 25th Annual Conference
The Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association (FPPA) will host its 25th Annual Conference, February 25–27, 2024, at the Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, California. For a quarter of a century, leaders in the flexographic platemaking industry have convened to address challenges, share insights, and explore opportunities. 2024’s conference…
FINAT Leads Way On LCA, PCF Standardization
In the realm of sustainability, FINAT, the European label association, has reached a second milestone toward harmonizing CO2 accounting in the label sector. With a commitment to fostering environmental practices, FINAT has launched a document that explains the methods, standards, and tools available for the calculation of PCF and LCA calculation…
Cheerios Special-Edition Packaging Gets Personal
Heart-shaped Cheerios are back in honor of American Heart Month and packed this year in special-edition generic name boxes such as Grandparents or Mamá. Or you can customize your own box.
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EPA Region 7 Presents $1.7M Check to City of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Recycling Education and Outreach Grant
Leirion Gaylor Baird, mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (left), accepts a $1,727,800 ceremonial check for a Recycling Education and Outreach Grant from EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister on Jan. 25, 2024. (Photo by U.S. EPA)LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 25, 2024) – Today, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister…
EPA Regional Administrator and U.S. Congresswoman visit Southside Richmond community to talk environmental justice
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 25, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-4) met with Virginia Community Voice leaders to discuss environmental justice during a visit to Richmond, Virginia on Jan. 24. The visit focused on Virginia Community Voice’s initiatives to…
This Packaging Material or That?
The proliferation of digital design optimization tools in recent years provides packaging designers with new ways to design the best, most sustainable packaging.
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EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws
LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 24, 2024) – Chemical manufacturer Nox-Crete Inc. will pay a $37,026 civil penalty and install a fire suppression system to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act at its facility…
La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales
LENEXA, KAN. (24 DE ENERO DE 2024) – El fabricante químico Nox-Crete Inc. Deberá pagar una multa civil de $37 026 e instalar un sistema de supresión de incendios para resolver las presuntas violaciones a las siguientes leyes federales: Ley de Aire Limpio, Ley de Planificación para Emergencias y…
Films Innovate Recycle-Ready PE Packaging for Confectionery
Charter Next Generation expands GreenArrow portfolio with a new line of cavitated polyethylene (PE) films and help from VOID Technologies.
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