As a packaging professional, can you relate to this scenario? You have a great looking flexible package for your new snack product. The graphic design…
Need sustainable packaging? Have some flexibility.
Packaging continues to follow other industries in the quest to become more environmentally friendly. Consumers are much more aware of packaging, and many are choosing…
Six Labeling & Packaging Trends for 2021
2020… good riddance to you! There is probably a good chance you understand that sentiment. Most peoples’ business and/or personal lives were affected to some…
The Road to Sustainability: Pressure-sensitive Label Edition
When it comes to pressure-sensitive (PS) labels, there are multiple ways to design for sustainability. In developing an earth-friendly package, any of these approaches can…
Removing Barriers to Recycling Flexible Packaging
Flexible packaging is very popular due to versatility and marketability of the structures. Flex packaging serves a variety of markets, with a large share found…
Recycling – Coming to terms with the terminology
Everyone knows what recycling means, right? It’s not a new concept, and nearly all of us have been participating in recycling efforts for some time…
Life Cycle Assessment Part 1: Revealing more than meets the eye
We’ve all heard the ‘tip of the iceberg’ analogy for explaining how there is more to a given subject than meets the eye. A Sustainability…
How Green Is Your Packaging? – A Simple Sustainable Packaging Audit
Summer is officially underway, and everything is ‘greening up’ outside. Some businesses experience a little slow down in summer, and that may be a great…
The Next “R” in the Sustainable Triad: Reuse
A few months ago, we introduced the concept of material reduction in the development of sustainable packaging and labeling (Material Reduction). It is the first…
Designing Packaging to Optimize Recyclability
We are all in agreement about recycling everything we can for a healthier world and conservation of resources. Recycling is a key element of an…