Greener Package Discussions

Green Packaging for Ice Cream Store

ljmsw — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:45:12 +0000

Hi- I am the owner of a small artisan ice cream store. I am looking to make homemade ice cream sandwiches and sell them individually and in 6 packs. I would like to find a eco-friendly packaging company that sells small paper bags( with clear windows?) and brown paper/cardboard containers to hold them. I have ice pops that need individual eco friendly packaging as well......any help is appreciated :)

small quantites ( 1000 piece orders)

thanks-
lisa moir
the blue pig
croton, ny

Sustainability Strategy - through packaging

Shikha — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:06:47 +0000

We at Ranbaxy have undertaken actvity related to optimization of packaging materials. We have also reduced the usage of secondary packaging material to the extent we can, for many of our products.

Now we want to bring in the company in Sustainability activities Domain,so that we can represent our packages as sustainable.

Kindly provide us the suitable way forward.

Superfood Trailmix Packaging Needed

Radius Eco-Consulting — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:36:48 +0000

Hello People who care about the Earth,

I am searching on behalf of Saquito Foods for their new superfood trailmix packaging.

The vision is a small (2.25" x 6") plastic, sleeve-like bag or pouch that holds 40g with the following attributes:

-A clear window toward one of the corners so you can see inside.
-Tear-off end with a ziploc seal so it can be closed again.
-Biodegradable/compostable plastic preferred, no. 4 recyclable/LDPE if not.
-Custom labeling with non-toxic ink.
-BPA free. (If that isn't a given)

New green bags replacing HDPE bags in heavy duty packaging field

gszhanhua — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:05:24 +0000

Since last century, we are involved in developing a new packaging technology. Our CEO successfully invented this new patent " paper-yarn compound bag and bag machine" with his rich textile working experience for many years.

Our paper yarn composited bag is totally different from the tranditional bags.
The bag raw materials:
Vinylon water soluble yarn (or vinylon draft zone spun yarn, polyester yarn)
National Standard kraft Paper :80g/m2
Glue: 17-99 PVA

Stand-Up Pouch Printing question

mjbojerski — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:17:52 +0000

Hello,
I am formulating certified organic, whole food nutritonal powders that will be pacakaged in
Kraft natural paper stand-up pouches unless there are better reccoemendations/solutions?
Are there any printers who can print directly on the pouches similar to the "Sugar in the Raw"
stand-up pouches?
Preferably with eco-fiendly ink and only 1000-5000 quantity?
Thank you

Recycling of Metallised BOPET or BOPP Film Laminated to Polyethylene Film

Dilip — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:31:35 +0000

I am interested in learning or knowing about the various institutes worldwide working on recycling of flexible packaging laminates consisting of metaliised films. Flexible laminates having plain BOPET or BOPP films as one of the components are being recycled in India by various units ; however laminates composed of metallised films are still to get recycling solution.
May be using of these metallised lamintes for casting or reinforcing fibres could solve the issue.
Kindly get in contact Email : surewrap@gmail.com

Looking for PLA or bioplastic pouches for tea, coffee and spices

avtalia — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:35:51 +0000

Hello,

I'm Arnaud CHEMINAND, manager of AVTALIA SARL, a small french compagny specialized in online sale.

We're looking for sachets in PLA or better, zip sachets in PLA, for our delicatessen (http://www.duteafree.com/), in different sizes.

What we want to do is to propose customers to send them tea and coffee in pla sachets or pla paper sachets, using like refill sachets.
I mean, when they receive sachet, they transfert the contents in a metal box or in doypack they already have at home.

Alternatives to Styrofoam Coolers

wwaters — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:37:01 +0000

I am looking for an alternative to styrofoam coolers for pharmacies. What is an economical viable solution that has proven to be successful with other healthcare providers and pharmacies?

Thanks for your input!

Recycled Content use in Food grade packaging and LCAs - Training

Rhett — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:40:14 +0000

I am looking for any training available for 2012 around using recycled content in food packaging. Mainly paper based, but also HDPE and PP. This could be geared towards designing for recyclability, Issues/concerns, coatings used on paperboard and their recyclability or how it affects their recyclability, ect. Let me know if you have any leads for this.

Examples of Cities Eliminating Polystyrene from Office Supply Deliveries?

kpancie — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:09:52 +0000

I'm researching policies and programs that require vendors to eliminate plastic foam packaging (e.g. polystyrene) from deliveries (computers and IT equipment, office supplies, etc.). To clarify, I am looking for examples of deliveries to office buildings, not examples from the food service industry.

Can anyone point me to some good examples? I'm primarily interested in U.S. cities, but other examples would work as well.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Recyclable plastic bag for frozen fish products retail

Kirsten — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:11:08 +0000

I am working for a fish processing company and we pack frozen fish into retail bags - destined for the supermarkets. Our bags consists of two plastic layers Polypropylene (20 micron) and Polyethylene (60 microns). We were told that the two layers make the bag non recyclable. Does anyone know about research on that subject. The bags need to protect the fish from freezer burn and have at the same time an attractive appearance - colour printing. Would that be possible with only one layer? Thanks in advance for comments.

looking for green packaging for a small, newly started snack company

Randee Jo Stroud — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:42:35 +0000

Hi! My name is Randee Jo. I am in the works of trying to launch a line of organic almond snacks as well as nitrite/nitrite and preservative free jerky. I literally have just started and I am currently selling on etsy.com. I am looking for packing that is eco-friendly/non-toxic and if possible biodegradable. Does anyone have any suggestions or could anyone point me in the right direction, I am brand new at all of this... Thank you so much, Randee Jo

Waterproof pâté container?

the elegant vegan — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:03:32 +0000

I am looking for a ridgid container approximately 3.75 inches long x 2 inches wide x 2 inches high that needs to be water proof and have a secure top. Does anyone have any suggestions for where I might find something like this. I need this container to package pâté.

Laminated PE/ Metallized PET Film Structure Recycling Question

KTG — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:19:08 +0000

To Whom it may concern, we are a manufacturer of Thermal Insulated bags and we use a .48 ga polyester laminated to a PE film that makes the outer layer of our product. We have a customer that is interested in a 100% recyclable solution and are curious to know if you know of anyone who can recycle this type of material into other items such as park benches, fence posts etc.

We would also like to find a place to recycle any scrap produced in our process.

Thanks in advance for your input and comments!

Green USDA-Certified Meat Packaging?

Hayes — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:46:07 +0000

Hello. What a helpful resource this site is! That said, I'm very new to the world of packaging and could use some direction.

I have developed a meat product and am searching for just the right packaging for it. I plan on outsourcing manufacturing to a co-packer so am really looking for a few options that I can experiment with before handing it over. Obviously, the packaging must meet FDA/USDA food-grade specifications.

Recycled Content in Paper - Post Consumer or Post Industrial?

elmoe — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:10:08 +0000

I am surprised that there is often skepticism among those considering paper protective packaging when the recycled content happens to be Post Industrial. Buyers readily accept the environmental benefits of paper i.e., recyclability, biodegradability, renewable resources, etc. But when it comes to claims of recycled content, Post Consumer is the gold standard and Post Industrial raises questions as to the environmental value packaging.

I recently wrote a blog post that I think addresses this skepticism. What do you think?
Thanks.

How do you define sustainable packaging?

Lisa Baer — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:07:19 +0000

The concept of sustainable packaging is often misunderstood. How do you define sustainable packaging?

Free Webinar: Fixing the Weakest Link in Consumer Good Launches

Tahseen — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:16:38 +0000

Hi All,

I thought you’d enjoy attending this virtual event where Constance Howlett, Staff VP, Packaging Operations at Estee Lauder and CPG expert Michael Moon, CEO of Gistics talk about how to use cloud based, social enabled business process management to accelerate new product launches.

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Plastic Bag Decomposition

ariel — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:03:31 +0000

I am trying to understand if plastic bags....compostable, oxo, as well as "normal" plastic, can actually ever break down into the components found in nature or is there always this polymer/resin residue? Also, if micro organisms eat the remaining bits of regular or oxo plastic, how does that affect them.....is that actual nutrition for them, or a similar phenomenon of birds eating plastic bottle caps etc... where they just don't know better and it kills them?
Does any kind of plastic ever break down into components found in nature and what are those components please.
Thanks!

Recycled content and or degradable shrink films for fresh produce.

Rhett — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:11:00 +0000

I am looking for anti-fog stretch film for fresh produce applications. I am very interested in any recycled content films, but also interested in degradable films. Would be interested in Bio-based film as long as the feedstocks were from reasonable sources.

No PLA please, corn is meant for so many other things than packaging and we just do not need a new use for a subsidized and most likely GMO commodity.

We will be doing tray packs with various fresh vegetables.

- Thanks - Rhett