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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

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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

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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

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NASCAR Steers Towards Sustainability Through Biofuels, Recycling

This story was updated on March 5, 2013. ... View More

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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