In September, my wife and I did a half Ironman relay. While waiting for my wife to finish the swimming portion, I struck up a conversation with a cyclist who was with team Rockit™ Apple. Inevitably, the conversation eventually turned to packaging.
In this interview, Fernanda Biagini of Quilted Northern talks about efforts to make it easier for consumers to recycle, including recycling the packaging used in E-Commerce.
AMERIPEN’s new study represents the first deep dive into the overall impact of state recycling marketing development, or the initiatives that states have taken over the past 30 years to create or expand markets for recycled materials.
Efforts to address “problematic” materials used in its products include transitioning from single-pack polystyrene shippers to a 100% cardboard packaging material that has been designed to have the same thermal properties.
From championing scientific and technical training at the high school level to offering mentoring within the workplace, there are many steps that individuals and communities can take to help women launch rewarding careers in the packaging industry.
As a greater number of women enter STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs in colleges and technical schools, they are filling electrical, chemical, engineering and other technical manufacturing roles upon graduation. This is encouraging given how underrepresented women have been in STEM fields in the past.
Meeting face-to-face with packaging leaders and innovators at PACK EXPO Las Vegas provided valuable context and nuance that official news releases don’t offer.
In this article, two experts talk about the importance of proper transit packaging in delivering the convenience and quality that consumers desire from digital grocery.