Green Articles Archive
Sweet-Smelling Building
HELSINKI, FINLAND Ahlstrom, a supplier of high-performance, fiber-based materials, received the French trophy of the Ecological and Economical Technologies...
Forestry Program Announces Gains
ARLINGTON, VA The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program reports substantial growth in 2007, including a 750% increase in locations with SFI chain-of-custody...
Fearless on UV
Having experienced rapid growth in the large-format market with the installation of a 56-in. KBA Rapida 142 five-color press in 2006, All Out Inc. has...
Goo, Goo, Green
Seal-It, Farmingdale, NY, a div. of Printpack, has printed two shrink labels for the launch of First Juice...
Treat for the Earth
The owner of Askinosie Chocolate, Springfield, MO, has a passion for producing premium quality chocolate and a passion for the environment...
Emerging Nations
Over the past 15 years, the world of flexible packaging in Western Europe has morphed from a booming, innovative industry to a stable, low-growth sector....
First Glance
A Treat for the Earth The owner of Askinosie Chocolate, Springfield, MO, has a passion for producing premium quality chocolate and a passion for the environment....
Offsetting C02 Emissions
DENVER, CO ShipGreen is a new company formed to enable online retailers to provide shoppers with the ability to calculate and offset the carbon emissions...
Technologies for Source Reduction
SCHAUMBURG, IL Pliant Engineered Films announces the Empower suite of technologies for source reduction in packaging. The portfolio features three introductory...
Recycling Program Aimed at Customers
JANESVILLE, WI GOEX Corp., a manufacturer of printable custom plastic sheet, is combining two environmental concepts sustainability and recycling to keep...
Trail Blazing
Curtis Packaging, a converter of premium folding cartons, proves that going green and making green don't have to be mutually exclusive. Not only is the...
Conference Makes Green the Goal
INDIANAPOLIS, IN Sustainability is on the agenda at almost every industry meeting these days, but it was the agenda at the recent National Environmental...
Sustainability-Dj Vu All Over Again?
For those of us who have enjoyed this industry for more than ten years, the current buzzword defines a trend that has assumed many names in the past....
Wal-Mart Scorecard Needs More Batters
READING, PA Remember the hubbub surrounding Y2K? Why, if we didn't act fast enough, when the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, 1999, doomsday scenerios...
Debating China's Effect on the Environment
CHICAGO, IL Will China's rise lead to an environmental catastrophe? That was the question debated Oxford-style at Chicago's Harris Theater this past October...
IP Is Producing Green Linerboard
PENSACOLA, FL International Paper (IP) has started production of high-performance, lightweight linerboard at its Pensacola, FL, mill. IP says the project...
Environmental Honors
PARSIPPANY, NJ Sun Chemical's WetFlex system and UniQure inks were honored with the Award for Innovation-Environmental at the Flexotech Intl. Print and...
Offset Printing: Friend to All
Boxes may not have changed too drastically over the years, but the way they are customized to promote, display, and advertise their contents has seen...
New Green Company
PORTAGE, MI Packaging and Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS) reports the launch of a new affiliate company, Global Sustainability Solutions Inc. (GSSI),...
IP, Memphis Aid Recycling
MEMPHIS, TN International Paper is partnering with the city of Memphis, Friends of City Beautiful, and FCR of Tennessee in the All Aboard campaign to...
Expanding Source Reduction
SUPERIOR, WI Charter Films reports success with source reduction efforts for its converting customers and says it plans to continue to expand on this...
