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  • Biodegradable Food Service Announces New Product Launch at Sustainability in Packaging 2012

    05 March 2012

    According to Kevin Duffy, President of BDFS, "Our leading-edge, made-in-the-USA TaterAire technology is the newest in our string of product innovations. While the technology represents a quantum leap in sustainable packaging substrates, it should come as no surprise that BDFS was the company that introduced it."

  • How to choose the best LCA tools

    28 February 2012

    Tony Kingsbury, Dow Executive-in-Residence, Sustainable Products and Solutions Program, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business will be speaking at Sustainability in Packaging 2012 in the Global Packaging Project and the Proliferation of Tools session. Kingsbury is a recognized expert in global sustainability (with an emphasis on sustainability metrics), environmentally preferred purchasing, life cycle thinking, plastics and chemical environmental issues and public policy.

  • Combining packaging design with sustainability

    22 February 2012

    John Mulcahy, vice president of strategy and category effectiveness for Georgia-Pacific Professional, will be presenting at Sustainability in Packaging 2012 in the Innovative Packaging Design to Minimize Waste with Collaboration of Converters and Suppliers.

  • Extended Producer Responsibility- Strategies for Success

    29 January 2012

    Increasingly, packaging manufacturers and brand owners are seeking to establish voluntary producer responsibility programs for the end-of-life management of packaging..Learn what's worked from industry leaders like Betsy Dorn of StewardEdge at Sustainability in Packaging 2012!

  • Chase Mueller of Brooks Sports- What do brand owners want from suppliers?

    17 January 2012

    At Sustainability in Packaging 2012, Chase Mueller, Footwear Operations Manager for Brooks Sports, will be briefing the audience on how the Outdoor Industry Becomes a Model for the Apparel Industry, during the Greenwashing, Ecolabeling & Environmental Messaging session. Learn his thoughts on the Eco-Index project, trends and more and register today to secure your spot!

  • Eben Bayer of Ecovative on his company's innovative mushroom technology

    27 January 2012

    Eben Bayer is the co-founder and CEO of Ecovative Design LLC, a bio-materials company that growʼs sustainable replacements for many of the toxic plastics that are poisoning our planet. Eben will be speaking at Sustainability in Packaging 2012.

  • Tony Knoerzer from PepsiCo on next steps in sustainability

    03 January 2012

    Tony Knoerzer from PepsiCo shared some of his thoughts on what's next for Sustainable Packaging. Learn more...

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Sponsors & Exhibitors
  • Yupo Corporation America
  • Omya Inc.
  • Orbis Corporation
  • Innovia Films
  • Progressive Recovery, Inc.
  • Unisource Worldwide Inc
  • Unisource Global Solutions
  • xpedx
  • Zip-Pak
  • ZUND America LLC
  • Decernis
  • Clearstream Solutions
  • Biodegradable Food Service LLC
  • HP Indigo and Inkjet Press Solutions, AMS
  • University of Vermont Online
  • Aero Rubber Co Inc
Media Partners
  • Recycling Today Media Group
  • Plastech.biz
  • Packaging Digest
  • Container Recycling Institute
  • AltaTerra Ltd