Packaging Matters
Intro Sustainable packaging is no longer an option, it’s a necessity. Packaging, especially plastic packaging, is in the crosshairs. Consumers view plastic as least environmentally friendly form of packaging. This negative reputation is somewhat misleading, since…Continue Reading
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Questions from the Quarantine I am writing this while a significant part of the world is in lockdown mode. Among the overwhelming streams of news about our newest tiny foe, some of them explain to…Continue Reading
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INTRO Welcome to the (delayed) first post of the year. This is a sui generis article a bit more comprehensive than usual. Polymers, more commonly known as plastics have become indispensable since their explosion in…Continue Reading
In this post, I’ll comment on glass packaging sustainability (LCAs and recyclability ), and a few recent innovations. Please check part I for the history of glass packaging, a summary of the main manufacturing process,…Continue Reading
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Introduction In this first post about glass packaging after a brief look at the history of glass packaging, I’ll review the main manufacturing process, how the different colors are obtained, and some curious examples of…Continue Reading
In the last post, I commented briefly on different applications of Active Packaging (or performance-enhancing packaging): Absorbers / Scavengers Releasers / Emmiters Barrier (increasing effects) This post is going to be focused mainly on Active…Continue Reading
First of all, let’s remember the definition for Active Packaging given in the first post of the Smart Packaging series: Active Packaging is accurately defined as “packaging in which subsidiary constituents have been deliberately included…Continue Reading
In the first post about Intelligent Packaging, I made a quick review about the technologies involved (smart codes and digital watermarks, RFID, NFC, and BLE). I also showed a popular example of some of these…Continue Reading
