Packaging Matters
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INTRO: An extremely brief history of PET Even if you know nothing about polymers or chemistry is just a forgotten nightmare from your high school days, you have probably heard about PET, and know that…Continue Reading
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“As we were saying yesterday….” On the first post about Reusable Packaging, I presented the four models of reuse: On this post I’m going to comment on some relevant examples for these four models. DW…Continue Reading
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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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
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It’s been almost a decade since the word “smart packaging” began to appear on the specialized press, and yet, it still seems to be giving its first steps. There have been some hyperbolic forecasts about…Continue Reading
