Packaging Matters
Intro. This blog is mainly focused in sustainability in packaging, so I thought it would be a good idea to review the most important sustainability terms mentioned in my posts, and introduce some new ones…Continue Reading
INTRODUCTION During at least the last ten years, the use of renewable materials has been – along with recycling, reusing, and end of life sustainability- one of the major research topics to improve the environmental…Continue Reading
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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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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
Source:https://www.bottlestore.com/blog/the-remarkable-history-of-the-glass-bottle-infographic/
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
Burn Animated Can
In this post I’m going to review some of the main innovations in beverage cans in the last years, and see what has stuck and what’s just a curiosity. In the worst case I hope you…Continue Reading
