Packaging Matters
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
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
Briks: Sustainable? Recyclable?
In Part I we saw that briks or cartons can be considered fairly sustainable, but… Are briks recyclable? So far they briks seem quite sustainable in the production and use stages, but what about waste…Continue Reading
Waste hierarchy pyramid
In the first post I tried to define the different types of bioplastics and the biodegradation and composting processes. Here’s the graphic to refresh the different bioplastics: Source: European Bioplastics In this second post about biodegradable…Continue Reading
Briks: Sustainable? Recyclable?
INTRO: Another brik in the landfill? Billions of beverage cartons are consumed every year: they come in all shapes and sizes, can hold anything from fruit juice to beans, soups or milk and are as…Continue Reading
PET can for Glinter
This short post is about a container I find very attractive visually. It’s a beverage can with a body made of PET. It was going to be included in a more generic post about innovations…Continue Reading
Biofegradable plastics?
The goal of this post is to present the different types of polymers labeled as “bioplastics”, and their environmental impact. The subject has been too complex for me to deal in one post, So in…Continue Reading
Plastic pollution in the oceans
Ok, I hope that got your attention. Before you decide dismissing reading this article and doom this blog before it has started the title was meant to be ironic. I’d like to review the uncomfortable…Continue Reading
