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
INTRO E-commerce is skyrocketing with no signs to slow down in the near future. Brands are aware of the commercial rewards of e-commerce and are dedicating increasing resources to digital sales channels, whether going direct-to-consumer…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
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
