Some of the biggest global brands and packaging manufacturers will pilot a new common language of
definitions to benchmark sustainability in the Global Packaging Project (GPP).
The UK economy is said to have clawed its way out of its deepest recession since the 1930s, but are we out of the woods yet? Gary Price and Rachel Connolly talk to representatives from various technical communities about the difficult financial year that has passed and what may lie ahead.
A compostable sugar-based polymer could offer a significant advance on polylactic acid (PLA), researchers at Imperial College London, UK, claim. Sugar derivatives are being modified by a series of chemical transformations to create a potentially domestically degradable polymer that does not rely on food crops and is less energy intensive to manufacture.
The World Packaging Organisation (WPO), The Packaging Society and the
Indian Institute of Packaging have arranged a residential training
programme on packaging principles, materials and systems. The event
will take place at the Indian Institute of Packaging in Mumbai, India,
from 3-4 May 2010.
The needs of partially sighted and blind people are being heard. By October 2010, the majority of secondary medicinal packaging in the EU is set to become more accessible by accommodating braille. Getting the process right, however, has taken six long years. Rupal Mehta investigates
Water-efficient technology has vast potential and the associated tax
relief can help manufacturers boost their bottom line. Water specialist
Claire Sweeney, at UK sustainable business programme Envirowise,
reports
