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U.S. Recycles Waste to Reach Moon and Back 10 Times
If you've been wondering about the impact of recycling, here's a way to visualize how your recycled bottles, cans, cardboard and more matter.
Waste Not, Want Not: How to Manage Your Medical Waste
Did you know that for every pound of municipal solid waste that is improperly classified as regulated medical waste, you are paying 10 times as much for di
How much packaging waste is too much?
We need packaging. But with it comes packaging waste. So, where do we draw the line? When is packaging waste too much and how can we help improve it?
Top Selling Recyclable Bags for Trade Show Marketing
Looking for recyclable bags? Find out how these top-selling recyclable bags can give your trade show marketing a boost.
Sustainable, Recyclable and Reduced Packaging: What You Can Do to Help
In spite of the wackiness of planning corrugated boat races, fantasizing about taping co-workers to walls and all other kinds of mischief, the engineers at Ernest Packaging Solutions’ Innovation Lab take their jobs pretty seriously – particularly when it comes to sustainable packaging solutions.
Tips to help your dental practice save on medical waste disposal
Many dental practices are disposing of their medical waste incorrectly. They are overspending by improperly classifying medical waste and adding items that could be going into the solid waste stream. Is your practice disposing of medical waste properly?
How to be a Low-Waste Cannabis Consumer
As state cannabis regulations get a tighter grip on how cannabis is packaged and who can consume it, weed companies are forced into stricter packaging laws that often result into...
11 Tips for Using Pharmaceutical Waste Containers and Avoiding Fines
Safely dispose of pharmaceutical and medication waste in your pharmaceutical waste containers.
Reality Check: How do you dispose of medical waste?
An investigation is being launched into a backlog of medical waste.
Cut the wrap: How to reduce hospital waste and emissions
Disposable wrap is often used to sterilize surgical tools, but reusable cases provide a more sustainable alternative.
Find out what happens to medical waste once it leaves hospitals
Many people may think that the lifespan of medical equipment ends once healthcare workers toss it in the trash. We find out what happens to the medical waste after it leaves the hospital.
How packaging industries and consumer brands are working to reduce plastic waste
Plastic manufacturers and consumer brands are working to improve sustainable packaging while maintaining economic feasibility.
These 16 Companies Show Food Packaging can be Sustainable
Packaging waste is a serious pollution problem. The food and beverage industry is the main culprit, but a new trend is bringing promising innovations.
‘What part does packaging play in reducing food waste?’
How will packaging evolve to reduce the amount of global food waste, asks Sun Branding Solutions' Gillian Garside-Wright.
Healthcare Waste Classifications Made Easy: Medical Waste, Haz Waste
Do you know the difference between all the healthcare-related wastes? Keeping them all straight can be confusing.
Hazardous Waste Determination: Who determines if a waste is hazardous?
Who is responsible for determining if a waste is hazardous? Knowing who is responsible for hazardous waste determination is critical.
How to Improve Flexible Packaging Recycling
A project that aims to increase recycling rates and divert flexible packaging from landfills has attracted major brands, including Dow Chemical, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble, as partners. The flexible packaging recycling project, Materials Recovery for the Future, brings together brand owners, manufacturers, and packaging industry organizations that want to ... Read more »
Self-service sustainability: how brands are closing the recycling…
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How innovations in packaging are preserving products while saving the planet
The way that the packaging industry is transforming has a direct — and mostly beneficial — impact on the waste industry.
What is an EPR, and Does it Even Work?
What if we made brands and manufacturers responsible for the packaging waste they create?
Edible Food Packaging: Will It Reduce Waste?
Researchers unveil a food packaging material that is made entirely of milk protein. They say it can reduce waste.
