by Crystal Skipworth | Jun 9, 2021 | Sustainability, Uncategorized
Initially proposed as the Safe Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, Prop 65 is a California law that provides California residents with information about compounds in their environment that might be harmful. Polystyrene is one of over 800 chemicals and compounds that made...
by Nathan Boucher | Jun 1, 2018 | News, Packaging, Sustainability
The packaging industry produces billions of pounds of waste every year that end up going directly to the landfill after serving their purpose. Sara Risch, Ph. D wants us to think differently, she notes that in nature that are many different kinds of “packages” that...
by Nathan Boucher | May 24, 2018 | News, Packaging
Liquiglide coating is a product created by researchers at MIT’s Varanasi Research Group. This new product uses an advanced structured liquid that is like a solid but lubricated like a liquid. The end result is a substance that can coat the inside of any container and...
by Nathan Boucher | May 4, 2018 | News, Sustainability
Beverage giant Coca Cola has decided to go towards a greener form of packaging. Using Paraxylene, the building block of PET, is a direct replacement for the petroleum based material currently used because it is made using plant sugars and increases sustainability....