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A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging

GreenBiz

A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. Then the pandemic hit, and the market changed — characterized by higher demand for single-use packages and bags, and lower availability of recycled materials. Used packages need to be recycled. Cheryl Baldwin.

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How two companies are building systems to scale reuse, which is vital for a circular economy

GreenBiz

In 2017, containers and packaging made up a significant portion of municipal solid waste (MSW), about 80.1 LimeLoop partners directly with retail companies and provides them with a set of reusable packages made from upcycled billboard vinyl and lined with recycled cotton. million tons (29.9 Pushing the goalposts.

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Packaging materials usage snapshot profiles mixed progress

Envirotec Magazine

Domestic recycling of aluminium packaging has remained static over the 2015-2022 period, while waste exports grew rapidly. Product manufacturers’ use of packaging materials has decreased since 2019, says a new report from environmental compliance scheme Valpak.

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Gillette plans to shave use of virgin plastics by 50% by 2030

GreenBiz

Building on the 26 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions — and using a 2009-2010 baseline — Gillette plans to boost that number to a 50 percent reduction by 2030. Use 100 percent recyclable packaging. The company has also reached zero-manufacturing-waste-to-landfill status across all of the plants in its global network.

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The future is climate-friendly software

GreenBiz

Between 2010 and 2018, computing output jumped sixfold — but energy consumption rose only 6 percent. Design & Packaging. While that is a tremendous amount of energy, data center consumption is less than we thought it would be 15 years ago. Energy use in data centers doubled from 2000 to 2005, a trend we thought would continue.

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Green Marketing: Don’t Hide Your Light!

Green Business Bureau

Both of these logos and statements are on the bottom panel of the box, where no one can see it unless they’ve already bought the crackers—or perhaps if the prospect accidentally knocks the package off the supermarket shelf, happens to land the bottom facing up, and somehow notices the small logos while picking up the box.

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ROHM’s new shunt resistors feature novel high heat dissipation structure

Charged

mm (2010 type package) size. mm (2512 type package) size. Semiconductor manufacturer ROHM has announced new shunt resistors ideal for current detection in motors and power supply circuits used in EVs and industrial equipment. Shunt resistors are widely used in the automotive and industrial markets for current detection.