Responsible Packaging Forums- Presentations Archive
The lack of adequate infrastructure to close the technical and biological loop presents huge challenges to sustainable packaging. This includes few industrial-scale composting systems, many different plastics in the waste stream, sorting problems, underfunded local government programs, etc.
What steps could the natural foods industry take to address this "system" issue and move towards zero waste?
What would a sustainable, GMO-free biopolymer feedstock production system look like?
The origins of innovation, creativity and action:
- Anaheim 2012- Expo West
- Anaheim 2009- Expo West
- Boston 2008- Expo East
- Anaheim 2008- Expo West
- Baltimore 2007- Expo East
- Anaheim 2007- Expo West
- Baltimore 2006- Expo East
Anaheim, CA, March 8, 2012 |
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Sustainable Bizness Practices~ The ecoliteracy behind responsible packaging. |
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Envision Plastics- Use of high-recycled content #2 (HDPE) plastic in food packaging. |
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Be Green Packaging LLC~ Use of non-tree fiber in food packaging |
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Be Green News Flash |
Be Green Packaging LLC opens new facility in Jasper County, SC (below) |
Anaheim, CA, March 5, 2009 |
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Sustainable Bizness Practices~ “Branding and Transparency” : Goals for eco-labeling; communicating value while avoiding a ‘Nascar’ look. |
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Food Trade Sustainability Leadership~ “Eco Labels”: Eco-labels proliferation, verification, self certification vs. 3rd party, consumers union.Manufacturers and Substrates for Returnable Totes |
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Transfair~ The ins and outs of Fair Trade Certification and Branding |
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Center for Food Safety~ "Taking a Bite Out of Global Warming": Carbon labeling landscape, policy development, lifecycle thinking, how do we promote mitigation. |
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The Carbon Trust~"Product Carbon Footprinting & Labelling": PAS 2050, 3rd party certification, scope 1-3 emissions. |
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Boston, MA, October 15, 2008 |
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Sustainable Bizness Practices , Searching for Solutions |
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IFCO, Manufacturers and Substrates for Returnable Totes |
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Whole Foods Markets, Wax-Free Boxes, A less Bad Solution? |
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Roger Pepperl |
Stemilt Growers, Case Study: Reuseable Produce Containers |
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Making Wax Cardboard Obsolete in the Organic Produce Industry |
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Sustainable Bizness Practices, Next Packaging Evolutions |
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Earthbound Farms , Materials Systems |
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Green Harvest Technologies, Bioplymer Materials Pooling |
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Pure Strategies & Clean Production Act, Plastics Scorecard |
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Gaia Herbs, Earth Bottles: An All Natural, Renewable Packaging Solution |
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View Program and Co-Sponsors |
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Anaheim, CA, March 13, 2008 |
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University of Oregon, Introduction |
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Fiber Box Association, Emerging Technologies Update: Corrugated Packaging for Perishables |
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Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition, Achieving Sustainability in the Organic Produce Industry with Reusable Packaging |
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Author and Director of Watershed Media, Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World |
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Making Wax Cardboard Obsolete in the Organic Produce Industry |
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Presenter-PM- Grocery |
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Author and Director of Watershed Media, Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World |
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USDA, Responsible Packaging within the Context of the Biorefinery |
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Whole Foods Markets, Reaching for Zero Waste with Bioplastics |
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Green Harvest Technologies, Aggregating Demand |
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Sustainable Bizness Practices, Recycling Statistics and the Lack of Infrastructure for Recycling and Composting |
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Materials Pooling (Aggregating Demand) |
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Baltimore, MD, September 26, 2007 |
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Pure Strategies, Producer Responsibility in Food and Beverage Packaging |
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Whole Foods Markets, Caring About Our Environment |
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Institute of Local Self-Reliance, Reaching for Zero Waste with Bioplastics |
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USDA, Future of Bioplastics from Regional Biorefineries |
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Seventh Generation, What we've learned may surprise you |
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Sustainable Bizness Practices, What's next in infrastructure for Recycling and Composting? |
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Shopping Bag Dilemma |
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Anaheim, CA, March 8, 2007 |
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Michael Besancon, Regional President, Whole Foods Markets, Southern Pacific |
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Daniel Imhoff , Author |
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William J. Orts & Gregory M. Glenn |
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Steve Bolton , MBDC |
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Jim Kleinschmit , The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy |
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Roger Vander Wende, Community Recycling & Resource Recovery |
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Malcolm Cohn, Market Manager, Innovia Films |
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Tony Giofre, Novamont |
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Summary Notes from Break-Out Groups |
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Baltimore, CA, October 4, 2006 |
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Michael Besancon, President, Whole Foods Market, Southern Pacific |
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Reed Doyle, Seventh Generation |
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Jim Kleinschmidt, The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy |
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Kirsten L. Dangaran, USDA, Research Food Technologist |
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Tim Greiner, Pure Strategies |
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Summary Notes from Break-Out Groups |
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