VIA Sustainability

As of now, only about 185 cities in the U.S. pick up food waste at the curb for composting, but fewer than half of those accept compostable packaging. Does that mean that this packaging shouldn’t be considered by brands and small business owners when looking to move towards greener packaging?

In this month’s episode of Sustainability Snacks, we are sitting down with Tyler Matusevich to talk about how Forest Film, is moving UPM Ralatac forward in their quest to labeling a smarter future beyond fossils. Watch Now!

When we discuss packaging and sustainability the focus is often on the packages end of life; it is recyclable, compostable or made from PRC content? What can easily be missed is the importance of the printing process itself, particularly from the consumer perspective. In packaging today, flexographic printing and rotogravure printing are popular for long-run, high-volume printing, however, flexographic printing can provide sustainability benefits and be more cost effective for shorter runs.

In this episode of Sustainability Snacks, we sit down one-on-one with Genara Andrade, New Business Development Leader for DuPont to discuss how brands can reduce the environmental impact of their packaging through flexographic printing. Watch Now!

In this episode, we sit down one-on-one with Apurva Shah, Market Manager for Charter NEX Films to discuss the benefits of all-PE flexible packaging, their new High Clarity PE Print film, and the future of curbside recycling.  Watch now!

In the spirit of understanding, a few of us at Haney decided to find out for ourselves just what happens to a recyclable package once it's picked up from the curb. Read on to learn more!

In this episode of Sustainability Snacks we sit down with Angel Harvey from Avery Dennison, to learn more about how they are providing brands a complete solution to address plastics recycling.

As brands establish stronger sustainability objectives, they are seeking to connect natural and organic products to more eco-friendly packaging. Chris Schaefer, Director of Marketing at PSI, explains how PLA films have the ability to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a package while providing cost savings.

In our inaugural episode, we sit down with Chris Schaefer, Director of Marketing at PSI, to learn more about the positive environmental benefits of PLA (Polylactic Acid) sealant films and how you can incorporate bio-based materials into an existing packaging structure.