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Tips to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Driving your car, heating your home, buying new clothes — all seemingly mundane activities. But even these can contribute to the emission of greenhouse gasses and carbon monoxide into the atmosphere. Of course, making a  substantial impact in reducing our
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Sports Stadiums are Joining the Environmental Movement

As environmental sustainability continues to become a top priority for many businesses and stakeholders, sports stadiums and arenas are joining the charge to implement sustainability initiatives across the United States. 

Why Stadiums?

Professional sporting events in the United States draw
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How to Design for Recyclability

Recycling is a complex subject and it’s dictated by market demand, rules and regulations. The success of recycling is largely dependent on the end user. However, the brand plays an important role in making packaging easily accepted into our curbside
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What Do Environmental Labels Really Mean?

With environmental packaging labels becoming more prevalent in recent years, consumers have become bombarded with new, oftentimes similar terminology. “Naturally-sourced”, “eco-friendly”, and “biodegradable” are just a few examples of the environmental claims consumers see on the packaging of products in

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How To Avoid Carbon Tunnel Vision

The metrics by which we measure sustainability are increasingly important. But which metrics are most important as environmentally conscious consumers seek out more sustainable alternatives? Water positive commitments, goals centered on reducing water usage, for example, were virtually unheard of
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A view of mushrooms from under the soil. Mushbroom-based packaging is a promising, renewable alternative to plastic.

Mycelium, A Mushroom Alternative for Packaging

With increasing concern over the use of plastic and its negative impacts on our health and our environment, a completely natural packaging solution may be an innovative replacement to reduce our dependence on fossil-fuel based materials. Mushroom-based packaging made from
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2022 Innovator Awards winner

SPC Innovator Awards – Winners!

CINCINNATI, OH – October, 2022. Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 SPC Innovator Awards! The winners were announced live at the SPC Advance conference which took place earlier this week in Atlanta, GA. Trayak has been a proud sponsor

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Carbon Negative, Positive, & Neutral

As more and more companies, nations, and organizations work to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, they use a few different terms to describe their efforts. The diversity of phrases and lack of clarity can sometimes be misleading. So what do
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