Sustainability Starts Here
By creating packaging that is able to be recycled, products become more attractive to consumers that are becoming increasingly environmentally aware. Recycling is the reprocessing of materials at the end of their primary lives, ideally for use in a similar …
Every year, as the Earth cycles through its four seasons, a natural carbon cycle is also occurring. During the colder months that cause dormant plant life, carbon in the upper atmosphere grows. As the temperature begins to warm and vegetation …
The UPS Eco Responsible Packaging Program is a cooperative sustainability effort between UPS and its customers. Created in 2010, the program provides a formal strategy designed to reduce packaging waste. Through this initiative, UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company, …
Tech companies are relentlessly releasing new and improved models of their electronic products. As a result, a constant influx of electronic waste is being generated. E-waste is being produced at such a rapid pace that it has become the fastest …
CINCINNATI, OH; MAY 25, 2016 – Trayak, the authority on product and packaging sustainability, announces version v1.2 of its mobile app, MyGizmo™. MyGizmo, a social networking platform, allows users to manage their electronics, while also giving a method to connect …
Recently, the phrase “circular economy” has become the latest craze in sustainability news and initiatives. A circular economy is a system that strives for little to no waste; products are used to their maximum potential and then materials are resourced …
CINCINNATI, OH; MAY 9, 2016 — Trayak, the authority on product and packaging sustainability, announces enhancements to COMPASS, its industry-leading Lifecycle Analysis (LCA) software application. COMPASS is a cloud-based comparative packaging assessment solution that benchmarks design alternatives against sustainability metrics. …
Packaging sustainability should be pretty straight forward. All packaging is made from a handful of material classes that undergo conversion processes to create the package shape and form needed to protect the product. These materials and processes, including how packaging …
Source reduction is a simple yet effective strategy that is both eco-friendly and fiscally responsible. Following “lean design” principles compels the designer to minimize material usage in packages and reconsider disposable containers designed for one-time use. Source reduction lessens the …