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Transport Packaging and COMPASS LCA

January 2, 2016

by trayakdev Blog COMPASS

We are all familiar with packaging because it passes through our lives in various forms. Yet, not everyone is aware of the types of packaging that work in the background to bring the huge assortment of products including fresh and

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Pursuing Sustainable Design

November 25, 2015

by trayakdev Blog EcoImpact EcoScore

Designers shape everything around us. The chair you sit on, the car you drive, and the building where you live were all designed with specific functionalities in mind. With natural resources dwindling, pressure on municipal waste streams and fears of

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Designing for Environment and Recyclability with COMPASS

September 4, 2015

by trayakdev Blog COMPASS

Designing package for anything but the marketing and branding needs is not a straightforward and intuitive process. This is because designing for recovery (DfR) at the end of the useful life of a package, or design for environmental performance (DfE)

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The Packaging System and Sustainability

August 17, 2015

by trayakdev Blog COMPASS

COMPASS (Comparative Packaging Assessment) embodies life cycle thinking in the design process. It is a screening life cycle assessment (LCA) tool that puts into operations the Definition of Sustainable Packaging published by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition in 2007. This Definition

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Going Green: Tips for a small business

June 14, 2015

by trayakdev Blog EcoImpact EcoScore

Even the smallest of businesses can impact the environment by adopting some simple sustainability practices. The more a company commits to being sustainable, the greater the impact it can have. Simple eco-friendly steps can have a surprisingly large effect on

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