This is a 2-day summit which promises “to provide a platform for value chain leaders to frankly discuss strategic roadblocks and identify opportunities to align business, regulation and society around a circular, net zero packaging ecosystem.” (Packaging Summit, Earth website). It includes three connected events: -the Sustainable Packaging Summit (with a mission to bring together […]
In this post, we summarise a report, Finding a Cost-effective Path to Net Zero by Centrica Business Solutions which examines if it is possible for businesses to keep energy costs manageable while still achieving their decarbonisation goals. Who are Centrica Business Solutions? Extract from Centrica’s the website “We’re supporting the journey to net zero, with energy […]
This post is a summary of a very detailed McKinsey article entitled The potential impact of reusable packaging., written by Felix Gruenewald, Jon Haag, Franziska Hornyai, Oskar Lingqvist, and Daniel Nordigården. The primary objective of the McKinsey article is to contribute to the ongoing discourse on packaging choices and sustainability. To achieve this, the authors […]
Pro Carton, the European Association of Cartonboard and Carton Manufacturers commissioned a study to calculate the “cradle-to-grave” carbon emissions of carton packaging and compared results to the same study in 2018. The results of this study were published in an executive summary on the ProCarton website. Study Methodology The method applied is in accordance with […]
An article on businessplus.ie examined the level of preparedness of Irish businesses for Ireland’s 2050 carbon neutral target. The government have set a target for Ireland to be carbon neutral by 2050 and for this to happen, every organisation must play its part and take action by making sustainability a business imperative and a leadership […]
In a recent article on the Euroactiv website, author Valentina Romano reported on the EU Parliament’s decision on May 11th 2023 to vote in favour of a proposal for a new directive to clamp down on false carbon neutral or “green” claims and also to ban products intentionally designed for early obsolescence. The measures aim […]
Image Credit: ead72 – stock.adobe.com How to Change from Plastic to Sustainable Carton Packaging. At Dollard Packaging we have been manufacturing cartons and sleeves since 1982. We have seen a lot of changes in packaging in those years but perhaps the biggest change of all has been the sustainability movement and the massive move away […]
This post is a summary of an excellent article about designing packaging to reduce food waste from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). SPC is a membership-based collaborative that “believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable” and “our mission is to bring sustainable packaging stakeholders together to catalyse actionable improvements to packaging […]
Plastic-free Window Cartons – Sustainable, Plant-based Film If you are looking to increase the sustainability of your window-patched cartons, you may be interested in a sustainable, eco-friendly window patch material that we can use at Dollard Packaging. How is the sustainable window patch film made? This film is made primarily from cellulose acetate flakes which […]
The need for the world to reduce the use of fossil-based plastics is well documented and it is estimated that between 90% to 99% of plastic in the world is from fossil fuels (Source: Fossil Fuels & Plastic – Centre for International Environmental Law (ciel.org) ) Beginning of the End for Fossil Based Plastic? In […]
