April 2015

anson packaging at haddenham near ely has been sold, for an undisclosed sum, to danish company faerch plast, after 40 years as a family business.chairman of anson packaging, mark dujardin, whose family founded the business, said &quotthe combination of anson and faerch will create exceptional opportunities to better serve our customers through an unrivalled product range, design capability and manufacturing excellence.

ampac, introduced first commercial standup pouch with customer select harvest, utilizing the quickzip closure featuring the aplix fastener system for select harvest&rsquos rotogravure printed standup almond pouch.&nbspquickzip is an alternative closure to the traditional presstoclose zipper. the innovation utilizes a zipper closure method with hook and loop technology that is easy to open and reseal for those that struggle with traditional closures.

bob lilienfeld is a waste expert with more than 20 years experience investigating and reporting on packaging and the environment. he is the editor of the use less stuff report, a highly respected and widely read newsletter aimed at spreading the benefits of source reduction. he contributed this article to live science&39s expert voices oped &amp insights.twenty years ago, the late &quotgarbologist&quot william rathje of the university of arizona and i penned an oped on enviromyths, touching on topics from garbage to the health of the planet.

the italian company is putting waste hazlenut shells to practical use, while in turkey pistachio nutshells could fire up a new ecocity&nbspferrero makes 180m kg of its nutella spread each year, giving it plenty of hazelnut shells to put to practical use. photograph petr &scarontp&aacutenekalamynut producers around the world send tonnes of nut shells to landfill each year. but a few innovative projects suggest they might be binning a valuable resource.hazelenutsferrero, the largest chocolate producer in the world, has come up with a particularly neat use for its hazelnut shells.

axion consulting is leading a collaborative twoyear project involving highprofile global brands, such as nestle and unilever uk central resources ltd, aimed at significantly improving the recyclability of flexible packaging and diverting more of it from landfill.the reflex project, funded by the uk&rsquos innovation agency, innovate uk, aims to create a circular economy for flexible packaging &ndash from confectionery wrappers to detergent pouches &ndash by involving the whole supply chain, from polymer production and packaging manufacture to waste management and recycling.

bespoke gift packaging specialist marber will be showcasing a range of previous projects from a number of well recognised brandsthese include ideas on different environmentally friendly material alternatives to pvc, design capabilities and concept generation.the company&rsquos gift packaging concepts are designed around the client&rsquos product, brand and ultimately target audience, so every project is unique to them.for over 20 years marber has been creating bespoke packaging for the cosmetic industry.

sugary snacks have become the latest area attacked by health campaigners. but could packaging formats help guide consumers to eat confectionery in moderation simon creasey finds outfirst it was sat fats. then salt. now sugar appears to be next in the firing line of the food police thanks to the nation&rsquos rapidly growing obesity crisis.

have you ever come across a recognizable product in a package that was clearly not designed for it have you ever read something on a label and wondered how in the world it made it out of the factory well, here are 50 classic examples of packaging and labeling fails that can&rsquot fail any harder&hellip1. only for the hussies in your life&nbspflickr.com&nbsp2. that&rsquos one weird looking dog&nbspretailhellunderground.com&nbsp3. the horse and ken are not included separately&nbsppinterest.com&nbsp4.