Category: Press Releases

Sustainable Packaging Coalition Announces Final Agenda for Spring Meeting 2012

March 19, 2012 by GreenBlue

Eight Annual SPC Spring Meeting Will Bring Together Over 300 Packaging and Sustainability Professionals in Toronto April 23-25 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, March 19, 2012 ­– The Sustainable Packaging Coalition has announced the final agenda for its Spring Meeting 2012, the group’s largest annual event and one of the longest running sustainable packaging conference. The SPC’s eight annual Spring Meeting will be held April 23-25, 2012 at … More →

Sustainable Packaging Coalition Report Provides Guidance on Using Recycled Fiber in Packaging

March 1, 2012 by GreenBlue

Guidelines for Recycled Content in Paper and Paperboard Packaging Identifies Solutions for Overcoming Technical Challenges and Meeting Performance Requirements CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, March 1, 2012 ­– Recognizing the growing interest in increasing recycled content in packaging as a sustainability strategy, GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition has released a report on the opportunities and challenges for using recycled fiber in packaging. Guidelines for Recycled Content in Paper and … More →

Membership Opens for GreenBlue’s Forest Products Working Group

January 30, 2012 by GreenBlue

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, January 30, 2012—Sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue has opened membership for its newly formed Forest Products Working Group, which brings together leading companies that rely on paper, wood, and other forest products to share their knowledge and develop new solutions for making their businesses more sustainable. The group was first publicly announced in October 2011 with eight founding members: Avery Dennison Corporation, Avon Products, Inc., … More →

GreenBlue Releases a Road Map for Establishing More Effective Material Recovery Systems in the US

January 5, 2012 by GreenBlue

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, January 5, 2012 — Recognizing the limitations of the US waste management system, where only about one third of all municipal solid waste is recovered by recycling or composting, GreenBlue® has released a report that assesses a variety of material recovery systems around the world in order to inform US policies and approaches. Closing the Loop: Road Map for Effective Material Value Recovery … More →

Sustainable Packaging Coalition Announces Spring Meeting 2012 To Be Held April 23-25 in Toronto

December 5, 2011 by GreenBlue

Eighth Annual SPC Spring Meeting Will Bring Together Over 300 Packaging and Sustainability Professionals for the Packaging Event of the Year CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, December 5, 2011—The Sustainable Packaging Coalition has opened registration and announced the initial speakers for its annual Spring Meeting, which will be held April 23-25, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, ON. The conference, open to all and with over … More →

New Packaging Recovery Label System to Debut on Packages Nationwide in 2012

October 20, 2011 by GreenBlue

GreenBlue Announces Brands Piloting the Label and Releases Labeling for Package Recovery Report Outlining How Labeling System Can Improve the US Recycling System CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, October 20, 2011 — Sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue has released a new report, Labeling for Package Recovery, and announced details for a 2012 national pilot of the new Packaging Recovery Label System, a voluntary label developed by the organization’s Sustainable Packaging … More →

GreenBlue Launches New Forest Products Working Group

October 12, 2011 by GreenBlue

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, October 12, 2011 — Sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue has announced the launch of its new Forest Products Working Group, a working group with cross-industry representation of leading companies committed to addressing unmet needs in the forest products sector. The Forest Products Working Group will focus on developing practical tools and resources to address forest resource challenges and opportunities. The founding members today include Avery Dennison Corporation, Avon Products, … More →

GreenBlue Names James Ewell Director of Newly Expanded Chemicals Program

September 29, 2011 by GreenBlue

One of GreenBlue’s Founding Staff Members Returns to Develop Program for Corporate Innovation in the Development of Safer Chemical Products CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, September 29, 2011 — Sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue has announced the appointment of James Ewell as Director of Chemicals Program, where he will expand the scope of GreenBlue’s new chemicals program by developing tools and resources for industry to select safer chemicals in product … More →

GreenBlue Releases Guidelines for Designing Recyclable and Compostable Packaging

July 6, 2011 by GreenBlue

Design for Recovery Guidelines for Aluminum, Steel, Glass, and Paper Packaging Promote More Effective Material Recovery Systems CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, July 6, 2011 — Following two years of research into various end-of-life infrastructures and technologies, today GreenBlue® released a suite of reports that provide technical guidance on designing packaging to be compatible with common recovery methods. Design for Recovery Guidelines for Aluminum, Steel, Glass, and Paper … More →

GreenBlue Unveils New Brand Identity and Website

June 22, 2011 by GreenBlue

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, June 22, 2011—For the first time in its nine-year history, sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue® has unveiled a new brand strategy to increase the organization’s impact in working with the private sector to tackle sustainability challenges. After a year of extensive research and consultation with key stakeholders, today marks the debut of the new GreenBlue brand, as well as the launch of the redesigned GreenBlue … More →