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| 2011-08-22 | Compostable Packaging in the Coffee Industry - EPI is featured in an article entitled "Green in the Word: A look at the move towards compostable packaging" which appeared this month in Global Coffee Review. The article discusses different approaches to packaging waste management and packaging technologies in the coffee industry. Read the Article | |
| 2011-08-01 | Victor Bell to chair panel on EPR at Sustainable Packaging Forum - The panel, entitled "Extended Producer Responsibility and the Coming Challenge to Packaging Community" will discuss how potential legislative efforts in North America could determine the future of extended producer responsibility. The Sustainable Packaging Forum will be held September 20-22 in Dallas TX, in conjunction with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition Fall Members Meeting. Forum information and registration | |
| 2011-06-24 | Catherine Goodall to chair panel on GPP at Sustainable Packaging Forum - The panel, entitled "The Need for New Metrics: The Global Packaging Project and the Call for Data" will include representatives of consumer packaged goods brandowners, packaging producers, and retailers, who will explore the impact that the GPP metrics will have on their organizations and their suppliers. The Sustainable Packaging Forum will be held September 20-22 in Dallas TX, in conjunction with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition Fall Members Meeting. Forum information and registration | |
| 2011-06-02 | Victor Bell to speak at HBA Global Expo - As part of the Health and Beauty Association Expo's Green Track, Bell will participate in a June 29 session entitled "So You Want to Go Green: Definitions, Standards and Regulations." He will discuss sustainable packaging requirements, labeling, and environmental marketing and claims guidelines. The HBA Global Expo will be held June 28-30 in New York, NY. Visit the Expo site | |
| 2011-06-01 | Victor Bell to speak on EPR at Maryland Recycling Network conference - Bell will provide an overview of extended producer responsibility during a plenary session on product stewardship. The 2011 MRN/SWANA-MA Conference will be held June 16-17, 2011 in Linthicum, MD. More information and registration | |
| 2011-05-04 | Sustainability reporting requires development of data-management system - This Packaging Digest article by EPI's Tanja Carroll highlights key steps toward meeting the data requirements of EPR laws, retailer scorecards, and metrics reporting. Read the full article | |
| 2011-03-24 | Registration has opened for Scorecard Training at Walmart Expo - EPI will be offering classroom training session on the Walmart Sustainable Packaging Scorecard in conjunction with 2011 Walmart 6th Sustainable Packaging Expo. You must be a registered Expo attendee to register for this classroom training. More information and registration | |
| 2011-03-22 | Gabriela Dobrot to present on Sustainability in Pharmaceutical Packaging - As part of a workshop on sustainability in health care packaging to be held on Thursday, April 21 by the New England IOPP chapter, Gabriela Dobrot will present on regulatory and market requirements for packaging and the particular challenges for pharma packaging. Other topics on the agenda include Sustainability in Medical Packaging and Applying Life Cycle Analysis to Sustainability Evaluation. The event will be held in Malden, MA. More information | |
| 2011-03-07 | Emma Dawley interviewed at Sustainability in Packaging Conference - In an interview for Justmeans, Emma discusses EPI's work in the area of packaging sustainability reporting. See the video | |
| 2011-02-16 | EPI at Walmart's 6th Sustainable Packaging Exposition - Again in 2011, EPI will support the Walmart and Sam's Club Sustainable Packaging Exposition, providing education on the sustainable packaging scorecard and packaging sustainability claims. At the Expo:
EPI, as the designated auditor, is responsible for reviewing all marketing materials that the exhibitors submit to Walmart Expo, and for making sure all the environmental claims are in line with FTC guidelines and Walmart requirements. Expo Registration Site
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| 2011-02-15 | EPI and ECRM at Sustainable Packaging Symposium 2011 - The Symposium is organized by the Institute for Sustainability and Greener Package with the theme of " Advancing the Greener Supply Chain. " EPI and ECRM, who have partnered to create redipoint, will present at the Symposium, March 16-18, in Chicago, IL. Conference site and registration | |
| 2011-02-15 | Next week in Orlando - Sustainability In Packaging 2011. At this event, EPI will offer an in-depth look at the nuts and bolts of extended producer responsibility from the producer's perspective. Conference site and registration
If you are a brandowner or a retailer with private label products, don't miss these sessions!
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| 2011-01-12 | Product Stewardship Series: Thinking through Stakeholder Roles in EPR Systems for Packaging - Victor Bell will present in a workshop hosted by the Product Stewardship Institute. The presentation will examine the roles of industry, state and local government, and other parties within an extended producer responsibility (EPR) system. It will explain what EPR would mean for industry in practical terms. The workshop is the second in a 4-session series, and will be held via teleconference on February 1. Workshop series information and registration | |
| 2011-01-11 | Catherine Goodall to present at IOPP New England meeting - Ms. Goodall will address the New England chapter of IOPP at its January 25 meeting in Nashua, NH. She will discuss recent developments in extended producer responsibility (EPR) and the recently proposed changes to the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines for Environmental Packaging Claims. Meeting information and registration | |
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