If you live in an area like ours that seemed to experience an especially long and harsh winter, you are probably as excited as we are to see spring has finally arrived. Soon we’re likely to be complaining about the extreme summer heat and struggling to keep cold things cold, such as beverages, food, etc. [...]

As I have said many times, one of the greatest benefits of owning a green focused business is that we tend to meet some of the nicest green minded people in the world. Through a mutual author friend, I have been fortunate to meet fellow Green America member, Rosamaria Caballero, cofounder of Green Irene, the [...]

One of the things I find most interesting about sustainable packaging as well as quite frustrating at times, is that it is constantly changing. We know firsthand that what was considered green just a short two years ago is no longer acceptable as the products, processes and popular thought have all changed. The packaging for [...]

In the interest of full disclosure I have to tell you I consider Wendy a personal friend and ally in our efforts to help make the world greener through packaging. Even though the book includes a photograph of my incredibly cute granddaughter (intro, page VI) and a reprint of something I recently wrote (page 14), [...]

This annual show held in Chicago attracts the best the industry has to offer from around the world. Everything from cooking utensils to products designed to make clean up easier is on display, as is the packaging these manufacturers hope will catch our eye and motivate consumers to buy their product from an ever crowded [...]

Image via Wikipedia This month represents an anniversary of sorts for me because it was one year ago when I submitted my first, above titled article to Rider Thompson of Sustainable Is Good and he chose to publish it. The article was a tongue in cheek recap of my career in packaging and how it [...]

Our marketing director, Brad Shorr, and I are very different in many ways but one thing we have in common is a good appreciation of humor. With all the confusion, contradictions and misinformation in sustainable packaging, it is not always easy to find the humor in it but we work at it. With the help [...]