Packaging Takes On A Green Tone

We’ve all heard the stories of giant islands of plastic in the oceans, of forests and beaches befouled by containers, of heaps of package detritus surrounding the world’s cities. But sustainability has now become the name of the game in packaging. In a 2007 survey by nonprofit group and trade magazine Packaging Digest, both US-based, 73% of 1,255 respondents involved in packaging reported that their companies had increased their emphasis on sustainable packaging. US chemical giant DuPont also cited in its Sustainable Packaging fact sheet a survey by compatriot trade body the that reported that 62% of consumer product