Environment
Laurel Brunner Blog: What we don´t know about bamboo
Bamboo is, as Lauren Brunner describes in her Verdigris blog, a very valuable resource for the manufacturing of paper which is unknown to many. Read her blog on our articles page about how bamboo not only has the properties to save the environment and support the economy in developing countries, but can also deliver unique…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner Verdigris Blog: Eco Labels
Laurel´s Verdigris blog is about the proliferation of eco labels and the role of established labels such as Nordic Swan. Read her blog on our articles page about how the new 2018 version of Nordic Swan is important not just for our industry, but for all other industries as well. She also writes about how…
Lees meerLaurel Brunners Blog: The 250th Verdigris Blog
What a milestone! The 250th Verdigris Blog. A blog which over the past five years has discussed all important issues around sustainability and conscious entrepreneurship. Laurel Brunner and her team not only wrote about these issues, but actively worked on ISO projects which delivered standards with which companies can measure, monitor and improve their sustainability.…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner Blog: flexible packaging and the environment
In her Verdigris Blog Laurel Brunner reports about the positive developments in making flexible packaging more environmentally friendly. It is one of the last product groups that is waiting for more sustainable production methods and recycling. Read about it on our articles page via this link.
Lees meerLaurel Brunner Blog: Thailand is working on the sustainable production of paper
Laurel Brunner visited Fespa Asia in Bangkok and spoke to Rungnapa Wattanavichian, manager of the Thailand Forest Certification Council (TFCC). She was pleasantly surprised with the progress the country is making in the sustainable production of pulp and paper and how the country is supporting the ISO Standard TR 14061. Read more about it in…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Blog: the next generation of label printers
Label printing is a growth market. Nearly all suppliers of digital printers offer an efficient solution. But there will be competition when it concerns labels for fruit and veg. It is now possible to use laser technology tested in the Netherlands to burn a label directly onto an apple or tomato. Laurel Brunner´s Verdigris blog…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner Blog: Packaging good enough to eat?
Packaging waste is one of the biggest polluters. Per person we dump about 30 kilos a year. In Laurel Brunner´s Verdrigris blog on our article page she writes about this sore point and explains why graphic companies, such as Tetrapak with its Tetra Rex fully recyclable material, can help.
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: PaperLab news
During next month´s CeBit Epson will launch its PaperLab. The machine turns used paper into new A4 and A3 sheets. Read Laurel Brunner´s Verdigris blog on her thoughts about this remarkable invention and her prediction that PaperLab can be used on a wider scale by the print industry to recycle paper.
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Blog: prizes for best “green” behaviour
Awarding prizes is a perfect way to draw attention to a good cause. Also if it concerns environmental practices and sustainability. Why only Kodak has a prize for this is something that surprises Laurel and she wrote a blog about it. Read her argument for an international environmental award in her Verdrigris blog on our…
Lees meerAir-ink: ink from air pollution
Is it possible to reduce CO2 emissions and at the same time make ink from air pollution? It sounds too good to be true. Indian startup Graviky Labs says they are able to do this with their new Kaalink technology. By fitting a device on a tail pipe the exhaust fumes can be captured and…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Blog: Trumping the Paris Agreement
In her Verdigris blog Laurel Brunner gives her opinion on the Paris Agreement and the influence of Trump´s politics. Read her conclusion and warning on our articles page.
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: technology to improve packaging´s sustainability
Forced by law and the public opinion the packaging industry is making great strides in improving their sustainability. In her Verdrigris blog Laurel Brunner talks about the measures taken and the importance of tackling waste issues. Read her blog on our articles page.
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