The UK packaging industry is calling for the phrase ‘sustainable packaging’ to be scrapped and is urging instead for government to get to grips with the real issues affecting the industry, according to a recently released report.

Sealed Air announced that its PakNatural loose fill solution, an innovative protective packaging product made from non-food, renewable materials, has been certified as biodegradable and compostable by three independent international organizations.

The company, based in Madeira Beach, Fla., supplies reusable, sustainable solutions for all types of shipping, storage and distribution applications. Reusable Transport Packaging will exhibit in the RPA Reusable Packaging Pavilion at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago.

Modern talks to Greg Aimi at Gartner about sustainable logistics.

Reverse logistics service converts used packaging waste into a valuable asset.

Achievement detailed with release of the company’s 2012 global ecologic report.

The new facility is IFCO’s fifth U.S. service center, extending the company’s network in North America in support of the continued expansion of RPC use by leading grocery retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Smart Packaging Systems won the award for The Cube, a transport packaging system that enables companies to move their products from factory to store with maximum ef?ciency and full protection of the product.

AeroVironment announced a realignment of its senior management team to support its growth plans.

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s leading forklift manufacturers, announced that Ernst Baumgartner, fuel cell project manager for Crown Equipment, will be leading a discussion about fuel cell-powered forklift deployment at the 2012 Ohio Fuel Cell Symposium on May 2.