What really is "GREEN" Packaging?

That is a question that has plauged me for around ten years now. What really is considered "Green" Packaging?

Is it something that is easy to recycle? And if it's easy to recylce how much of it is easy to recycle? How do you separate the recycleable parts? Is it paper or plastic, or both? Believe you me, I have heard different explanations and different interpertations and it's mind boggling to say the least.

For me since I specialize in providing a plastic package I have been toying with the idea of a plastic tray that is encapsulated by paperboard. What does that mean? It means the tray holds the disc. The tray is inserted into a paperboard carried and the paperboard "case" is closed.

Been working on a few ideas where the plastic content is reduced by as much as 50%. So versus a standard CD jewel case for example which weighs in at a hefty 60 grams without the disc; my enviroPAK weighs in at 24 grams without the disc and 39 grams with the disc. The only difference is that it is a combination of paperboard and plastic.

Wondering now if this is a viable product that folks will embrace. Photos coming soon!

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Blu-ray wins smackdown fest versus HD-DVD

Was it inevitable? Perhaps, then again perhaps not.

In an announcement at this year's CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2008, it was announced that the defacto standard will be the higher capacity Blu-Ray format. HD-DVD will still be produced but only to satisfy current commitments. After that well it's Blu-Ray all the way.

Read more about it here.

On a personal note, all this means is that those folks other than Sony who mold DVD and the higher capacity formats will have to completely re-tool. No inexpensive endeavor as they set aside the HD-DVD format and proceed to Blu-Ray Production suites and production cells.