Author name: John Mullinder

Past Executive Director Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC)

Un expert en science des aliments sonne l’alarme

Une troisième étude scientifique indépendante réitère les doutes concernant le réemploi des contenants de plastique pour le transport des produits frais vers les magasins de détail. Cette fois, l’avis provient du Centre de sécurité alimentaire de l’Université de l’Arkansas (Center for Food Safety, University of Arkansas)((Les deux études précédentes ont été réalisées par des experts […]

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Food scientist warns retailers that live bacteria on crates is like a “smoking gun”

A third independent scientific study has raised concerns about re-using plastic crates to deliver fresh produce to retailers. This time it’s from the Center for Food Safety at the University of Arkansas((The two earlier studies, by food scientists at the University of Guelph and the University of California (Davis), are referenced in a previous blog.)).

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It’s not as simple as re-use versus recycling

The battle between the corrugated box and the plastic crate industries for market share in the fresh produce sector has traditionally been fought on both economic and environmental grounds. These arguments will continue, although it’s unlikely that any peer-reviewed life cycle analysis will ever deliver a knock-out punch to either of the combatants. The box

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IFCO se rétracte

Le secteur de l’emballage de papier nord-américain a annoncé son intention de rectifier toute affirmation erronée concernant l’impact environnemental de ses activités – et par mise en demeure, si nécessaire. Examinons le cas d’IFCO, une grande société de gestion des contenants de plastique réutilisables (RPC). IFCO mène actuellement une campagne auprès des marchés d’alimentation nord-américains afin

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False and misleading claims removed from IFCO website

The North American paper packaging industry has served notice that it will challenge (legally, if necessary) any false and misleading claims about its operations and environmental impact. Case in point: major plastic crate supplier, IFCO. IFCO is lobbying North American grocery retailers to move away from the traditional corrugated box system of delivering fruit and

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State of Canada’s forests explained in one easy to understand graphic

The latest report on the state of Canada’s forests by the federal government department that’s charged with monitoring it (Natural Resources Canada) has a graphic that succinctly explains much of what PPEC has been writing about during the course of the year. The Deforestation Myth:  Most of the deforestation occurring in the world is happening

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