Sweet Smell of Success
In keeping with the sustainability theme of this months issue, I thought Id clean up my desk and recycle some of the news releases I get in overwhelming...
SustainabilityTechnical Feasibility: How Doing the Right Thing Makes Cents
There are two major facets of the sustainability topic: Where weve been and where were going. Theres nothing to be done about what created todays state...
Strange Bedfellows
Because we have the technology and drive to pursue all things green, we like to think weve evolved beyond the smog. A critical part, however, is missing....
Cynics Need Not Apply
The comment I overheard was, Okay, so whats in it for me? We were filing out of the keynote speakers address on sustainability at NA 08; however, the...
Beyond the Usual Suspects
By Peter Spellman When it comes to green technology in material handling, the usual suspects are obvious: Solar-powered distribution centers save energy,...
Trendy Topics
I recently spent a few days in Charlotte at the MHIA Spring Meetings. I had been asked to participate in a panel discussion focused on trends in automation....
Red Gold Goes with Green Lighting
When it was time to upgrade its light ing system, Red Gold wanted it all. The tomato processing company based in Orestes, Ind., wanted to cut its electricity...
Greening of NA 2008
Spring made its official entrance to North America on Mar. 20. The subject of green, however, has been on the minds of many in the material handling business...
Giving Green Some Numbers
Recently, I received a news release from the folks at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc., announcing to the world that the company was awarded...
Back to the Future and the Greening of RFID
Last month, I had a thought-provoking conversation with Steve Ackerman, president of FKI Logistex, and several members of his executive team. The talk...
A Way with Words
The first part of January brings with it a plethora of accolades and awards. I figure this is because most people have little to do in December and can...
Returns on RFID, Reusables Tests Encouraging
This special neon-colored tag signifies to distribution center employees, and others, that this container is part of the RFID test program. Someday, when...
There is Still Some Good News
As we near years end, it seems that good news and not-so-good news are constantly fighting for our attention. Its as if the last story you read will be...
Looking for Answers, Finding Questions
Theres nothing like wandering around a trade show when youre seeking answers to pressing questions. And, this years Pack Expolike any Pack Expowas the...
Am I Re-trainable for Sustainable?
By Dennis Salazar Okay, I admit it. I am confused and perhaps even a tad nervous. After more than 30 years as a packaging professional, focused on flexibledare...
Sustainable is as Sustainable Does
I have a fear that we are going to tire of the word "sustainable" before we actually achieve sustainability in transport packaging. The word will be overused,...
It's Easy Being Green
It takes a lot of energy to construct a building, and significantly more energy is consumed during its life for heating, cooling and lighting. According...
Green: The New Black
The renewed attention to environmental issues reflects a growing consensus that the time for debate is over. It's time to really do something on a global...
Polishing Links in the Chain
What's the best way to reinvent a technology that is more than 200 years old? In the bicycle trade it's with newer technology. And that's what Quality...
Follow the Green
Fall tends to signal the hunkering-down time of the year. For packaging, however, this autumn seems to foretell a global rejuvenation of recycling issues...
Rethinking Recycling
by Tom Andel, chief editor Ten years ago, Dale Rogers, professor of supply chain management at the University of Nevada, took his class on a field trip...
Recycling Can Work
The U.S. government has established guidelines, through executive order, for its departments to request certain levels of recycled content within products...
Theres a Better Way Heres How
Consistent with national trends reported by the Environmental Protection Agency, the amount of garbage generated by the 2.6 million residents in the Twin...
A New Shade of Green for Reverse Logistics
A New Shade of Green for Reverse Logistics In Ireland, theres a glassmaking skill that results in art pieces that...
