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Navigating Sustainability for Embellished Packaging

Camille Corr Chism — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 16:58:23 +0000

Have you ever wondered what you or your customers can do with your decorated, embellished packaging and printed materials post-use? Once you really start digging into the topic, it becomes apparent that the word ‘sustainable’ has many meanings. It seems as if the rules for sustainable packaging are constantly changing and it is so very […]

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Sustainable Packaging Needs Warrant Digital Printing Solutions

Camille Corr Chism — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:23:54 +0000

Sustainability is one of the hottest topics in the world of packaging today. Companies proactively seek ways to define sustainability, outline targets, and develop sustainable packaging to meet their objectives. The packaging industry is predicted to surpass $230 Billion by the year 2030. Meanwhile, companies are pressured to meet sustainability goals. Packaging is very visible, […]

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Don’t Throw That Container Away! (Nostalgic Uses for Old School Packaging)

Camille Corr Chism — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:57:07 +0000

Each time I view a post on social media about repurposed packaging, I get a bit nostalgic and think of packaging that was regularly reused in the past. Let me know if you or anyone you know ever kept these packages or any others you know about. I took an informal survey for these ideas […]

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Paper vs. Plastic: 2021 Post-Pandemic Trends

Camille Corr Chism — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:09:02 +0000

The most recent drive towards sustainability motivated many companies to rethink packaging. Popular brands scrutinize the carbon footprints of their products. Packaging received so much attention during the Pandemic that Forbes Designated 2021 – The Year of the Package. The quest for the most sustainable packaging includes reviews to reduce the environmental impact. The goal […]

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Where are You on the Sustainable Packaging Spectrum?

Camille Corr Chism — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:06:31 +0000

The Pandemic of 2020 brought awareness to sustainable packaging. Sustainability may be a new concept to the average person; however, in the print and packaging industry, this has been a high priority for decades. A series of events drove the evolution towards sustainable packaging. Initially, trash was simply buried, burned, or dumped. Packaging waste increased […]

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Thinking Big In Wide-Format and Representing Women in Print with Carmen Rad, CR&A Custom Inc

Karis Copp — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:46:55 +0000

Deborah spoke to Carmen Rad, Founder and President at CR&A Custom Inc, a wide-format graphics business in Los Angeles, at ISA Sign Expo. CR&A Custom is a large-format printing business that has been going strong for 25 years, but Founder and President Carmen Rad stresses that the building of the company and its success didn’t […]

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Print, Technology and the Circular Economy

Karis Copp — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:32:52 +0000

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, some lauded a positive of the widespread virus – a win for sustainability, a chance for our natural habitat to ‘heal’ as people stayed home, factories closed their doors, cars stayed off the roads, and flights were grounded. However, on the other side of the coin, the pandemic […]

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Millennials, Mills and More with Vanecia Carr, Director of Customer and Brand Marketing, Domtar Paper

Karis Copp — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 20:31:51 +0000

Deborah spoke to Vanecia Carr, Director of Customer and Brand Marketing at Domtar, about the importance of building a diverse workforce in the modern print industry in this Podcasts from the Printerverse episode. When Vanecia talks about encouraging young people to be a part of the print industry, she speaks as someone who came into […]

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Forget Winter, Earth Day Is Coming. Prepare for the Paper Battle!

Deborah Corn — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:58:26 +0000

Greetings tree killers. Oh, you don’t believe you’re still considered a tree killer? You rock your FSC seal and use recycled paper and believe that gives you a pass? Think again. April 22nd is Earth Day, the Red Wedding of “alternative facts” regarding the use of paper and print. You have been sitting in the stands […]

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How Big is the Print Industry? Big. Really Really BIG!

Jennifer Grace — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:54:23 +0000

With digital media being such a large part of our lives it’s hard to remember how BIG the printing industry really is. The truth is that print is all around us all of the time. From the clothes we wear to the food we buy and even the art that we hang on our walls. Print […]

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