COMPETITION - SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING CHALLENGE

COMPETITION

WHEN: Open-ended
WHAT: SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING CHALLENGE
WHAT... MORE?: From the site:

Do you have an idea for a new type of packaging with paper, pulp or cardboard as the material used? Maybe an idea on how we can be smarter at handling packaging? We want you to put your idea to the test in our Sustainable Packaging challenge, the first open innovation challenge in the Wood for Sweden arena.

Several large companies in the paper and packaging industry in Sweden are supporting the challenge and they want to hear your ideas. The best ideas are presented to a jury and will be given the opportunity to be presented to the market. If your idea wins, it will enter the development process and you might one day see it in regular use.

Although Swedish-based, we have been assured the contest is open to anyone and everyone no matter where they live, and the commitment to creating an English language version now confirms this.

HOW MUCH: Free! Just as we like it*
URL: http://idemotorn.se/english
COMMENTS: *Note the FAQ/rules, especially bearing in mind IP issues. This will be open-source, so any patents, etc will be forfeit. There is a chance of winning an iPad, but a great idea can of course lead to a lot more than that.

Croutons and/or soup in your soup?

This article caught my eye at first for professional RE:tie reasons:

http://www.packagingnews.co.uk/environment/innovator-casts-net-wide-for-ecover-plastic-profile/

Certainly worth sharing anyway as a company looks at innovative ways to address packaging and reduce waste.

But, as you'll gather, I also got interested again in matters of 'degrading' as a mooted option, and the pros and cons of this.

The film 'Trashed' sprung to mind, which was reviewed here, and also the open-ended discussion on plastic degradation here.

*****

Glad I got inspired and found the time to pop a new post up.

Especially as, in so doing, I happened to notice the site stats for the blog alone.... two days ago there were almost 500 visitors in none day!

Wow.

If folk are liking the content I'd bet see about getting more and keeping it fresher.

Don't forget the FaceBook page is always worth a scope too.

Be first, be fast... (RT from RE:tied in Knots)

Inventing. Mugs 'R us.

http://retiedinknots.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/be-first-be-fast-stay-ahead-of.html

Questions, Answers, Talking vs. Doing. (RT from RE:tie)

Again the wonderful world of media, and corporate inertia can 'tease'.

http://retiedinknots.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/questions-answers-talking-vs-doing.html

IDEA - Xmas Tree - Green Bottles

Better late than never! Happy holidays!

http://www.junkk.com/junkkdetail.asp?slevel=0z622&parent_id=622&renleewtsapf=1994

IP... oh (RT from RE:tie)

http://retiedinknots.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/ipoh.html

Kept in the dark and fed...

I am usually the first to try to see the industry or food brands' side on matters packaging.

Here it is hard not to feel a tad... vexed.

Our local Morrisons has gone all 'veggie', which is actually pretty neat.

The missus is thrilled, with all manner of Chinese veg. on offer (I presume grown hydroponically here rather than in a dioxin-dusted paddy field).

Me... I like mushrooms.

So now going beyond the usual button, field and chestnut options is great.

And most are in baskets to be scooped lovingly by hand into paper bags (albeit with a plastic window). Though one, at £700/kg, may need restraint in the scooping.

However, some are in sealed plastic.

It's hard not to see a possible reason.

The pack is labelled as 100g.

What is a bit naughty is the majority of that is in the base bundle that most will cut away... and is conveniently hidden under the printed segment.