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Top 10 Posts of 2011: Economics, recycling, package design, labeling, etc.
In the course of reviewing the 65 posts I wrote this year, I came across a pretty astonishing statistic: 17,113 readers came to this site and another 9,045 came to my Blog on the Converting Quarterly Website in 2011. The … Continue reading
Posted in coating/laminating, digital printing, flexible packaging, labels, package printing, paper/paperboard/cartons, slitting/rewinding, sustainability
Tagged converting, flexible packaging, ICE USA, labels, plastic film, printing, recycling, source reduction, sustainability, taxes, The Great Recession, unemployment
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The Converting Curmudgeon Top 10 Hits
Well, a whole year has gone by already, and “The Converting Curmudgeon” Blog is celebrating its First Anniversary as an independent news source. In recognition of this industry-shattering event, I introduce both my new logo* (above) and present the “Top … Continue reading
Posted in digital printing, paper/paperboard/cartons, flexible packaging, coating/laminating, package printing, labels, sustainability, slitting/rewinding, printed electronics
Tagged converting, paperboard packaging, packaging, boxes, cartons, plastic film, ICE USA, flexible packaging, Pack Expo, labels, printing, recycling, source reduction, paper, Labelexpo, sustainability, graphic design, Lia Spaulding
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Top five opportunities in paper-based packaging
Plastics are the future, right? We all know that’s the advice Dustin Hoffman got in “The Graduate.” But when it comes to packaging, the time’s they are a-changing. In particular, paper-based materials are warranting a second look today. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in coating/laminating, flexible packaging, labels, package printing, paper/paperboard/cartons, sustainability
Tagged boxes, cartons, converting, corrugated, flexible packaging, ICE USA, labels, packaging, paper, paperboard packaging, printing, recycling, source reduction, sustainability
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