Safe and Sustainable Packaging for E-Commerce
10/29/2021
The current worldwide boom in e-commerce could – and probably should – be followed by a surge in package performance testing and sustainable design.

IAPRI Membership Voting on By-Law Changes
10/30/2021
IAPRI Member representatives have been mailed a ballot email with a link to voting on the changes proposed by the IAPRI Board of Directors. Voting concludes on November 5, 2021. Representatives are encouraged to complete their vote soon.

ISTA Now Seeking Bids on LTL Hazard Data Collection Research Project 0007
10/21/2021
ISTA's Advocate Research and Value Delivery Program includes conducting research and collecting data that improves testing and design methodologies for the evolving domestic and global supply chains. The objective of this research project is to measure, the hazards encountered by LTL (less than truckload) freight in their standard handling, transport and delivery environment not adequately covered, or supported by field data, in the existing ISTA 3B standard.

Wisconsin-Stout begins new collaborative course
10/28/2021
The University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) in the US has opened a new sponsored course bringing together students in the two disciplines of packaging and graphic design & interactive media.

ITENE hosts final project briefing on packaging for fishing sector
10/29/2021
At the end of October, Spain’s ITENE welcomed the various stakeholders involved in the ENVAPES project, headed by the country’s fishing industry association FEDERPESCA, investigating the options for – and regulations governing – packaging for fish and seafood.