Articles
Note: Many of the articles listed on this page are in PDF format. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you will need to download it .
Packaging Resources developed by EPI for the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, July 2005:
- "International Packaging Regulations: An Introduction to What You Need to Know"
- "Packaging Waste Reduction Case Study: Aveda"
- "Packaging Waste Reduction Case Study: Wrigley"
"Strategies for Compliance and DfE: Managing Data throughout the Supply Chain" by Catherine Goodall, published in the proceedings from Electronics Goes Green 2004+.
"Complying with Extended Producer Responsibility Requirements: Business Impacts, Tools and Strategies" by Jennifer McCracken and Victor Bell, presented at ISEE 2004.
"An Update on Ontario's Blue Box Fees" by Catherine Goodall, from the December 2003 issue of Gravure magazine.
" Packaging fees closer than you think? " by Victor Bell and Catherine Goodall, published in the September 2003 issue of Packaging World , details the scope of Ontario's packaging fee system.
"Centralizing Package Data for Compliance" by Michele Raymond, also in the September 2003 issue of Packaging World , outlines the data required to comply with packaging regulations.
"Packaging Fees Coming in Canada," from the March 2003 issue of BrandPackaging Magazine featured EPI.
"Trends in Environmental Packaging," from the February 2003 issue of Inside Supply Management, features EPI and offers a good overview of the compliance issues and how they affect the supply chain.
New packaging for Microsoft's Mac software decidedly "green' , the featured article from Environmental Packaging Guide on EPI's work with Microsoft, August 2000.
"Can International Compliance Reporting Be Harmonized?" at the OECD Workshop on Extended Producer Responsibility, May 4 – 7 1999 in Paris, France.
"The EveryBusiness Guide to California's Plastic Recycling Law" , Raymond Communications, Inc. By Victor Bell, Environmental Packaging International in collaboration with Michele Raymond, Raymond Communications, Inc., May 1999. Copies can be obtained by e-mailing or calling EPI.
Victor Bell featured in News and Views from the Institute of Packaging Professionals, "Trash Wars: The Continent Stands Ready" by Greg Erickson, IoPP Manager of Education, March 1999 issue of Packaging Technology & Engineering
"Europe toughens packaging stance" by Victor Bell, March 1999 in PackagingWorld
"How Manufacturers are Responding to Extended Producer Responsibility Programs and How These Programs Can be Made More Effective" from the OECD International Workshop, December 1-3 1998
"EU's Metric-only Labeling Requirement Will Have Impact On Environment, Conflict With Green Packaging Laws" 2/99 in Environmental Packaging, Thompson Publishing Group by Victor Bell
"Understanding International Environmental Requirements for Paperboard Packaging" for the Paperboard Packaging Council by Victor Bell, 11/98 (Call for information)
"Complying with the "Essential Requirements" in Recycling Laws International 10/98
"Environmental Packaging Compliance Tips" in State Recycling Laws Update Year-End Edition 8/98
"Grappling with eco-fees" in Packaging World , 4/98
"Details of European Packaging Laws Stymie Manufacturers", Environmental Packaging, Thompson Publishing Group, 12/97