Bob Lilienfeld
When It Comes to Safe, Sustainable Packaging, What is Job #1?
My answer might surprise you...
The knowledge you need to make effective decisions
regarding the sustainable value and impact of packaging.
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Sustainability as we know it must go
We're fiddling while the climate is literally burning
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Jul 8
- 1 min
Don't Throw the Plastic Baby Out with the Bathwater
PET and HDPE should not be tarred with the same recycling brush as other plastics
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Jun 27
- 1 min
How to Bring Sustainability Messaging into the Packaging Fold
Introducing the Sustainable Packaging Value Proposition
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Riding the Sustainable Packaging Waterfall
If you don't treat sustainable packaging decisions as strategic, you'll miss the boat.
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Bob Lilienfeld
- May 24
- 1 min
Looking Beyond the Carbon Cycle
Nature counts carbon dioxide molecules, and doesn't care where they came from.
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Apr 28
- 1 min
What We're All About
Here's a quick read on what SPRING is doing and why.
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Apr 27
- 1 min
The Simple Truth Isn't Always So Simple
Sorry, Kroger, but your packaging doesn't fit your brand premise.
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Game Time for the National Recycling League
What can we learn from venue recycling?
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Serving Up Well-Done Foodservice Packaging
From our own Claire Sand in Packaging Technology & Research
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Ocean Bound to Make a Difference
A great sustainability story regarding recycled plastics and litter reduction
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Refillables Are Not the Answer
Convenience is king. Accept it. Work with it.
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Eco-Modulation: What Is It?
It's another way to say "EPR". Does it actually work?
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Mar 28
- 1 min
What Litter Teaches Us About Sustainability
The issue isn't paper or plastic. It's paper AND plastic!
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Mar 28
- 1 min
The Most Sustainable Way to Enhance Plastics Recycling
More Bottle Bill Legislation, Please!
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Mar 17
- 1 min
How to Build Momentum for Sustainable Packaging ESG Efforts
I interview Dr. Thomas Grönig, who discusses the use of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) as a way to successfully integrate ESG goals...
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Feb 15
- 1 min
Making Packaging Tradeoffs for Commercialization
Here's what SPRING Food Packaging SME Dr. Claire Sand has to say, with help from another SPRING SME, Dr. Laura Martin.
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Don't Shoot the Sustainable Packaging Messenger
It's time for the plastics industry to get down to recycling business.
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Bob Lilienfeld
- Feb 7
- 1 min
When it comes to greenhouse gas reduction, packaging is simply a strawman.
Compared to emissions from U.S. agricultural activities and building HVAC, packaging is small potatoes.
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