November 15, 2023
It’s not uncommon to hear the myth that consumers don’t care about sustainable packaging. However, recent research by McKinsey paints a different picture—one that challenges this assumption and offers a compelling case for the flexible packaging industry to embrace sustainability wholeheartedly. Consumer Preferences are Shifting For years, some believed that sustainability was a niche concern, …
July 11, 2018
It feels like summer has just begun at our headquarters in Amherst, Nova Scotia, but the year’s end has been on everyone’s mind at Emmerson Packaging. Our fiscal year ends on June 30th each year, and we take this opportunity to review our success in achieving our sustainability goals for the year. We don’t just …
June 22, 2017
Helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals is something we’re proud of at Emmerson Packaging. You can feel great about the impact you’re making by choosing sustainable packaging for your products, and your eco-friendly consumers will appreciate your support of green practises at all levels of your supply-chain. Not only do we provide customers with …
May 1, 2017
Emmerson Packaging was honoured to be featured on the NSBI-presented Season 3 of Maritime Made on Eastlink TV. The episode originally aired on March 2, 2017. You can watch our portion of the episode below to get a behind-the-scenes look at our flexographic printing and packaging process—we’ve been perfecting it for over 60 years! Want …
August 19, 2010
Originally published in the Sackville Tribune Post The Sackville Memorial Hospital Foundation has gone beyond its fundraising campaign goal of $160,000. In fact, over $173,000 has been raised to date for the We want to see you Better campaign, which will be used to enhance radiology services in the Tantramar region. Foundation chair Bill Swift …
November 1, 2009
Text: Making truly sustainable packaging may arguably be one of the toughest packaging challenges around today, but no challenge appears to be too big or too stern for folks at the Amherst, N.S.-based flexographic film packaging converter PolyCello, whose new line of recyclable stand-up pouches promises to enable producers of frozen fruits and vegetables reduce …
October 26, 2009
Text: The team from PolyCello was honoured with the excellence in community service award Thursday night during the Amherst and Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala. Representing PolyCello at the event included (from left) Sarah Cooke, Andrew Dickinson, Tanya Johns, Pam Cadman, Angela Hatton, Joanne Morrissey, Claude Gaudet, Sherry Gaudet, and president and CEO Stephen …
October 2, 2009
Text: An Amherst company is making it easier for frozen fruit and vegetable shoppers to be environmentally friendly. With more than one billion non-recyclable, bottom-gusseted stand-up pouches produced in North America annually and customer demand for greener packaging on the rise, PolyCello developed an environmentally friendly recyclable packaging solution. “Our clients want to be …
September 1, 2009
US Business Review Article – PolyCello (PDF) Text: Packages of Green PolyCello is improving an already stellar reputation in the marketplace by developing innovative, sustainable products to add to its lineup. Becoming one of Canada’s 50 Best-Managed Companies of 2008 doesn’t happen simply by maintaining best business practices. Instead, it takes a lot of innovation, vision …
