The packaging landscape
The package is the product
Wading upstream in the waste stream
In packages we trust
Does packaging waste equal more food?
Intrinsic environmental consequences of trade-related transport / Jerry Mander, Simon Retallack
Acceptable levels of waste
Curbside confessionals
Tracking a package's footsteps
In search of water from a deeper well
A world of "less bad" solutions?
Can packaging have a meaningful life?
The search for solutions
Major obstacles preventing packaging reform
Key leverage points and trends toward packaging reform
Extended producer responsibility and product take-back laws
The expanding face of extended producer responsibility
Finland's Bottle Law : countrywide standardization
Source reduction : packing more with less
Hewlett-Packard : take away the package to lower the damage
Aveda : optimizing post-consumer content and beyond
Ben & Jerry's : getting the white out
Natural systems design
Celery Design Collaborative : the 80 percent solution
Packaging tips from the porcupine fish (and other wild packagers) / Janine M. Benyus, Dayna Baumeister
Wood reduction : packaging and the fate of the forests
Third-party certification organizations and ecolabels
The Forest Stewardship Council : certified wood and the well-managed working forest
Alliances for Environmental Innovation : the "greener" boxboard project
Summit Brewery : more palatable pallets
The Chlorine-Free Products Association : processing without chlorine
The rise of the mini-mill
Durango-McKinley : leading-edge linerboard
Regale : 21st-century egg carton
The carbohydrate economy : on the trail of bioplastics
Cargill Dow : the corntainer
The global revival of local economies
A future beyond the box
Bad wraps
Packaging that works
What you can do
Wraps at a glance
Beyond-the-box packaging solutions
Appendix A. Assessment of packaging practices
Appendix B. Tips on green packaging
Appendix C. Resources.