StarchTech, Inc.
720 Florida Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55426
(800) 597-7225 (PACK)
sti@starchtech.com
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Upcoming Tradeshows
StarchTech will be exhibiting at the following tradeshows:
IRCE (Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition)
June 8-11, 2010
McCormick Place West
Chicago, IL
Packaging and Sustainability Industry Tradeshows
Click here for a list of tradeshows which we feel our customers and business partners may be interested in.
Websites To Visit
Howgreenismytown.org - A project of the Grassroots Environmental Education, How Green Is My Town addresses issues of sustainability and eco-friendly initiatives at a local level in government, school system and business community.
Greenwashingspy.com - Greenwashing Spy provides an international forum to help consumers separate biodegradability facts from fiction.
Packaging World Magazine - We find this website to be a good general resource for first and secondary packaging. Their E Newsletters or Magazine (that actually arrives via snail mail!) is chock full of what's up and coming in packaging.
GreenerPackage.com - the new kid on the block, and a spinoff of the Packaging World Magazine Group. Designed and focused on sustainable packaging materials.
Sustainable Packaging Coalition - A division of Greenblue, provides a common vision directed towards improving packaging systems. Check out their website at SustainablePackaging.org for more information on membership, their current projects and educational forums.
INCPEN - The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment - A Trade Association Group (TAG) drawing together members spanning the complete goods supply chain, raw materials suppliers, and packaging manufacturers.
Find a Composter -
For the first nationwide, seachable database of composters check out
www.findacomposter.com. An excellent resource for composters.
FedEx Packaging Guidelines - Whether you’re looking for general guidelines for packing day-to-day shipments or specific guidelines for shipping specialty items, you’ll find it all in this series of comprehensive packaging guides from FedEx.
Planet Protector Club for Kids - Prosented by the US EPA: As a Planet Protector, your mission is to improve the world around you by making less trash. Planet Protectors also help other people learn to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
YouTube Videos
StarchTech, Inc. - How our Biodegradable packaging peanuts are made.
Steve Spangler - An easy science demonstration to learn the differences between polystyrene and the more eco-friendly starch-based packaging material.
Liz Lovely Bakery - Another example of our commitment to the environment - biodegradable packing peanuts!
Cullen's Abc's - Packing Peanuts Child Activity Idea Video.
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