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By protecting food from damage and spoilage, plastic packaging extends shelf life and reduces the amount of food that ends up in landfills, thereby curbing CO2 emissions associated with food waste.
KRIPTON 30
In October, we celebrate Kripton's 30th birthday!
HIGH AA-group credit rating for Kripton
Paper accounts for around 26% of total waste at landfills
Paper production causes deforestation, uses enormous amounts of energy and water, and contributes to air pollution and waste problems.
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The Guardian: "most home compostable plastics don’t work, says study"
Plastic bag bans may unintentionally drive other bag sales
The study was published earlier this year in the journal Environmental and Resource Economics.
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Paper vs palstic
The evolution of plastics – it’s the key to a sustainable future
The plastic problem needs to be reframed: the issue isn’t the material, but how it’s disposed of.
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Bioplastics just as toxic as other plastics, study find
Food Navigator.com writes that most bioplastics and plant based plastics contain toxic chemicals
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The Environmental Impact of Damaged Products
Sealed Air blog: even 1% damage rate is an unacceptable damage rate
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Coca-Cola European Partners Invests in rPET Technology
“Polyester is one of the most reversible plastics in the world and should not be wasted,” says Josse Kunst, Chief Commercial Officer at CuRe Technology.
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Coronavirus reshapes the retail packing usage
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – In an effort to stop customers from trying to bring their own reusable bags to grocery stores because of the risks they pose due to the coronavirus pandemic, California has temporarily halted the statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, along with the 10-cent charge for buying paper or plastic bags.
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BBC: Plastic packaging ban 'could harm environment'
Consumer pressure to end plastic packaging in shops could actually be harming the environment, a report says.
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surprising data about packaging waste; eurostat
Plastic apperas not to be the biggest culprit on the picture
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BBC: How plastic bags were supposed to help save the planet
BBC environment reporter Laura Foster explains how they were originally designed to save trees.
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Plastic alternatives may worsen marine pollution
Michel de Addler nails it with one picture
MICHEL DE ADDLER's picture from The Chronicle Herald
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HOW TO SOLVE THE PLASTIC PACKAGING PARADOX BBC BY TIM HARFORD
Good article from Financial Times's Undercover Economist column author Tim Harford about pros and cons of plastic packaging . https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47161379
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Plastic or paper bag?
Kaubamaja starts to sell bags made from recycled plastic
Recycling our plastic waste helps to keep planet clean
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Sustainable mailers from Sealed Air Co
Indonesians swap bottles for bus tickets
Volvo sets goal of 25 percent recycled plastics in cars from 2025
if reused plastic may be the best solution
German city of Freiburg has created the Freiburg Cup, a reusable, plastic to-go cup with a disposable lid
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Happy Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day The Last Monday in January
Packaging is the Last Moment of Truth
Article by Sealed Air Co. Click on image to enlarge
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THINKING BEYOND SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY: HOW TO COMPETE AGAINST BIG E-COMMERCE RETAILERS ALL YEAR LONG
Mr. Ken Chrisman, Sealed Air Product Care President about small business advantages
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