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plastic a crucial aspect of sustainable development

16 Apr 2013
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the european plastics business is a &pound200 billion industry with the strongest commitment to the utmost standards in the safety, health, performance and quality of its products. about 25 percent of worldwide demand for plastic products is manufactured by european producers who employ 1.6 million people. all of these companies commit with keenness to the regulation and legislation designed to protect the environment &ndash with process innovation and the product is at the core of this.

plastics in consumer products and packaging

16 Apr 2013
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plastics let us do more with less in various ways.when it comes about packaging, plastics often facilitates manufacturers to transport more products with less packaging material. this procedure of lightweighting can play a vital role in boosting the economic and environmental efficiency of consumer product packaging. consider these examples delivering more beverages with less packaging is possible due to the plastic. for example, just two pounds of plastic can deliver 1000 ounces of a beverage. this is roughly eight gallons.

packaging innovations for sustainable solutions

16 Apr 2013
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according to pike research, by 2014, sustainable packaging will cover nearly a third of the packaging market. this equates to approximately a 170billion industry. if compared this figure with 2009, this growth is major. in 2009, sustainable packaging had just a 21 market share. the fastest expanding area with regard to the material will be plastics, the material that supplement producers rely on to house their products. plastic, along with paper, which is also carefully embraced in the natural products business, will have the biggest market share in the packaging field.

increase in recycling of plastic packaging in canada

16 Apr 2013
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the canadian plastics industry association cpia is seeing a quite positive picture about the situation of plastics recycling in canada these days. two reports show that canadians have a good access to recycling for plastics packaging. furthermore, canada&rsquos general recycling rates for plastics are rising significantly. in the first report, which was released in february 2012, and conducted by cm consulting, findings indicated a growth in number of canadians have easy access to recycle many different types of plastic packaging.

reduce the cost of a microwave popcorn bag with commercial packaging

11 Apr 2013
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this may be true as most microwave ovens now feature a &ldquopopcorn&rdquo control button. since the microwave popcorn industry started in the early 1980&rsquos, commercial packaging has been providing bags for it. since then, they have made huge improvements in popcorn packaging sector. while many of these alterations would not be visible to the final consumer, their refinements have saved commercial packaging&rsquos customers&rsquo millions of dollars over the years. it reduced the cost by dramatically minimizing the overall price of a microwave popcorn bag.

free packaging review to minimize packaging cost

09 Apr 2013
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irrespective of what your business sells, you most likely have to package it for sending it to the customer. if you sell knickknacks, windows, or something like that, it is obvious that you will require boxes, insidethebox packaging, stretch film, tape, etc. all these materials are costly and results in huge expenses. packaging incorporated has created a free packaging review that will help you to reduce the cost associated with packaging. packaging incorporated understands that it&rsquos an additional expense for your business, and they want to help you make it as minimal as possible.

additional boost for rigid plastic recycling

09 Apr 2013
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the &pound1.15million finance from wrap will allow eco plastics for extending its current bottle sorting and processing facility, to at present recycle a total of 150,000 tones of plastics per year. this investment complements the joint venture, which the business created with cocacola enterprises last year. it will mean that its hemswell plant is now enhanced to process rigid plastic packaging such as pots, plastic bottles, trays, as well as tubs.

innovative pack developed for a unique gum

09 Apr 2013
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it has developed a unique packaging solution for peppersmith. peppersmith is a new and highquality chewing gum that doesn&rsquot contain artificial flavours, preservatives or colours, and aspartame. as a replacement for a synthetic petrochemical gum base, peppersmith gum is made with chicle. it is the sap from a sapodilla tree that is sustainably yielded from the central american rainforest.

tear labels and tapes an ideal choice

09 Apr 2013
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while the uk, as well as many other european countries, has recently struggled on the economic front, snacks and sweets have proved to be one of the recessionproof product categories. snack and confectionery items are seen as lowpriced comfort foods, often with a hint of treat. in distressed times, consumers tend to pick them as a treat or reward, and to lift their mood. nevertheless, producers are not having things running smoothly on their own way.