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Sustainable thermoformed packaging supplier Placon Corp introduced its patent-pending recyclable oxygen-barrier material, OxyStar. Direct oxygen contact with perishable foods is known to significantly decrease the shelf life of oxygen-sensitive products, increasing food waste and shrinking profits for producers, said Placon. “OxyStar is the world’s first recyclable PET barrier material,” added the company.

Foam Cycle, Augusta, New Jersey, a manufacturer of packaging recycling systems, was recently issued a Utility Patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “method and system of recycling polystyrene waste.”