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Major brand names yoplait, esteé lauder companies, sealed air, bjs wholesale club and manufacturer ampac are joining several members of the sustainable packaging coalition&mdashincluding conagra foods, costco wholesale, microsoft, rei and seventh generation&mdashin introducing the how2recycle label, a voluntary recycling label, on their products.

Terracycle takes its goal of outsmarting waste one step further with another environmental breakthrough the launch of a free program to collect and recycle cigarette waste in canada. The cigarette waste brigade® program in partnership with canadas largest tobacco manufacturer will divert used cigarette butts, along with cigarette foil and plastic packaging waste, from landfills. Cigarette filters were the number one item recovered during the annual great canadian shoreline cleanup in 2011, with 351,238 collected.

The cocacola co., ford motor co., h.j. Heinz c., nike, inc. And procter & gamble announced the formation of the plant pet technology collaborative ptc, a strategic working group focused on accelerating the development and use of 100 plantbased pet materials and fiber in their products. Pet, also known as polyethylene terephthalate, is a durable, lightweight plastic that is used by all member companies in a variety of products and materials including plastic bottles, apparel, footwear and automotive fabric and carpet.

Real recycling for massachusetts, an organization of citizens, businesses, trade organizations and unions that oppose a costly and inefficient expansion of the bottle bill, they outlined the top 10 reasons why the bill is bad for massachusetts. The bottle bill measure, which has repeatedly failed to earn support from lawmakers, is currently under review again in the state legislature.

Sealed air corp. And ecovative design llc have completed an agreement to accelerate the production, sales and distribution of ecovatives ecocradle mushroom packaging, packaging materials made from agricultural byproducts and mycelium,

On june 22, 2012, sodastream will display its environmental message outside cocacolas headquarters in atlanta&mdasha display that cocacola claims is slanderous and infringes cocacolas rights to its brand. Soda streams display aims to highlight how many bottles and cans an average family consumes over five years. The cans and bottles of various brands, which sodastream ceo daniel birnbaum says were collected from landfills, are packed into a ninecubic meter recycling cage two meters high. The sign on the cage on display in new york reads "1 family, 5 years, 10,657 bottles and cans".

A sc johnson spokesperson told plastics today the sustainable behavior change program came together because the company realized "that no one has cracked the code on how to make sustainable choices the norm." "the program will testandlearn what motivates sustainable behavior change among consumers, and ultimately, to help close the persistent gap between consumer green aspirations and their every day actions," the spokesperson said. The program starts with the companys partnership with recyclebank to help increase curbside recycling in 50 communities across the u.s.

Expo pack méxico 2012 opened on june 26 at the centro banamex in mexico city, with more than 900 exhibitors ready to greet the expected 25,000 attendees from latin america and beyond. This is the largest event in the shows history. "global sourcing and global production are realities for companies that produce any number of products, from baked goods to pharmaceuticals," says jose martinez, director, pmmi latin america office.

Thanks to a 63,000 grant from spi the plastics industry trade association, montgomery county md. Executive ike leggett announced today that beginning immediately residents of singlefamily homes receiving county recycling pickups can now add pet thermoform plastics to their recycling bins. The announcement was made at the countys shady grove processing facility & transfer station in derwood, maryland. Spi was represented at the event by patty long, director of industry affairs and a lifelong resident of montgomery county.