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Harvard university experts, working on the concept, have filled an orange membrane with orange juice, a tomatoflavoured enclosure with gazpacho cold spanishportuguese tomatobased raw vegetable soup and grape packages with wine. Biomedical engineer david edwards hopes to create a prototype of the bottle out of wikicells soon. "in the near term, we will be encountering wikicells in restaurant settings as a novelty item," he said. Wikicells is an edible material created from a biodegradable polymer or plastic and food particles.

More than 91 of the u.s. Population can recycle plastic bags locally and nearly 75 of people living in the u.s. Can recycle other types of flexible plastic wraps in their own communities, according to a new study conducted by moore recycling associates inc. The study, which examined flexible polyethylene film, which encompasses flexible plastic bags, sacks and many product wraps, identified more than 15,000 dropoff locations that collect these items for recycling.

A new report claims an additional 15 of plastic packaging was recycled in 2010 compared to 2009 across canada. The report, conducted by moore recycling associates, stated more than 217 million kilograms of postconsumer plastic packaging were collected for recycling in canada. The results are derived from a survey of more than 500 companies who are handling recycled plastics in north america. These companies are made up of reclaimers, exporters, brokers, mrfs material recovery facilities and other handlers of used plastics.

Is plastic recycling better or its reuse the question has been debated for long now some feel that especially plastic pet bottles can be reused for sometime before discarding, whereas others feel its recycling is better for the environment. I wonder if artists who create a plethora of designs from these bottles ever consider the point. Over time we have come across plastic bottle funnels, pencil cups, vases, drawer organizers, etc. That have been craftfully designed using plastic bottle and today we are here to tell you about a car canopy designed by garth britzman of lincoln, nebraska.

although many of us are huge advocates of recycling, there&rsquos no denying that typical recycling bins can become a huge sore, and can be quite distracting in an otherwise beautiful environment. well the team at the italian company flussocreativo aimed to solve this issue by creating recycling bins that didn&rsquot sacrifice form for function. the team looked to the classic lego block for inspiration, and developed the leco. not only do these lecos look like legos, they operate like them as well.

a new report details the leaders in indias flexible packaging industry as well as helps processors to identify some of the opportunities the country offers them. according to the new report from pci film consulting, indias flexible packaging market represents a 3 billionyr market growing at a 15yr clip through 2015.

the 5,000sqm facility in fareham, which was built last year to replace two sites in portsmouth, is now fully operational and is running a combination of b2 and b3 presses. while the facility already has around 25 higher capacity than the two it replaces, the company, which spun out of nampak europe in december 2010, is planning further expansion. bill thomas, operations manager at contego packaging portsmouth pictured, said &ldquothis move has brought all the different functions of our operation under one roof making for more effective production.

gerresheimer acquired a 70 stake in netural glass from the owner family, which has retained 30 of the shares. for the german company, the rapid growth of the pharma sectors in the emerging markets makes having local production operations in india a strategically significant move. &ldquothe indian pharma market is gaining in international significance and it is growing at an impressive rate,&rdquo commented uwe r&oumlhrhoff, ceo of gerresheimer ag.

according to a new report by visiongain 1 a market research firm and business information provider specialising in various industries, including the telecoms, pharmaceutical, defence, energy and metals the global cosmetics packaging market is expected to reach 24 billion u.s. dollars in 2012. the importance of cosmetics packaging to the success of cosmetic products, as well as several consumerdriven trends should also contribute to steady and continuous growth of this market over the next decade. &ldquocosmetics packaging is an essential component of cosmetic products success.

after scientific evidence failed to convince the u.s. food and drug administration to outlaw bpa in food packaging, a lawmaker has spotted another way to get the agency to regulate the substance. ever since 2008 when new research suggested that bisphenol a used in packaging to make plastic harder or protect metal can linings could be toxic to humans, consumer advocates have been pushing for an allout federal ban on containers carrying the chemical.