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Method_ocean_plastic
Package Case Study
| October 4, 2011

Method unveils bottle made from ocean plastic

Plastic retrieved from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch makes up 25% of Method’s 100% PCR-content polyethylene bottle.
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Plastic handles now available in PCR HDPE
 Video | September 26, 2011

Plastic handles now available in PCR HDPE

Paktech now offers plastic handles for multipack packaging in 100% post-consumer recycled high-density polyethylene plastic.
Materials Product Brief
| September 25, 2011

Eco-friendly void-fill

Sealed Air’s PakNatural™ loose fill protective packaging is made from 95% non-food, renewable materials.
Materials Product Brief
| September 10, 2011

Domed oval plastic bottles

O.Berk’s Domed Oval plastic bottles, with their broad front and back panel area, showcase dynamic and unique decorating ideas with color and style.
Essential_Extracts
Package Case Study
| August 26, 2011

30% PCR PET for Marks & Spencer HBA bottle

Launched recently in the UK, a 300-mL PET bottle for Marks & Spencer’s Essential Extracts personal care range incorporates 30% Post-Consumer Recycled material.
Materials Product Brief
| August 23, 2011

Child-resistant, senior-friendly compliance package

Ecoslide-RX compliance package from Keystone Folding Box Company is made from 100% recyclable material, contains no plastic in its secondary packaging and requires minimal film and foil.  
Package Case Study
| August 5, 2011

Molded-pulp bottle disrupts laundry detergent category

The Seventh Generation container consists of a molded-pulp outer shell made from 70% recycled cardboard (OCC) and 30% old newspapers (ONP) that can be recycled up to seven times.
7Up_EcoGreen_bottle
Package Case Study
| July 18, 2011

PepsiCo Canada unveils 7UP EcoGreen 100% rPET Bottle

First soft drink bottle in North America to be made from 100% rPET will reduce the amount of virgin plastic used by approximately 6 million pounds annually.
Materials Product Brief
| June 28, 2011

Containers made with 50% post-consumer recycled bottles

Fabri-Kal’s line of Alūr™ crystal-clear containers is now made with 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic PET bottles and come with 50% PCR messaging engraved on the bottom container.
White Paper | June 27, 2011

Twist on molded fiber yields smooth surfaces on both sides of a thermoform

Read about Plastic Ingenuity's use of the Type 3 molded fiber process, which creates a strong, well-defined part with smooth surfaces on both sides of a thermoformed part. Feedstock derived from newspaper, waste paperboard, office paper scrap.
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