* U.K. brewer Adnams reports that a light-weighting project for its bottles will save more than 500 tons of glass a year. O-I provided the technical expertise and manufacturing for the light weighting.For more information...
* Based on a report from the Freedonia Group, Food USA says that plastic is expected to outpace paper as the packaging material of choice in the U.S. food sector. Innovations such as improvements in degradable materials and newer grades of (PET) bottle resin are some of the developments that are helping to boost anticipated growth. For more information...
* CEE-Food Industy.com reports that Eastern Europe will lead the global market in biodegradable packaging through 2011 as food processors in the region meet demand for sustainable alternatives. The source for the CCE report was Pira International. For more information...
* The IoPP Sustainable Packaging Task Group plans to become the Sustainable Packaging Technical Committee within two years. The next meeting of the Task Group is set for May 15-16 in Rosemont, IL, concurrent with the Packaging Summit Exhibition and Conference. For additional details, contact Pat Farrey at [email protected]
* The Art Institute of California now offers a course on sustainable packaging to graphic design students. Instructor Suzannah Mathur holds a masters degree in sustainable product design. For more information...
* Judges have requested that special emphasis be placed on sustainable packaging and consumer convenience issues across all categories for the 2007 Starpack Awards. The awards ceremony will be held May 15 in the United Kingdom. For more information...
* Recoup, an environmentally committed U.K. band, is packaging its first CD in used, inside-out potato chip bags—which would otherwise be non-recyclable. The band's drummer, whose day job is teaching, asked her class of 10 year olds to collect the more than 3,000 bags for the first run of the CD. The idea behind this effort, the band says, is to think laterally and be creative with consumer packaging. The package certainly does stand out. For more information...
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