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Incremental sustainability steps will win--despite the critics

The blogs are full of bluster railing about what they perceive as too-slow developments in eco-friendly packaging. But those who do it best didn’t get there overnight.

The semi-informed cyberspace critics who lash out in droves each day with missives about packaging’s impact on the environment won’t be happy until every last package is optimally eco-friendly, and they express their disdain for any effort that merely takes incremental steps to achieve this goal.

One such rant came earlier this week from a Web site called EcoFunctional, self-described as “news, tips and resources for living an eco-friendly life.” It criticized Coca-Cola’s introduction of a new plastic beverage bottle made from 30% renewable resources. Coca-Cola’s effort is a step forward. Changes such as this are a huge undertaking at large consumer product companies, and these improvements will take time, but they’re coming more steadily and consistently.

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