The "Pick of the Pack" winner was a treated anti-corrosive paper designed to keep grease on metal parts. Developed by Port Townsend Paper Mill and converted by Cortec, the paper is treated with Scotchban FC-807A. It replaces a plastic wrap that was considered less "green." Six U.S.-based entrants won honors, includingGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters (shown), top winner in the paper category. By using Scotchban FC-845, the firm eliminated as much as 8ê¯ lb of plastic liners it used to use in its paper coffee bag structure. The pack is converted by Bagcraft Corp. of America. This year marked the third straight year that a paper material took home "Pick of the Pack" honors, after paperboard won the first two years. The top paperboard winner was converter Stone Container for a pizza box made of lightweight, rigid corrugated board protected by Scotchban FC-845. The Scotchban is said to have eliminated the need for a fiber liner, reducing weight by 30%. An awards program, held in Minneapolis in October, featured Kate Murphy of Fitch, a Boston design firm. Murphy's "Thinking Outside The Box" presentation focused on how consumers per-ceive packaging. (For a look at consumer gripes about packaging, see "The Insider," p. 80.)
